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UNIT 4: FASHION

Answer the following questions using complete sentences:

Pre topic questions:

1. Describe a new outfit that you bought, or that was bought for you, that was only worn a few times, or not at all.

2. Describe an outfit you once enjoyed but now makes you cringe thinking that you actually wore it.

3. What influenced you to buy some clothing that you only wore once?4. What is the difference between a fashion and a fashion trend?5. How do you know what the current fashion fads and trends are?6. How important is fashion to you?7. What factors influence your fashion choices?8. What is more important to you, style or comfort?9. For what occasions do you tweak or change your fashion style? What adaption do you

make?

View the following videos on fashion through history:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5h7JF79fvg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsvTnyHzKpo

Topic 1: Armour

Assignement #1: Compréhension questions

Read pages 66 -69 in your text book.

1. What features would be important in the design of effective armour?2. Why do you think modern armour is not decorated3. What clothing today uses the innovation of moveable parts?4. What skills would a person need to be a good jouster?5. How effective was their armour in protecting these jousters?

Assignment #2: Video

View the History Channel’s video “Soldier of the Future”, which outlines how scientists are using the most advanced technology to create “smart” armour. After viewing the video, in a paragraph, discuss the impact you think this new technology will have on combat.

http://hft.history.com/videos/soldier-of-the-future#proper-combat-clothing-essential

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Assignment #3: Design your own armour, using the following instructions.

Imagine you are the ruling monarch of a fictional country at war sometime in the past, present or future. Before your soldier go into battle, they need armour to protect them. Your task is to design at least one item of armour for your soldiers. The armour must be functional and easily identifiable as belonging to your army. Think carefully about your designs. Choose symbols and colours that represent you and your country. When you have sketched your designs, answer the questions below to explain your choices.

1. What is the significance of the symbols and colours you used?2. Why did you choose this type of armour? In what ways is it functional?

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Topic 2: Women’s Fashion

Assignment #1: Before you read:

Read pages 70 – 73 in your text book. Answer all questions using complete sentences

1. At your school, who determines what fashion are acceptable?2. Why might a fashion style be acceptable in one situation but not in another?

Assignment #2: School Uniforms vs Dress Code

1. As a student what do you think about uniforms and school dress codes?

2. How would you define the terms uniform and dress code? What is the difference between the two?

3. Many schools require their students to wear a uniform because doing so makes it quick and easy to distinguish students from outside visitors. Why is this important?

4. Some students don't like wearing a uniform at school but are proud to wear one at work or for sports. Why do you think some students have a different attitude toward wearing uniforms outside school?

5. In the chart below, list the advantages and disadvantages of having a school uniform, a dress code, or no clothing rules at school.

6. Would you prefer a uniform, a dress code, or no clothing rules at your school?

7. Design a school uniform, for either a male or a female that would be acceptable to both your school and your classmates.

Advantages DisadvantagesUniform

Dress Code

No Clothing Rules

Assignment #3: Creating a poster:

Fashion is always evolving and changing. Experts believe that fashion cycles occur every 20 to 30 years. But new fashion styles don’t always start from scratch. Designers often dig into history books for inspiration. Every “new” style has been done before in another time and place. Here’s your chance to prove it!

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Choose a period from this topic that is of particular interest to you. Do research on the Internet to find and print examples of the fashion styles of this period. Then search for more recent fashion styles that borrowed some of the elements of these fashions. Create a poster that illustrates both sets of fashion, with point-form notes and arrows highlighting the similarities in the design features. Some suggestions are listed below but you can choose any fashion element.

Corsets One-shoulder dresses Gladiator sandals Lace Hoop petticoats Gold embroidery Bow ties

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Topic 3: Men’s Fashion

Assignment #1: Read pages 74 – 77 of your text to answer the following questions

1. Look at the picture of Louis XIV (Page 74) and what costume details appear to exist for decoration only? Explain.

2. Look at the picture of Henry VIII (Page 75) and hoes does Henry VIII’s fashion compare with that of Louis XIV?

3. What does it mean to be a “well-dressed” man?4. Do famous people set fashion or copy it?

Assignment #2: As you read this topic, fill in relevant examples for each category in the chart below. (Recreate this chart on your own paper).

Topic Men’s fashion

FUNCTIONALITYHow did certain fashion fulfill their purpose

BEAUTY/CRAFTWORKHow ere fashions decorated?

GENDERHow did the fashion item’s design show off or hide a person’s gender?

VALUESHow did fashion reflect society’s beliefs and values?

TECHNOLOGYWhat impact did technology have on fashion?

STATUS/ROLEHow did fashion items signal a person’s social status?

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Assignment #3: Clothes Make the Man

Log on to the McCord Museum’s website at http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en.

Click on: Thematic ThemesUnder: ThemesScroll down to: PeopleClick: Clothes Make the Man

First watch the Movie Clip or Flash Clip about men’s fashion in the Western World. Then go to View the Web Tour and watch the slide show. As you view the slides, use the Enlarge and Zoom features to look closely at each image. For each slide, answer the questions below. (Recreate the following chart on your won paper, answers do not have to be in full sentences)

Slide Question Answer1 Begin the slide show by reading the Introduction2 What fabric was fashionable in the late 1700s?3 What was this type of illustration called?

Where was it found?4 What new technology makes this picture

different from the previous image?How has men’s clothing changed in design?What three items add stylish touches?

5 What three elements of design demonstrated style in an outfit?What is the message in this painting?

6. What threatened the livelihood of a tailor?How do you think this technology affected the price of clothing?

7 Where did men wear frock coats?Where was it inappropriate to wear a frock coat?

8 How long has the style of the long-tailed dress suit remained the same?What challenged the evening dress coat?

9 In what ways was the sack coat the forerunner of the modern suit jacket?

10 What evidence suggests that the morning coat allowed those who were not rich to look as though they were?

11 How did ceremonial clothing reinforce existing social hierarchies?

12 What three items of clothing in this outfit were considered particularly stylish?

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13 Why did vests survive more than most other fashion items from this period?

14 Which factor did not influence the design of the necktie?

15 What was the top hat made from?What important rule about wearing hats do most people disregard today?

16 What item of clothing was considered private?From what fabric were these bathing costumes made?What item of clothing do you wear in public today that was considered underwear in the 1800s?

17 Who had the more revealing swimsuits first, men or women?What did men wear to go swimming before the late 1800s?

18 Whom could a man receive wearing his dressing gown?What is this clothing not to be confused with?What did wealthy men have that made this a clothing item?

19 What was the functional use of the Turkish hat?What helped to make smoking cigarettes a common practice?From what culture did the smoking cap come?

20 How did tailors encourage repeat business?21 How did needlework affect men’s clothing?22 What was the new influence on daily fashion?

Who played sports and why?23 At what age did boys start to wear distinctively

male clothing styles?When did blue become a colour associated with boys?What made this boy’s dress seem feminine?

24 What made this women’s suit seem masculine?25 What evidence suggests this man’s self

conscious attention to fashion?26 Complete this activity by reading the Conclusion

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Topic 4: Women’s Fashion Mid-1800s to the 1970s

Assignment #1:

Read pages 78 – 81 in your text book.

1. Look at the pictures in this topic and made a prediction about the changes in Western fashion from the 1800s to 1970s. How did design changes reflect changing attitudes toward women?

2. How do the fashion picture and the magazine cover on Page 78, show obsession with decoration?

3. On page 79, there is a picture of a hooped skirt, how practical would a hooped skirt be for women?

4. What features of the corset and the hobble dress made them uncomfortable and impractical? (Page 80)

5. Why did flapper-style clothing seem radical at the time? (Page 81)6. What changes made it possible for ordinary women to dress in fashion?

Assignment #2: Interactive Game – Mind your Manners

Log on to the website for the McCord Museum (http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/en.) and play the interactive game Mind Your Manners. The game offers two options, one for the Victorian period and the other choose the Roaring Twenties. Follow the instructions to explore fashion styles and manners in their era. Each game offers four (4) different situations where you must make appropriate decisions in response to multiple-choice questions. Record the correct answers to each question on your assignment paper.

Assignment #3: Create a Fashion Ad

Create a fashion add for one of the following fashion trends. You may find pictures in magazines, the Internet or you may draw your fashion magazine.

Choose from the following:

Hip hop Sportswear/athletics Western/rodeo Hippie/new age Any other fashion style of your choice

The ad should include visuals, appropriate descriptions and information about factors that influenced this fashion.

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Topic 5: Uniforms

Assignment #1

Read pages 82 – 85 in your text book.

1. Why do people in certain professions wear uniforms?2. List at least 10 occupations in which people wear uniforms.3. Are there any disadvantages to wearing uniforms?4. Looking at the picture of the Battle of Alexandria, what practical benefits did the

coloured uniforms present in this battle? (page 82)5. What are the benefits to wearing a steel helmet in 1916? What disadvantages might the

helmets have? (page 83)6. What is a chevron? What is a brassard?7. What are the advantages and disadvantages of one’s rank? (Page 83)8. Looking at the baseball pictures on page 84 what are some of the major differences you

notice between the two catcher’s uniforms?9. Compare the uniforms of the Acton and the BC firefighters. What improvements can you

see? (Page 85)

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Assignment #2: Uniform matching

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Assignment #3: Fashion throughout History Word Search

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Unit 4 – Complete – Hand in for Marking