Modular clothing : ideas from the past to the fashion of the future

Abstract

This article documents an ongoing research study on Modular Closure Design for Sustainable Fashion. The objectives of this article are 1.to study and analyze samples of decorative items and 2. to study and analyze connection methods and attachments of modular clothing in the past and present by means of comparative writing examples with illustrations. The results of the study conclude that examples of costumes in the past are consistent with modular concepts as expressed in modern costumes. As for the study of clothing fasteners in the past, this study finds that fasteners such as metal hooks, metal loops, various types of buttons, tying, sewing with leather, rope, cloth or other devices were used. This paper presents, a new type of attachment is used in addition to the past with novel design developments such as removable zipper various types of snap buttons, velcro tape, button tape, hook tape, all using in-house developed equipment. Modular clothing is categorized according to its structural form into three types: 1.component modular structure 2. geometric structure and 3.compound structure. For modular clothing to be effective, there must be good elements, namely form, ease of use and an efficient connective system.