The inspiration from Covid-19 Virus conduce to the Pattern and Product Design of the Natural Tie Dye fabric.

Abstract

The inspiration from Covid-19 Virus conduce to the pattern and product design of the natural tie dye fabric for the purpose of 1) to study structure characteristic of Covid-19 Virus in order to duplicate the pattern guideline, 2) to design the pattern from the structure of Covid-19 Virus by making fabric with natural dye tied to the new normal fashion style with Ready to wear and 3) to evaluate the satisfaction from the target group towards to the new normal fashion product. The methodology, interviewing the expert in the medical about Covid-19 Virus, the expert in the pattern design and the apparel product design and the expert in the natural dye and evaluating the satisfaction from 100  teenager girls customer age 16-23 years. Results found 1) Corona Virus is colorless, able be visible through the Electron Microscope (EM) by dyeing method, the color ofthe virus have not been variable and clearly, the shape of virus have a dominant feature with spherical or oval and having many spikes on the surface structure, 2) the pattern and design by Shibori tie dye technique, dyeing with the natural color from the indigo, the marigold and the sappanwood, the apparel design with street style with 5 sets consists of the bag, the cap and face mark and 3) the result of satisfaction evaluation in terms of pattern was at the high level (mean=3.76),  in terms of the utility was at a high level (mean=4.20), in terms of the value and beauty was at a high level (mean=4.20) and ability to usefulness was at a high level (mean=4.28)