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Year 7

Fashion design for empowerment

I can explore how fashion design is influenced by identity, culture, and self expression.

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Year 7

Fashion design for empowerment

I can explore how fashion design is influenced by identity, culture, and self expression.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Fashion design is the art of designing clothing and accessories.
  2. Individual fashion is personal and links to time, place and culture.
  3. Fashion designers are challenging our understanding of fashion.

Keywords

  • Identity - who a person is, including their background, culture, and personality

  • Symbol - a symbol is a picture, shape, or object that stands for an idea or meaning

Common misconception

Fashion design is solely about trends and superficial appearances.

Fashion design is more than trends; it can challenge our understanding of fashion.


To help you plan your year 7 art and design lesson on: Fashion design for empowerment, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

All pupils works will be different due to the nature of experimentation, nothing should be deemed as incorrect. Teacher can consider the list of references suggested for the lesson. Pupils would benefit from having computers or tablets available to search for images.
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Equipment

pencil, rubber, paper, colouring pencils (optional)

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the term that refers to the art of composing visual elements to communicate a message clearly and succinctly to a consumer?

Correct answer: graphic design
illustration
photography
typography

Q2.
Graphics printed on the T-shirt, the pages in the comic book, the posters at school, the paper billboards by the roads are all examples of __________ graphic design.

digital
Correct answer: physical
static
traditional

Q3.
Which statement about graphic design is true? Graphic design ...

has always been used solely for commercial purposes.
Correct answer: has been around for many years and is used by communities across the globe.
is a relatively new field that emerged in the 20th century.
is primarily a Western art form with limited influence in other cultures.

Q4.
What is the primary role of a graphic designer?

to code and develop websites
Correct answer: to create visual communications that effectively convey messages to an audience
to manage and oversee the production of printed materials
to write content for marketing materials

Q5.
Which of the following is not an example of graphic design?

logo design
Correct answer: mechanical design
packaging design
website design

Q6.
A designer needs to consider text type and font in their work.

Correct Answer: graphic

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is the term that refers to the form of art that designs clothing and accessories?

architectural design
Correct answer: fashion design
graphic design
set design

Q2.
Which statement is false? Fashion design ...

involves creativity, business, and technology.
is a form of self-expression and cultural commentary.
Correct answer: is solely about trends and superficial appearances.
reflects societal values, beliefs, and attitudes.

Q3.
True or false? Fashion designers always adhere to gender norms.

true
Correct answer: false

Q4.
Cultural heritage, historical era and fashion movement are common shared by Dhaka, Kawakubo, Nayal, Ross and Westwood.

Correct answer: inspirations
designs
novels

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