CFK2 Sites Fashion
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Education Outreach and Partnerships SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON Summer 2012 Course Outline Program Name(s): College for Kids II Course Title: Fashion Runway Instructor: Rebecca Sites E-mail: [email protected] Cell Phone: 608-217-6586 Instructor Bio: Rebecca Sites has a degree in fashion design and is a professional costume designer, tailor, sewing teacher, and design consultant. She has worked as a design assistant in New York, costumed more than 60 stage shows, and has designed fashions for national performing acts. Course Description: Explore the world of fashion through design and illustration, fashion history, and textiles. Style and self-expression are refined and inspired by an introduction to concepts like proportion, construction techniques, colorways, and seasons. Course Objectives: Students will: • research, design, illustrate, sew, write a bio, and have an opportunity to show their style in a fashion show. • participate in hands-on activities and field trips that guide students to finding their talents and developing ideas • sample some techniques that will allow them to grow their skills and direct their interest in the wide field of fashion WI Common Core Standards (check all that apply) The core areas this course addresses: (see http://dpi.wi.gov/standards/index.html) Art, Design, Music, Theatre English/Language Arts Environmental Education Mathematics Science Social Studies Technology Education/ Literacy Course Content: Day One: Field trip to textile department. Fashion research, brainstorming and instruction on illustrating the fashion figure. The instructor brings her personal library of books and magazines for the students to consult. Choose among several (mostly) handsewing projects: a pin-cushion, t-shirt, or purse. Day Two: Field trip to the History Museum. Pre-runway fashion show, where students and the instructor bring in their favorite clothes, costumes, accessories, and model them for the class. Explore concepts like construction techniques, fibers, textiles, color, movement, style, accessorizing, and presentation. Handsewing demonstration. Begin projects. Written bio assignment. Day Three: Fashion history seminar. Explore garments through history and, in particular, since the rise of ready-to-wear. Learn about the impact of music, politics, and science on fashion and vice versa. Choose a “favorite designer” and illustrate a design that is inspired by that designer. Continue handsewing projects, bio, and have further demonstrations of construction techniques. Begin to design their “look” for the fashion show using their own wardrobe as a base, and using class projects to accessorize, refine their “looks” for different occasions. Plan their “written” introduction for the fashion show. Day Four: Continue various projects with instructor help. Sewing machines are available for minor outfit adjustments and used for finishing an assignment (the pin-cushion, purse, or t-shirt). Choose music for the fashion show. Rehearse fashion show. Day Five: Finish their various projects with instructor help. Fashion show. Final student exhibition.
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Education Outreachand PartnershipsSCHOOL OF EDUCATIONUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON
Summer 2012 Course Outline
Program Name(s): College for Kids II Course Title: Fashion Runway Instructor: Rebecca Sites E-mail: [email protected] Cell Phone: 608-217-6586 Instructor Bio: Rebecca Sites has a degree in fashion design and is a professional costume designer, tailor, sewing teacher, and design consultant. She has worked as a design assistant in New York, costumed more than 60 stage shows, and has designed fashions for national performing acts. Course Description: Explore the world of fashion through design and illustration, fashion history, and textiles. Style and self-expression are refined and inspired by an introduction to concepts like proportion, construction techniques, colorways, and seasons. Course Objectives: Students will:
• research, design, illustrate, sew, write a bio, and have an opportunity to show their style in a fashion show. • participate in hands-on activities and field trips that guide students to finding their talents and developing ideas • sample some techniques that will allow them to grow their skills and direct their interest in the wide field of
fashion WI Common Core Standards (check all that apply) The core areas this course addresses: (see http://dpi.wi.gov/standards/index.html) þ Art, Design, Music, Theatre q English/Language Arts q Environmental Education q Mathematics q Science q Social Studies q Technology Education/ Literacy Course Content: Day One: Field trip to textile department. Fashion research, brainstorming and instruction on illustrating the fashion figure. The instructor brings her personal library of books and magazines for the students to consult. Choose among several (mostly) handsewing projects: a pin-cushion, t-shirt, or purse. Day Two: Field trip to the History Museum. Pre-runway fashion show, where students and the instructor bring in their favorite clothes, costumes, accessories, and model them for the class. Explore concepts like construction techniques, fibers, textiles, color, movement, style, accessorizing, and presentation. Handsewing demonstration. Begin projects. Written bio assignment. Day Three: Fashion history seminar. Explore garments through history and, in particular, since the rise of ready-to-wear. Learn about the impact of music, politics, and science on fashion and vice versa. Choose a “favorite designer” and illustrate a design that is inspired by that designer. Continue handsewing projects, bio, and have further demonstrations of construction techniques. Begin to design their “look” for the fashion show using their own wardrobe as a base, and using class projects to accessorize, refine their “looks” for different occasions. Plan their “written” introduction for the fashion show. Day Four: Continue various projects with instructor help. Sewing machines are available for minor outfit adjustments and used for finishing an assignment (the pin-cushion, purse, or t-shirt). Choose music for the fashion show. Rehearse fashion show. Day Five: Finish their various projects with instructor help. Fashion show. Final student exhibition.
