Nowadays, hair, make-up and many other fields of cosmetic are considered as one of the genres in the field of total fashion. In such a trend, it is no doubt that the field of nail art should also be considered as one of the genres. However, because th...
Nowadays, hair, make-up and many other fields of cosmetic are considered as one of the genres in the field of total fashion. In such a trend, it is no doubt that the field of nail art should also be considered as one of the genres. However, because there have not been many researches in regard to fashion and nail art, it is not yet academically established as a genre of the fashion. For this reason, the study will formatively investigate the trends of fashion and nail art. Also, a comparative research will be commenced between the two to prove that the nail art is an essential part of fashion.
The study will cover the period from the event in 2005FW at John Galliano, the collection where the fashion and the nail art were first combined in harmony, to the event in 2007FW in total of five seasons are restricted in this study.
In regards to the fashion trend, the study selected LONDON, NEW YORK, MILAN, and Pret-a-Porter from Paris for investigation. In regards to the selection of designers, we have selected designers who have presented a product for every event from 2005FW to 2007FW as well as the designers whose brands were published in the internationally recognized Fashion Collection Magazine, Gap Press, for every season. Ultimately, the total of 20 designers is selected as the subjects of the study. As for the nail art trend, we have selected the research period similar to the period chosen by the Japanese Nail-Up (ネイルUP) Magazine.
A frequency analysis is commenced for both the fashion and the nail art according to each color, pattern, detail, and formative features. As for the fashion, 1,000 image cuts were analyzed from the total of five seasons, which include 3,311 colors, 732 patterns, and 346 details. In addition for the nail art, 1,056 image cuts were analyzed from all five season for 8,495 colors, 1,239 patterns and 1531 details. Based on the analyzed data, we have organized the data according to each season that showed a similar outcome in order to compare the trends of the fashion and the nail art. The results are as follow,
1. In case of the R-series, it was decreasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS. And In case of the Y-series, it was also decreasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it increased in 2006FW. In case of the G-series, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it decreased in2006FW then again even more in 2007SS. In case of the B-series, it was decreasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2006SS to 2006FW until it increased in 2006FW. In case of the P-series, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it decreased from 2006FW then again in 2007FW. In case of the N-series, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it increased even more from 2006FW then again in 2007FW.
2. In case of the pattern geometry, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2007SS to 2007FW. In case of the dot, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it started to decrease from 2007SS to 2007FW. In case of the ribbon, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it started to decrease continuously from 2007SS. In case of the stripe, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it started to decrease from 2007SS to 2007FW. In case of the check, it was decreasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it started to increase from 2006FW then again decreasing in 2007FW. In case of the flower, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art in 2005FW to 2006SS until it decreased since 2006FW.
3. In case of the details, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art from 2006FW and 2007SS. In addition for the stone, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art from 2006FW to 2007SS before it started to decrease in 2007FW. As for the spangle, it was increasingly implemented both in the field of fashion and nail art from 2007SS to 2007FW. In case of Charm, both the nail art and the fashion were increasingly implemented from 2005FW to 2006SS and it started to decrease since 2007SS until the 2007FW.
Through such a research, it could be proved that the trend of nail art is influenced by the fashion trend. In other words, it is certain that the nail art is one of the fashion genres. Consequently, it is expected for these results to be utilized to apply the nail art into the field of actual total fashion.