Islamic Architectural Facades and their use in Designing Contemporary Egyptian Women's Clothing

Elmehy, Eman

doi:10.21608/mjaf.2019.12438.1146

Islamic Architectural Facades and their use in Designing Contemporary Egyptian Women's Clothing

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Eman Elmehy

Fashion dept applied arts banha universty egypt

10.21608/mjaf.2019.12438.1146

Abstract

There is no doubt that architecture is the mother of the arts as called by architects and artists where architecture comprises most of the internal and external artistic and creative activities with its distinctive architectural fronts. It also comprises the creations of wood, marble, metals, etc. with various structural, plastic and functional design solutions. This made architecture a permanent stimulant of artistic creativity and innovation and a source of inspiration in various fields of art.
As for Islamic architecture with all its various aesthetic and artistic values has inspired the world, artists and designers since its emergence. This Islamic inspiration was reflected on various artistic activities, most prominent of which is the "School of Modern Art of Europe" which benefited from and influenced by the Islamic arts artistically and creativel.
At first sight of the designs of Islamic buildings, the viewer is attracted to the special architectural fronts with their elegant creative aesthetic style inspired by endless artistic innovations.
Meanwhile, many designs have emerged in the field of clothing inspired by the various Islamic decoration and textiles till our present day. This emphasizes the rooting of fashion design and its distinctive oriental spirit and highlights the possibility of getting inspired by the Islamic style and its various elements.
Research problem:
The field of clothes design is one of the important arenas in the society which is always exposed to many variables imposed by the technological as well as social development, including the global fashion trends.
Equally, this field requires many visions, sources and ideas of inspiration that match different community environments.
In this context, we are looking for the presence of the eastern Arab heritage among the international fashion lines to emphasize its identity and existence between the colors and trends of the world.
That is why we are urged to focus on the aesthetics of the Arab-Islamic heritage through considering the "architectural facades" as a source of inspiration.

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