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Learn About the Fashion Design Industry

Fashion

Why I Like being a Dress Designer

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Why I Like being a Dress Designer

•   How many Prom Dress designers are there?• What salary did she say most dress designers

make?• What does she like about being a dress designer?

Clothing and Identity

•    Clothing and Identity Most teens have their own style of dressing. Clothing often communicates who a person is. The idea of change or newness is important to fashion. New fashions are unique, but fashion also represents commonly accepted ideals.

• Draw or photograph your favourite outfit. Describe it in detail, using descriptive words.

Clothing and Identity

How Does fashion spread?

•      How Does Fashion Spread? One theory about fashion says that fashion trickles down from those original few who adopt a trend early. Christian Dior is an example of a single designer who influenced what women wanted to wear.

• Who influences your choice in fashion?• Draw or collect photos of fashion trends that you

like and some you don’t like.

How Does fashion spread?

Barbie: Popular Collections

•    Why do you think Barbie’s have stayed popular over the years?•   Do you see any problems with marketing these

dolls to young girls?•    Barbie's Success With Barbie's wardrobe and

accessories girls could fantasize about being fashion models, doctors, or astronauts.• ©2004• 00:04:14

Barbie: Popular Collections

Drawings to Dress

Drawings to Dress

• Explain the steps in making a dress from idea to finished dress.

Developing a Line of Fashion

Designing a Fashion Line

• What is a fashion line?• What does she consider important in designing a

prom dress?• Which dress did you like best?• Design your own prom dress that would reflect

your style.

How does Fashion spread?