Analysis of the Application of Transformable Elements in Fashion Design

Transformable clothing is able to change itself with the help of special fabrics or methods after being affected by the surroundings or the wearer. It is a new concept of clothing that have appeared in recent years. This paper mainly discussed the application forms and methods of transformable elements in fashion design. The concept of transformable clothing, the inspiration and the application of transformable elements are introduced in the present paper. Major part of the study encompasses literature review, web surfing, blogs and article readings. The analysis of the transformable elements and the research of transformable clothing design all over the world are used to study and figure out the relationship between innovative design and the development of science and technology. The paper preliminarily discusses how technology provides fashion design with new thoughts, methods and approaches by learning from the examples of transformable clothing design based on technology and innovative ideas. It can be demonstrated that innovative design has a mutually reinforcing relationship with the development of science and technology.