1. THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR DESIGN-A-DRESS PROGRAM In this program you will be learning about the elements and principles of design. In the culminating task you will work with a partner to design and then construct a dress made not with fabric but with the newspaper. Your dress can be semi-formal, a grad or a prom dress. Each design must incorporate the Elements and Principles of Design. Each design must include accessories such as a belt, corsage, hair accessories, bag, shoes, necklace, bracelet, etc. You may use scissors, tape, staples, thread etc. to build your design. Only print editions of The Hamilton Spectators will be used for the ‘fabric’, accessories embellishments or notions.

2. PRIZING The 3 winning entries from your school will be photographed and submitted to The Hamilton Spectator to be published on their website. The winning entry from all of the schools will win a cash prize from The Hamilton Spectator. All entries will be displayed in the front lobby of the school. All entries will be featured in this year’s yearbook. Each member of the winning design teams receive a gift certificate of a nominal amount for a place of your choosing.

3. Finished Dress Examples

4. THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR DESIGN-A- DRESS PROGRAM PowerPoint Presentation 1 Elements of Design: Shape

5. THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN Shape is easily seen from a distance. It is often the first thing that is noticed in a garment. Another word for shape in fashion is silhouette or outline There are 4 basic shapes in fashion: natural, tubular, A-line and full. One way to determine the shape of an outfit is to trace its outline or squint your eyes to just see the outline of the shape

6. Natural Shape (hourglass) designed to emphasize a woman’s waist and a man’s shoulders woman’s shoulders and hips are the same size, waist is smaller man’s shoulders are wider than the hips or waist http://www.missydress.co.ukhttp://buyonline-fashion.blogspot.ca

7. Tubular Shape shoulder, waist and hips are the same width, no fitted waist androgynous look outfits worn by the flappers ha this shape http://www.southboundbride.com

8. Bell (A-line) Shape narrow at the top and wider at the bottom think of A-line skirts and bell bottoms http://www.goodcheapweddingdress.comhttp://fashionforth.comhttp://www.goodcheapweddingdress.comhttp://fashionforth.com

9. Full Shape adds fullness by use of gathers, extra fabric, padding etc. makes a small figure look larger, also can make some parts of the body look smaller by drawing attention away from them to the larger parts http://www.dhgate.com http://www.grindtv.com/