The natural resources of Jeju are recognized as the new regional image of that clean island. Reflecting these trends, this study is initiated to develop a textile design with the motive of persimmon, a natural resource of Jeju, and to apply it to infant’s and children’s clothes. Its purpose is to highlight the image of persimmon, a traditional dye, as a regional signature for Jeju. Product development procedure included, understanding the use of persimmon for fashion products, analyzing Infants’ and Children’s designer collections over the last three seasons (focused on 2014S/S, 2015S/S, and 2016S/S), and surveying the Children’s Clothes market for persimmon dyeing in Jeju. The conclusion was that, the natural resources of Jeju are highly valuable, and should be applied to textile design and apparel products for children. Utilizing Jeju persimmon was actively studied, but, the market for the Jeju persimmon natural - dyeing products is extremely limited. Moreover, the apparel products for infants and children represent old-fashioned styles, despite their higher prices. Therefore, using the formative characteristics of persimmon for each theme was suggested for development of patterns for textile design. Pattern designs were expressed using textured textile screen-printing, embroidery and appliqué for infants’ and children’s clothes. In this study, a total of 10 items were prepared as apparel products for infants and children. All items were designed considering mix-and-match, potential, with each other or with regular mass-market products. These results are expected to contribute to highlighting the unique image of Jeju and to help promote fashion culture products.

Abstract
 I. Introduction
 Ⅱ. Background
  1. Trend of Jeju natural resource
  2. Origin of Jeju natural resource persimmon
  3. Value of Jeju natural resource persimmon for fashion product
 Ⅲ. Development of Design with Jeju Natural Resource Persimmon Motive
  1. Textile design trend in infant & children’s clothes
  2. Development of design with Jeju natural resource persimmon motive
 Ⅳ. Conclusion
 References

• Sumin Ahn(Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, College of Natural Sciences, Jeju National University, Korea, 제주대학교 자연과학대학 패션의류학과) | 안수민
• Eunjou Yi(Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, College of Natural Sciences, Jeju National University, Korea, 제주대학교 자연과학대학 패션의류학과) | 이은주 Corresponding author