The fashion industry analyzes the value of its essence with ecological design and is expressed as an innovative sculpture using digital technology. Accordingly, this study explores ecological images and digital technologies, categorizes types and derives their meanings through analysis of ecological images shown in modern digital fashion. A literature survey was conducted on ecological images and digital technology as a theoretical background. To analyze the expression type and internal meanings of ecological images, designs with ecological formability were selected and analyzed from related journals, books, and internet sites. The finding are as follows: The expression type was first identified as organic curved garment silhouettes of a non-material liquid with digital retouching. Second, ecological fashion design includes structural shape that applies the silhouette of an organism and patterning of the ecosystem. Third, ecosystems consist of interactions between components of an ecosystem that appear in the interactive type. Accordingly, the internal meanings of ecological images in modern digital fashion are: first, digital fashion can encircle the inherent concepts of nature as organic collections of individuals; second, digital ecological images emphasize a sense of community with coexistence and harmony, playing a complementary role; and finally, the images express perceptual features by providing people with transcendent experiences. This study is significant as it analyzes new formative features based on ecological systems in the digital fashion environment, establishes an aesthetic system through internal meanings, and enhances awareness of human-natural relationships.

Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical Background
    1. Ecology images and digital technology
    2. Ecology images in the field of formative art design
    3. Digital technology and fashion
Ⅲ. Expression Types and InternalMeanings of Ecology Images in Modern Digital Fashion
    1. Expression types of ecology images in modern digital  fashion
    2. The internal meanings of ecology images in modern digital fashion
Ⅳ. Conclusion
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• Junho Kang(경북대학교 의류학과) | 강준호
• Giyoung Kwon(경북대학교 의류학과․장수생활과학연구소) | 권기영 Corresponding author