Jan / Feb 2024 – Articles, Activities, and Videos

Spotlight

What is High Fashion?

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Spotlight

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Learn what makes a design high fashion.

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Spotlight

Form

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Spotlight

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Explore the ways fashion is like sculpture.

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Pattern

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Spotlight

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Analyze how fashion designers work with repetition and variation.

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Materials

Lexile® measure:7-12, 4-6

Spotlight

Lexile® measure:7-12, 4-6

Discover how designers look beyond fabric to create unique garments.

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Spotlight

Wearable Art

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Spotlight

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12, Grades 4-6

Examine the ideas Iris van Herpen explores in her fashion designs.

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Lesson Plan (5)

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Studio Project

Phases of Fashion

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12

Studio Project

Lexile® measure:Grades 7-12

Use what you’ve learned about form, pattern, and materials to develop designs of your own.

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Studio Project

Beaded Necklaces and Bracelets

Lexile® measure:Grades 4-6

Studio Project

Lexile® measure:Grades 4-6

Use what you’ve learned about shape and pattern in fashion to create beaded necklaces and bracelets.

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Debate

Movie Mural Misstep?

Debate

A film advertisement near a museum sparks criticism.

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Career

Designing for Athletes

Career

Check out an exclusive interview with John Hoke about his work developing footwear for athletes.

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Student Artist

Mixed-Media Moment

Student Artist

Discover how this artist works with materials in this portrait.