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{{Blockquote|text=''The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you.''|author=[[Coco Chanel]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-24|title=47 of the Best Coco Chanel Quotes About Fashion, Life & Luxury!|url=https://stylishlyme.com/stylish-life/coco-chanel-quotes/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Stylishly Me|language=en-US}}</ref>}}
{{Blockquote|text=''The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you.''|author=[[Coco Chanel]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-24|title=47 of the Best Coco Chanel Quotes About Fashion, Life & Luxury!|url=https://stylishlyme.com/stylish-life/coco-chanel-quotes/|access-date=2021-07-03|website=Stylishly Me|language=en-US}}</ref>}}





== Psychology ==
== Psychology ==

Revision as of 06:01, 3 July 2021

Model in a designer gown reflecting the current fashion trend at an Haute couture fashion show, Paris, 2011
The transformative power of clothes, the impact of changes in colors and style. A video on social expression through dress.

Clothing color (color of clothing) is an essential aspect of the aesthetic properties of clothing. The color of clothing has a significant impact on one's appearance. Our clothes communicate about us and reveal our social and economic standing.[1][2][3][4][5]

Aesthetic comfort

Colors create aesthetic comfort when combined with fabric construction, the finish of the clothing material, garment fitting, style, and fashion compatibility. All these elements collectively contribute to satisfying our visual perception.[1][4][5]

History of fashion

Historically, different societies have set their own restrictions and norms for different clothing. For example, during the Tudor period, the crimson red color was not allowed in the ranks below the “knights of the garter.”[6] Colors of clothing have specific associations with certain types of clothing styles and symbolize cultural beliefs. Blue, for example, is closely associated with denim.[7]

The traditional colors of Japan

The traditional colors of Japan trace their historical origins to the Twelve Level Cap and Rank System, which was established in 603 by Prince Shōtoku and is based on the five Chinese elements. Ranks and social hierarchies are displayed and determined by specific colors in this system.Colors known as kinjiki (, "forbidden colors") were strictly reserved for the robes of the highest ranking government officials. For example, the color Ōtan (orange) was used as the color for the robes of kuge and their use by any other lower rank was prohibited. Colors known as yurushiiro (許し色 "permissible colors") were permitted for use by common people. The majority of color names are derived from the names of plants, flowers, and animals that bear or resemble them.Certain colors and dyeing techniques have been used since the Asuka period, while others were developed as late as the Meiji period, when synthetic dyes became common. Due to the long history of use of this color system, some variations in color and names do exist. Many of the names of these colors originate from Chinese culture, where the hierarchical color system is even more complex.

Social significance

Colors have social, cultural and political significance. Clothing colors also discriminates. In the past, some societies and cultures have adopted unconventional fashion trends. Pink and blue, for example, have a gender stereotype.[9] In Hinduism, for example, widows are required to wear white, and in contrast to this Brides in western cultures wear white wedding gowns. In Christianity, the colour black is associated with mourning.[10][11]

Identity

US President George W. Bush and Laura Bush attend funeral services Friday, April 8, 2005, for the late Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square.

Clothing color represents the identity of political parties, sports teams, and various professions. The Bharatiya Janata Party uses the saffron colour in their promotional activities.[12] Cricket whites is a type of white colored uniform worn in the sports of cricket. A white coat is a smock worn by professionals in the medical field or by those involved in laboratory work. There are various terms denoting groups of working individuals based on the colors of their collars worn at work. (See: Designation of workers by collar color)

Uniform

Main article: Uniform

A uniform depicts the use of a similar color of clothing in a group, organization, or profession.

School uniform

Main article: School uniform

A school uniform is a standardised outfit worn by students of an educational institution.

Military uniform

Main article: Military uniform

A military uniform is a standardised dress worn by members of the armed forces and paramilitaries of various nations.

Political uniform

Main article: Political uniform

A political uniform is distinctive clothing worn by members of a political movement.

Sportswear

Main article: Sportswear

A Standardized sportswear may also function as a uniform for sports teams. In team sports, opposing teams are usually identified by their clothing colors, while individual team members can be identified by the back number on their shirt.

Fashion

Color of clothing is a key factor in capturing people's attention and persuading them to purchase a product.[13]

Quotes

To me, clothing is a form of self-expression. There are hints about who you are in what you wear

— Marc Jacobs[14]: 472 

The best color in the whole world, is the one that looks good, on you.

— Coco Chanel[15]



Psychology

psychologists believe that the colour of our clothing influences our stress levels and moods.Color enhances a person's experience of their surroundings.[16][17]

Literature

Main article: Saffron (color)

The colour saffron is associated with the goddess of dawn (Eos in Greek mythology and Aurora in Roman mythology) in classical literature:

Cymon and Iphigeneia c. 1884 by Frederic Leighton - saffron suffuses the canvas at sunrise

Homer's Iliad:[18]

Now when Dawn in robe of saffron was hastening from the streams of Okeanos, to bring light to mortals and immortals, Thetis reached the ships with the armor that the god had given her. (19.1)

Virgil's Aeneid:[19]

Aurora now had left her saffron bed,

And beams of early light the heav'ns o'erspread,

When, from a tow'r, the queen, with wakeful eyes,

Saw day point upward from the rosy skies.

Value addition

Greige goods have limited shades ranging from offwhite to white, colors add value to the products. Application of color involves many textile arts such as dyeing, printing, painting, etc.[20] Royal blue dye is one of the costliest dye to obtain the Royal blue hues.[21] Different colors have different cost because of longer and shorter dye cycles.[22]

Application

Colors can be applied to textiles in a variety of ways, the most common of which are dyeing and printing. Dyeing is a uniform color application, whereas in printing, color is applied in certain patterns. Coloring has a set of procedures.

Seasons and colors

Retailers and buyers design the merchandise as per the seasonal forecast.[23] Primarily, there are four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. Some fast fashion brands, like Zara, have more than four seasonal changes on their shelves.[24][25]

There are professional organizations that forecast colors, such as the Color Marketing Group, Color Association of the United States, and International Colour Authority.

Color matching systems

Pantone is a standardized color reproduction system that conveys colors through color matching systems.These standards can be used by manufacturers all over the world.[26]

Production

Textile dyeing mills use color standards in physical and digital forms for the reproduction of these colors. Physical color standards are cut pieces of reference colors, whereas digital color standards are known as "QTX files" (Spectral data), which is a more efficient method.[27]

When working with colour matching and quality control software, it is possible to import a QTX file. With regard to colour, a QTX file is simply a text file containing reflectance measurements for the colour in question.[28]

Measurement (Delta-E)

Color is a subjective visual perception that varies between individuals. There are spectrophotometers that can objectively compare spectral values and colors. Though colors are viewed visually and digitally, both depend on the customer's requirements.[29][30] Delta E (dE-CMC) expresses the difference between the original standard and the reproduction.

Further information: Color difference

Alternative technologies for color application

In Morpho butterflies such as Morpho helena the brilliant colours are produced by intricate firtree-shaped microstructures too small for optical microscopes.

See also

References

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  10. ^ The Indian Journal of Social Work. Department of Publications, Tata Institute of Social Sciences. 1986. p. 67.
  11. ^ Ferguson, George; Ferguson, George Wells (1961). Signs & Symbols in Christian Art. Oxford University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-19-501432-7.
  12. ^ "BJP workers distribute saffron shawls, light 93 lamps on Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday". The Indian Express. 2017-12-25. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
  13. ^ Steele, Valerie (2015-08-01). The Berg Companion to Fashion. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-4742-6470-9.
  14. ^ Fleet, David; Pajdla, Tomas; Schiele, Bernt; Tuytelaars, Tinne (2014-08-13). Computer Vision -- ECCV 2014: 13th European Conference, Zurich, Switzerland, September 6-12, 2014, Proceedings, Part I. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-10590-1.
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  19. ^ The Aeneid by Virgil - Free Ebook. 1995-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-27. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
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  22. ^ Lewis, David M.; Rippon, John A. (2013-05-20). The Coloration of Wool and Other Keratin Fibres. John Wiley & Sons. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-118-62510-1.
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