Vivienne Westwood and fashion design
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use inspiration to design a new product.
Key learning points
- Vivienne Westwood has produced a range of fashion designs.
- Fashion designers choose materials for form and function.
- Fashion designers will add fabric details to their sketches.
- School uniform could be inspired by Westwood designs.
Keywords
Fashion designer - someone who designs clothing and accessories
Form - how something looks, its visual appearance
Function - how something works, or what something is designed to do
Inspiration - where your ideas come from; something that makes you want to do something
Common misconception
Fashion design only considers the aesthetic qualities of clothing and accessories.
Fashion designers must balance form and function when designing clothing and accessories.
Teacher tip
Have samples of fabrics such as tartan, tweed and leather to show the pupils. It may be beneficial to show the pupils additional appropriate examples of Westwood's clothing.
Equipment
Photocopied templates (see additional materials), pens, pencils, colouring pencils and felt tips.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What was Vivienne Westwood known for?
Q2.What does a fashion designer create?
Q3.All designers, including fashion designers such as Vivienne Westwood, consider two things when designing new products, form and .
Q4.Which famous fashion city is known as the “fashion capital of the world”?
Q5.Which of these is NOT a type of fabric?
Q6.What is the name of the person who sews clothes from a fashion designer’s drawings?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which fashion movement is Vivienne Westwood famous for bringing into the mainstream?
Q2.Vivienne Westwood wanted her clothing to be long-lasting and ...
Q3.Which word refers to the way a product works?
Q4.Which of these would you consider when thinking about form?
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