Linguistic Model of Fashion Statements

A piece of fashionable garment is a piece of art work. In the classical form, a piece of message is hidden or embedded in the art work. The simplified model is in the form of an artist creating the art work which embeds a message to be perceived by the reader. However, to ensure a reader can understand the message correctly, the artist may design the garment and organize the design elements in some systematic way, according to the design theory or semiotics. In this article, a linguistic model is proposed to describe the semiotic structure of the design elements which in turn form a fashion statement. Examples will be demonstrated.