Basics of Contemporary Fashion
Golden geometry
A course by Gustavo Prado , Design researcher
About the video: Golden geometry
Overview
“We will analyze authors, who in fashion, have involved the body obeying the mathematical principle of the proportion of gold , emphasizing the form. I will tell you about the golden ratio, how it permeates all nature, being the basis of its construction. ”
In this video lesson Gustavo Prado addresses the topic: Golden geometry, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basics of Contemporary Fashion. Learn to conceptualise and convert your creations into a fashion brand.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] Maybe it doesn't sound logical to you, but if you take your foot and measure it It is exactly the same size as your hand until this part of your elbow. And it turns out that this distance is the same as on your face, the distance between your two fingers from finger to finger, it turns out that it is the same as your height and this has to do with the fact that we are made in based on a harmony, based on a symmetry that is called the Auri ratio, and that is put in the spiral of our ears, in the spiral of galaxies, in the way plants grow and even in our DNA. So, it is something that ...”
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Course summary for: Basics of Contemporary Fashion
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Costume Design, Fashion Design
Gustavo Prado
A course by Gustavo Prado
After decades dedicated to research trends in fashion and design, it could be said that Gustavo Prado is one of the greatest experts in contemporary fashion. During the last 20 years he has taught at universities such as La Esmeralda, Academia de San Carlos, CEDIM and Centro Diseño-Cine-Television. He has also curated several museums such as the Cuatro Caminos Museum Photo and Centro de la Imagen.
He directed Mextilo , the first feature film focused on Mexican fashion and his is also the book with the same name. Today he is dedicated to giving lectures about the power of design, creativity and the need for innovation.
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