Folklore FusionFal l /Winter 2014Fus ing the a nc i en t Rus s i a n c ra f t s m a ns h ip , i n t r i ca te em bro ide ry a nd em be l l i s hm ents , a nd rus t i c m ot i f s w i th the techno l og i ca l wor ld o f t oday.

The Micro Trends ---Hairstyles & Makeup

Applications ---Women’s Casual Wear & Outerwear

Applications ---Men’s Casual Wear

Applications --- Women’s Accessories

Applications ---Men’s Accessories

Applications ---Home Fashions

Conclusions-The folklore trend encompasses silhouettes, colours, patterns and motifs in a wide range of fashion products.

-In merging the historical manufacturing techniques and aesthetics with modern technology, we are able to take folklore fashion to new heights in terms of sustainability in the materials and dyes used, the speed in which the products are manufactured, and more intricate printing designs which may have not been possible in the past.

-Though it may seem that technology is diminishing the handicraft fashions of the past, in this case, technology is helping to revitalize the folklore trend, fusing together the past and present.