Year 7 - Art and design
Fashion design for empowerment
An overview of design
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Unit Summary
This unit helps pupils to define design and understand the roles of designers and architects. They will study traditional and contemporary practices and research influential designers. Lessons will enhance understanding, foster creativity, and develop research and critical thinking skills.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explore how fashion design is influenced by identity, culture, and self expression.
Key Notes
- Fashion design is the art of designing clothing and accessories.
- Individual fashion is personal and links to time, place and culture.
- Fashion designers are challenging our understanding of fashion.
Vocabulary To Learn
- identity: who a person is, including their background, culture, and personality
- symbol: a symbol is a picture, shape, or object that stands for an idea or meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Fashion design is solely about trends and superficial appearances.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Fashion design is the art of designing clothing and accessories. Individual fashion is personal and links to time, place and culture.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'identity'
who a person is, including their background, culture, and personality.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Fashion design is solely about trends and superficial appearances. Correction: Fashion design is more than trends; it can challenge our understanding of fashion.
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