American Journal of Art and Design

Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021

  • Reflection on Contemporary Fashion Culture in the Perspective of Entropy Increase Principle--Fashion Feeds on Negative Entropy

    Yizhou Zhang

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: 5 February 2021
    Accepted: 17 February 2021
    Published: 26 February 2021
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    Abstract: The entropy increase principle points out that the entropy of an isolated thermodynamic system does not decrease, and in order to resist the fate of the end of everything brought by entropy increase, Schrödinger proposed the classic assertion that life feeds on negative entropy. Fashion is a concentrated manifestation of human culture, yet current ... Show More
  • Transformative Adoption of Traditional ‘Kantha’ Embroidery to Modern Fashion Design Through ‘Khadi’ Fabric

    Md Ahosanul Karim, Md Moniruzzaman, Md Eanamul Haque Nizam, Maria Afrin Shammi, Md Tanjibul Hasan

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
    Pages: 6-12
    Received: 6 February 2021
    Accepted: 16 February 2021
    Published: 26 February 2021
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    Abstract: For the clothing-based industry, conventional elements' presence in a design increases its demand and acceptance. Nowadays technology plays a vital role in the development of fashion, but it’s never the replacement of traditional elements applied to modern fashion design. The author has at first studied the Khadi fabric, Bangladesh from the perspec... Show More
  • An Exploration of Study Spaces Among Chinese and Indian Graduate Students

    Ibtihaj Alsadun, Kristi Gaines, Michelle Pearson, Lee Duemer, Charles Klein

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
    Pages: 13-25
    Received: 20 February 2021
    Accepted: 4 March 2021
    Published: 30 March 2021
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    Abstract: Over the last 40 years, many environmental design researchers have examined the environment’s impact on people and sought answers to questions on personal feelings with the environment and how people become attached to a place and develop feelings about it. Research in place attachment has primarily focused on the social aspect, leaving a gap in th... Show More
  • Women’s Military Uniform During the Second World War: How Women Maintained Their Femininity

    Miku Hirata

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, March 2021
    Pages: 26-37
    Received: 13 March 2021
    Accepted: 1 April 2021
    Published: 12 April 2021
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    Abstract: The study explores how women in military uniforms maintained their femininity during the Second World War. It considers the uniforms that women belonging to the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), and the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAC) wore. Previous research on women's military uniforms during the war h... Show More