EXAMINATION AND REMODELING OF STRUCTURAL AND DECORATIVE DESIGNS ON LADIES’ GARMENTS

(A CASE STUDY OF KADUNA METROPOLIS)

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Department of Environmental Design

ABSTRACT
This thesis titled Examination and Remodeling Structural and Decorative Designs on Ladies Garments in Kaduna Metropolis was undertaken to address the production problems in garment making in terms of techniques, materials, equipment and tools used in placing structural and decorative designs on ladies? garments by fashion designers and tailors in Kaduna metropolis. The aim of this study was to create awareness on how structural and decorative designs can be appropriately selected and placed on ladies? garments, while the objective of the study was to investigate the level of awareness of fashion designers and tailors on the use of elements and principles of design in garment production. The population of this study was made up of staff and students of the Department of Textile Technology and Fashion Design, Kaduna Polytechnic, Tudun wada, Kaduna, selected fashion designers and tailors located at Unguwar Rimi, Kakuri, Barnawa and Gonigora, all in Kaduna Metropolis. The researcher adopted the simple random sampling technique for the study. A random sample of two hundred (200) respondents was selected from the research areas. Forty (40) structured questionnaires were given to respondents in each of the selected areas. The research is descriptive and participatory. The methods used to elicit information for this study were oral interview, direct observation, photography and structured questionnaires. Data were collected, frequencies and percentages were used to analyse the variables. The researcher produced some garments according to one of the objectives of the study to remodel garments produced by respondents. Based on the data analysis, the following findings, conclusions and recommendations were made respectively: Though many of the respondents exhibited high skill in garment making, they had limited knowledge of the application of the elements and principles of design in garment production. Despite the fact that there was total commitment on the part of fashion designers and tailors in producing fashionable garments, less attention was given to proper selection of structural and decorative designs as well as proper placement. The Bank of Industry should give fashion designers and tailors soft loans so that they can team up to establish small scale fashion businesses. The teaching of entrepreneurship education should be directed towards fashion design and clothing technology for self employment; this will help students to be knowledgeable in techniques of generating business ideas and various operational techniques of managing fashion designing businesses.