Fashion Cycles by Nicole Browne

This lesson starts off with a brief video on fashion cycles.  Students then read an article and complete a handout about the top styles and fads since 1950.  They then complete an interview on someone at least 10 years older than them on the fashions and events that were popular and happening while they were in high school.  Next, they will learn about the social and economical influences on clothing by looking at their interviews and a powerpoint.  The students then learn about other influences on clothing and examine their own influences.  Last, they will complete an assessment where they have to use the information they learned to make a clothing decision.

This is lesson 3 in a series of lessons that are part of the project, Fashion History. Throughout this project students will learn garment parts and styles and the history of clothing and fashion cycles. They end with a project where they work through the fashion design process to create an outfit that has a current, modern feel, but has colors and styles from a previous decade.