1. Unit One Apparel and Fashion
Lessons:
Understanding Clothing
Understanding Fashion
Textiles and Apparel Through the Years
Textiles and Apparel Industry
The Worldwide Apparel Industry
A Closer Look at Fashion Design

2. Understanding Clothing
Thinking Fashionable... Let’s discuss the popularity of certain brand names of clothing among your peers. What evidence shows their pressure to buy expensive clothes? Do you think “buying name brands” creates conformity or individuality?

3. Understanding Clothing
Lesson Objectives:
Analyze how clothing helps satisfy human needs.
Summarize how clothing reflects personality, values, and self-concept.
Assess how clothing can create positive first impressions.
Summarize factors that influence clothing choices.

4. Understanding Clothing
Vocabulary:
Need
Modesty
Conformity
Peer Pressure
Self-esteem
Self-adornment
Culture
Status
Prestige
Self-actualization
Individuality
Personality
Values
Self-concept
Media
Assignment:
With a partner, research and define the following vocabulary words.
Complete the vocabulary worksheet.
Be prepare to share your responses with the class.

5. Understanding Clothing
Vocabulary:
Need
Modesty
Conformity
Peer Pressure
Self-esteem
Self-adornment
Culture
Status
Prestige
Self-actualization
Individuality
Personality
Values
Self-concept
Media

6. September 5 – 12, 2013 New York City Let’s check it out!
Fashion Week 2013
September 5 – 12, 2013
New York City
Let’s check it out!

7. Understanding Clothing
September 9 – 13th Monday – Wednesday: Start our first chapter: Understanding Clothing Thursday – Friday: Work on our “Ugly” Dolls