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Elements are the building blocks of design.

Color: Most exciting element of design Shape: Overall outline of a garment, it is

the form or silhouette. Line: Distinct, elongated mark as if drawn

by a pencil or pen. Texture: The surface quality of goods.

SHAPE: Form or silhouette of a garment Shape or outline seen from a distance Can reveal or hide a natural body contour Try to flatter good features and hide less

attractive features Full, wide shapes make you look bigger Trim, compact silhouettes make you look

smaller Straight, tubular shapes make you look taller Form fitting clothes reveal any unattractive

contours, should only been worn by figures that are near-perfect

LINE: Have direction, width, length Eyes follow lines Lines suggest movement, leading eyes up,

down, side-to-side, around Outline outer and inner spaces of garments Categories of lines:

Type Direction Application

Line Types: Straight: bold, severe

Show dignity, power, formality, steadiness, stability

Curved: rounded, circular Less conservative, formal and powerful Give soft, youthful, gentle, charming,

graceful feeling Make things look larger than they are Circles are closed lines and stop the eye

entirely Flattened curves are most flattering to the

human shape Jagged: change direction abruptly (ex:

zigzags) Create a jumpy, confused feeling Use sparingly, they are very noticeable Wear them if you are self-confident

Feeling of dignity, strength, poise, sophistication

Leads eye up and down, makes wearer look taller and thinner

Degree of slant determines the visual effect

Draws attention to where they are used

Feeling of restfulness and gentleness

Leads eye across the body, makes wearer seem shorter and wider

Use where you want to look wider

TEXTURE: Surface quality of garments (how it

looks and feels) Roughness, smoothness, dullness,

glossiness, stiffness, softness Bulky fabrics

Add visual size (make you look bigger) Can disguise a flaw Can overpower a small person

Smooth, flat textures Make you look smaller

Shiny textures Make you look bigger, as they reflect

light Dull Textures

Make you look smaller, as the absorb light