TRANSLATING PALACE ARCHITECTURE INTO APPAREL: A STUDY OF VISUAL STORYTELLING THROUGH FASHION ILLUSTRATION AND TEXTILE DESIGN
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65009/6dx9pw43Keywords:
Historic Architecture, Fashion Design, Visual Narrative, Indian Palaces, Architectural Elements, Cultural Heritage, Textile Inspiration, Practice-Based Research, Apparel Design, Ornamentation (Jharokha, Jaalis, Arches),,Abstract
This research aims to explore the process of translating stories from historic buildings to the
modern fashion, and how fashion can be utilized as an effective tool of visual narrative,
particularly in regard to the rich, yet often ignored tales hidden in historic architecture. The
focus will be laid on Indian palaces, including City Palace, Udaipur and Hawa Mahal as sources
of inspiration for translating architecture into fashion through visual analysis of the elements
present in such architecture, including jharokhas, arches, jaalis and other ornamentation
features, as well as designing apparel. Through practice-based research, which involves visual
analysis of the case study locations such as Mehrangarh Fort and Amer Fort, and developing
clothing lines inspired by them, the connection between historic architecture and modern
apparel will be established, and fashion identified as a way of communicating the historic
heritage through a different form of art.
