the popular style of clothing, accessories, or appearance at a particular time

a collection of images, colours, fabrics and textures that show the style or theme of a fashion idea

a drawing that shows how a design might look, including the clothes, colours and fabric details

Understanding the creative industries

Art and design

Exploring dyeing

Exploring print design

Exploring weaving

Exploring embroidery and stitch

Exploring appliqué

This unit starts by offering pupils insights into diverse career opportunities within the creative industries, looking at Fashion in more detail. It leads into a textiles unit exploring different elements of textiles and fabric manipulation

Textiles and the creative industries

A fashion illustrator creates drawings of clothing ideas

A fashion illustrator makes and sews all the cloth

A fashion illustrator runs a fashion brand

A fashion illustrator chooses fabrics and fits garments on models

What is the main difference between a fashion illustrator and a fashion designer?

To explore and share ideas, colours and styles

What is a mood board used for in fashion design or illustration?

A fashion __________ is the outline or shape of a piece of clothing.

Draw fashion illustrations based on the mood board

Put these steps in the correct order when developing a fashion illustration:

Fashion __________ can be simply drawn or very detailed.

Yes – you can use any medium like collage, paint, or digital tools

No – fashion designs must be made on a computer

Yes – but only if you are a professional designer

Can you use any medium to create a fashion design?

Materials made from fibres that are woven, knitted, or felted together.

Which of these industries may be considered a creative industry?

involves creativity, business and technology

is a form of self-expression and cultural commentary

is only about trends and superficial appearances

can reflect values, beliefs and attitudes

Which statement is false? Fashion design ...

Jobs requiring imagination, design & artistic skill to create things.

A drawing that shows how a design might look

The art of creating clothing and accessories for beauty and purpose.

A designer explores a concept or theme using a mood board.

They create fashion illustrations to explore different looks.

They select suitable materials and textures.

A first version of the outfit or garment is created.

Here are some of the steps in designing a new fashion product. Put them in order:

Which of these is a job in the fashion industry?

Starter Quiz

Which of these best describes textiles?