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Title:
| Fashion and Costume Design |
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Description:
| These sites are about fashion and costume design. Learn about fashion through history, see fashion design sketches, and read how they are made. Also discussed are careers in fashion and costume design. There is a classroom activity about making fashion sketches. |
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Grade Level:
| 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| You as the Fashion Designer
This lesson plan covers the basic steps taken in making fashion sketches. The buttons at the top of the page link to additional activities and a bibliography.
Meet the Threads Croquis Family: Your Tool for Fashion Sketching
Download images of croquis (figure drawings) that make fashion sketching easier. Available as a six-page PDF file. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Encarta: Fashion
Read about fashion up to the 20th century. Included is a slide-show of fashion over the years. NOTE: This site contains ads.
BBC: Costume Design Skills
Read about the type of work costume design involves and what skills are necessary. NOTE: The "Communicate" link at the top leads to message boards.
InfoPlease: Timeline: Modern Fashion
This is a timeline of Western fashion from 1858 to 1990. Includes links to related articles. NOTE: This site contains ads.
Coco Chanel
Read a biography of this legendary fashion designer. NOTE: This site contains ads.
PBS: What is Fashion?
Read about how aspects of fashion affect people's daily lives. Read about different topics from hair dye to high-tech fabrics, or fast-food service and school uniforms.
The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum
The Costume Institute houses a collection of more than 85,000 costumes and accessories from around the world. On this website, you can read about this institution, view selected works from the permanent collection, or browse images from past exhibits.
Kent State Museum: Visual Dictionary of Fashion
View examples of fashions from the museum's costume collection and other exhibits and see how styles have changed from the 18th to the 20th century. You can browse by geographical origin, time period, or subject category.
The Bata Shoe Museum
Browse the collections of the Bata Shoe Museum. There is a timeline of Western footwear fashion as well as images and information on shoes from around the world.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.8, 1.9, 3, 5, 6
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