Author(s)

Changmei Chen

Corresponding Author

Changmei Chen

ABSTRACT

The development and renewal of modern fashion come from retro elements. Fashion design is very malleable and operational. Numerous retro trends affect the inspiration of modern designers, and "retro" has become the ubiquitous imprint of modern apparel design. It is an eternal theme of the design concept of clothing to introduce new ideas and cycle. As Roland put it: "Every new fashion is a subversion of previous fashion oppression." Fashion is advancing in the process of self-subversion and re-creation [1]. This paper summarizes the design elements of "retro" from Chinese traditional culture, at the same time, combined with the "old elements" of the Western Renaissance, and provides the classical design concept for modern dress design. From the region and the times, it explores and analyzes the expression of retroism in modern dress design, and finds historical and aesthetic basis for the retro design concept of modern dress design.

KEYWORDS

Retro elements, fashion design, modern fashion