Fashion and Costume Design
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 and video tutorials about making fashion sketches.
Grades
- 9,
- 10,
- 11,
- 12
Links
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History of Fashion: Lesson Plan
This lesson teaches students about the history of fashion; includes: lesson summary, career connections, materials, background for teachers, student prior knowledge, intended learning outcomes, instructional procedures, extensions, assessment plan, and bibliography.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Templates & Fashion Sketches Video
Learn how to use a template to make quick fashion sketches as a designer. (Total Running Time: 2:11) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Drawing a Fashion Design Video
This video shows you explores getting started drawing fashion sketches. (Total Running Time: 1:44) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Coloring Fashion Sketches Video
This video explores adding color to fashion sketches. (Total Running Time: 2:36) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Shading Depth in Fashion Sketches Video
This video looks at the importance of shading for depth and perspective in simple fashion sketches. (Total Running Time: 1:48) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Fine Tuning a Fashion Design Video
This video gives tips for fine tuning fashion sketches. (Total Running Time: 1:54) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: What is a Fashion Croquis Video
This video explains what a croquis is and how fashion designers use them to make sketches. (Total Running Time: 1:22) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Front Fashion Croquis Video
Learn how to draw a fashion croquis for the front of a design. (Total Running Time: 1:20) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Design & Draw Fashion Sketches: Adding Details to a Fashion Croquis Video
Learn what details your final finished fashion croquis needs to include. (Total Running Time: 2:23) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Fashion Design Careers: How to Design Clothing Video
This video explores fashion design; includes ideas, inspiration, determining the function of the garmet and using the materials and resources to help develop an execution plan. (Total Running Time: 1:15) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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TVC: How to Become a Fashion Designer Video
This video gets advice from a young fashion designer working in the industry. (Total Running Time: 4:51) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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What is the Design Process in Fashion Design Video
This video looks at what the design process is in fashion design. (Total Running Time: 4:38) NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Fashion Design Software Video
This video walk through designing using Digital Fashion Pro - fashion design software. (Total Running Time: 9:31) Note: This site includes ads. NOTE: This site includes a discussion board (message board, forum, etc.)
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Coco Chanel
Read a biography of this legendary fashion designer. NOTE: This site contains ads.
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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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