Year 4 - Design and technology
Virgil Abloh and hat design
Textile pattern pieces: hats and caps
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces pupils to more complex textile products, enabling them to produce fabric patterns. Pupils will develop knowledge of fabrics and apply this by selecting them for functionality and aesthetics to design a product.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify decisions made by a designer.
Key Notes
- Virgil Abloh was a trained architect who became a famous fashion designer.
- Hat designers are called milliners.
- Milliners consider function in their designs.
- Milliners consider aesthetics in their designs.
- Evaluating hat designs can influence personal designs.
Vocabulary To Learn
- fashion designer: someone who thinks of new ideas for clothes and accessories
- architect: someone who designs and plans buildings and structures
- milliner: someone who designs and makes hats
- aesthetics: the way something looks
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Fashion designers only design clothes.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Virgil Abloh was a trained architect who became a famous fashion designer. Hat designers are called milliners.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'fashion designer'
someone who thinks of new ideas for clothes and accessories.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Fashion designers only design clothes. Correction: Fashion designers can also design accessories, such as hats. Some fashion designers, such as milliners, specialise in one area.
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