This document discusses texture in fashion. It defines texture as the thickness and appearance of fabric that can be seen and felt. There are two types of texture - tactile texture that can be felt through touch, and visual texture that can be seen. Different textures, like shiny, fuzzy or smooth can increase or decrease the perceived size of the body. Texture is an important element in fashion that can alter the appearance of designs and convey different meanings or messages through fabrics. The document provides examples of textures that increase or decrease size and instructs students to analyze textures in outfits.

1. Texture in Fashion

2. Texture
• Blindfold activity
– Was it easy or hard to guess what type of fabric
it was?
– Why? What clues did you have?

3. Texture
• Where is texture found?
– In the thickness and appearance of fabric.
• What is it?
– The one element that you can see and feel
• What are the different textures we have here
in class?

4. Texture
• What words describe texture?
– Loopy, fuzzy, furry, soft, shiny, dull, bulky,
rough, crisp, smooth, sheer…
• How is texture created?
– By the fiber type, weaving or knitting process,
or by the fabric finishes

5. texture
• There are two types of texture:
– TACTILE
• Texture that can be felt by touch. (rough, prickly)
– VISUAL
• Texture that can be seen. (shiny, dull, matte)

6. Texture activity
• Turn to page 182 in “Clothing, Fashion, Fabrics &
Construction”
• On the left side of your page write “increase” on
the right, write “decrease” and put a line down the
middle
• Read about each of the fabrics and write which
illusion they create. If the fabric can go in both,
put it in parenthesis and tell why.

7. Texture
• Why is texture important in fashion?
– It can increase or decrease the appearance of
body size.
– It can draw added attention to a design.

8. Increasing size
• Which do you think would increase the
appearance of body size?
– Shiny or glossy (reflect more light)
– Thick
– Bulky, shaggy, fuzzy, wrinkled

9. Decreasing size
• Which textures would decrease the
appearance of body size?
– Dull (because they absorb light)
– Thin to mid-weight
– Smooth, flat surfaces

11. Texture portfolio page
• Address the following in the paragraph:
– Describe the specific textures in the outfit. (shiny,
fuzzy…)
– Tell what kind of textures they are. (tactile or visual)
– What does the texture do to the body appearance?
(increase, decrease size)
– Do the textures draw attention to specific parts of the
design?
– What message does the texture give? (casual, formal…)

12. Texture
Portfolio page