Fashion design for empowerment
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explore how fashion design is influenced by identity, culture, and self expression.
Key learning points
- Fashion design is the art of designing clothing and accessories.
- Individual fashion is personal and links to time, place and culture.
- 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.
Teacher tip
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.
Equipment
pencil, rubber, paper, colouring pencils (optional)
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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?
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.
Q3.Which statement about graphic design is true? Graphic design ...
Q4.What is the primary role of a graphic designer?
Q5.Which of the following is not an example of graphic design?
Q6.A designer needs to consider text type and font in their work.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is the term that refers to the form of art that designs clothing and accessories?
Q2.Which statement is false? Fashion design ...
Q3.True or false? Fashion designers always adhere to gender norms.
Q4.Cultural heritage, historical era and fashion movement are common shared by Dhaka, Kawakubo, Nayal, Ross and Westwood.
To help you plan your 7 art and design lesson on: Fashion design for empowerment, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 7 art and design lesson on: Fashion design for empowerment, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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