The costume design women Business party Dress from Architecture Sino-portoguese

Abstract

The purposes of Design Project of Business Party Costume for Women inspired by Sino- Portuguese architecture are to study Sino-Portuguese architectural structures in Phuket, to study costume design works in 2011-2012 and to create five Business Party costumes for women inspired by Sino-Portuguese architecture. Sino-Portuguese architecture has remarkable structures and styles, combining western architecture with eastern styles. In Thailand, this style is mostly found in buildings and houses in the southern region, and the best preserved buildings are in Phuket. The mixture of classic, renaissance and neo-classic styles was well combined with Sino-Thai Art, making it significant and distinctive. Nowadays, these constructions are regarded as conserved buildings. Therefore, the author designed Business Party costumes for women which can be worn to work and also for special occasions, resulting in saving time and money. The idea for working women costume design was influenced by Sino-Portuguese architectural features, adding more various patterns and styles of costume. For analyzing, the method of descriptive analysis of Sino-Portuguese architecture was used, dividing criteria into four analytical aspects, focusing on physical features and analyzing sample pictures of the architecture to create the costumes. In conclusion, according to the study in Sino-Portuguese architecture, it can be summarized that Sino-Portuguese architecture is not only the combination between western and eastern architectural styles. This combination was influenced by English, Dutch (Dutch or Holland, now is Netherland), Portuguese (Portugal) and French styles. However, all of them were originated from Greek and Roman. Sino-Portuguese architecture in Phuket is similar to those in Penang. It can be said that Phuket and Penang at that time were sister cities, and the decoration styles in Phuket were influenced and changed over time. As for the costume design, the clothes were designed to be worn for many occasions, for example, it can be worn to work then go for special occasion without changing. The design aimed to be comfortable, beautiful in patterns and ornaments, and easy to wear as well as time-saving.