Abstract
The relationship between architecture and fashion fields have received many studies. Some researches have considered them as parallel worlds, while others have proven that the link is an interrelationship. Generally, architecture and fashion have many common sources: art, science, and technology. This makes them sometimes close worlds, and in many other cases, they are mixed. However, it is wise to assume that the best situation when one field becomes a source to another, and they support each other within a logical visible relationship. Architecture gives inspiration to fashion, per contra fashion achieves notability for an architectural figure or element. Mashrabiya (The traditional Arab oriel window that works as an environmental architectural element) has entered into fashion field through one of the new approaches of the heritage restoration movement. This approach has presented unique fashion shows and unparalleled jewellery designs, while made Mashrabiya a popular name in non-architectural surroundings. While the environmental functions of Mashrabiya are used in many contemporary projects without acknowledging its original name Mashrabiya. Moreover, other projects dealt with it using a new name like ‘geometric panels', fashion has maintained the authenticity of the name and its orientalism. This article tries to show that Mashrabiya is one of the architectural element which gives inspiration to the fashion world. The article also presents examples of fashion and jewellery design inspired from the Mashrabiya element.
Highlights
Each society needs to have its own expression which related to its values, principles and ethics
As Mashrabiya supplies the buildings with good air movement to reduce the high temperature, modern version of Mashrabiya in fashion provides the character of lightness for the clothes, which in turn has given a sense of comfort and ease heat on the human body, beside to proving the Arab identity expression like aesthetic and social role of Mashrabiya does in architecture
Like these designs are considered as a strong preface to introduce another Arab architectural element later that is as heritage and influential as Mashrabiya with its exquisite patterns to merge within the fashion movement
Summary
Each society needs to have its own expression which related to its values, principles and ethics. Talking about the Arab culture, it had always been characterized by decency and prudery, wherefore the world and films constantly offer a stereotype of the Arabs in heavy clothing without any details suggest the lightness in the style, like the facades of traditional Arab buildings which were extremely bare, and they had a solid and harsh impression due to the heavy walls At this point as the different patterns of traditional Mashrabiya endued life and vibrancy to the ancient facades, modern Mashrabiya comes to play a refreshing role at the same level through a new approach in fashion and jewelry design which calls to express the Arab identity through fresh images. As Mashrabiya supplies the buildings with good air movement to reduce the high temperature, modern version of Mashrabiya in fashion provides the character of lightness for the clothes, which in turn has given a sense of comfort and ease heat on the human body, beside to proving the Arab identity expression like aesthetic and social role of Mashrabiya does in architecture
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