The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics and symbolism of peony, the traditional noble flower, create knit fashion designer applying the aesthetic beauty of flower, and suggest the various possibility of developing knit fashion design. As for the study method, the study conducted review on literature and previous studies to investigate on history, characteristics, symbolism of peony, and examined various expressive technique through previous studies about fashion design using flower images. To express characteristics of peony in three dimensions, the study investigated and reflected on crochet expressive technique to design 4 women’s knitwear. The results are as below. First, as shape of peony is big, voluminous, fancy and noble, it symbolizes wealth and beauty. Including red which is the generally known color of peony, there are yellow, white, pink, purple, green, blue, black, gray, white purple, white color. This study reflected characteristics and symbolism of peony and created knit fashion design applying abundant aesthetic characteristics of flower. Second, crochet method is advantageous as it is operable with thread and hooked crochet hook without time and space restriction, it can create unique fashion design. Crochet knitting on hand knit can diversity changes to express relief textures, and as there is no limit in size, it can be applied to small props to big pieces. This study suggested the various possibility of knit fashion design development and various expressive possibility on modern fashion design.

The purpose of this study is to create knit ruffles that represent the aesthetic and artistic values of painted works of art that rhythmically express flower petals and add an artistic impression on the knit ruffle designs. This study is based on the artistic life of Georgia O’Keeffe and changes in her artistic background, and the world of paintings. The relevant data was gathered from domestic and foreign references, academic journals, and the internet. The characteristics of Georgia O’Keeffe paintings were examined. Her paintings typically include a series of various motifs, symmetry, balance, and harmony of detailed realistic expressions and abstract elements, repetition, and the principles of contrast and emphasis in shaping. The decoration techniques used on fabrics were applied using the knitting machine which controls the tension to develop a variety of textures, apart from the previous standardized knit textures, through various knitting techniques. A gradation effect was then applied by piece-dyeing the knitted materials in various colors to express asimilarity to the original colors in O’Keeffe’s works with delicate color expressions. After the piece-dyeing, the decorative knitted materials were trimmed on a model to re-create the natural curves of flower petals. This study aims to converge works of art with fashion designs to develop various creative knitted fashion and to impart an artistic sense in the fashion design industry.

본 연구는 꽃장식의 전문성을 체계화하기 위해 수행 되어졌으며 결과는 다음과 같다. 이미지 형용사가 질감 성, 색감성, 시대성, 장식성의 4개의 요인으로 분석되어 진다. 요인별 꽃에 대한 분석을 보면, 질감성에 있어서 는 질감성이 가장 높은 꽃은 흰색 칼라꽃이 2.00으로 나 타났으며, 로코스퍼럼은 −1.90로 가장 낮은 것으로 나 타났다. 색감성에 있어서는 색감성이 가장 높은 것은 노랑색 장미가 1.70로 나타났으며, 안개꽃은 −2.40으로 색감성이 가장 낮았다. 시대성에 있어서는 시대성이 가장 높은 꽃은 천일홍이 2.00이었으며, 로코스퍼럼은 −3.00으 로 시대성이 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 장식성에 있 어서는 장식성이 가장 높은 종류는 아가판서스가 2.50로 나타났으며, 헬리코니아가 −2.00으로 가장 낮게 나타났 다. 각 요인별 상관관계를 보면, 색감성과 시대성이 상 관관계를 보이는 것으로 나타났는데 색감성과 시대성이 꽃장식을 할 경우 가장 중요하다고 해석되었다. 컨조인트 분석을 실시한 결과, 중요도는 색감성이 가장 높고 다 음으로 질감성과 장식성, 시대성의 순서로 나타났다. 이것은 소비자들이 꽃장식을 할 때, 색감성과 질감성에 치우치다보면 시대성에 대한 중요도가 간과되기 쉬워 진다고 생각되었다.