This document provides information on secondary research sources for fashion among different ethnic groups in Britain. It includes websites on black British fashion trends such as colorful headscarves and maxi dresses. It also discusses the evolution of western fashion from trailing skirts to mini dresses. Another source is a book about changing clothes in China and traditional Chinese hanfu clothing, including variations for women like lotus shoes. The document aims to gather research on fashion trends among ethnic groups to inform a project.

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Level 2 Higher Diploma Creative and MediaUnit 1: Scene
8.2.2 Secondary research
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Use this table to help you to plan and keep a record of the secondary research sources that
you use.
Title or address of source Notes
• http://www.africa- Black British is a term used to describe British people of
ata.org/fashion_museum. Black African or African-Caribbean descent. The term has
htm been used from the 1950s onwards to describe those of
Sub-Saharan African ancestry, some of whom are from
certain former British colonies in Africa or from the
British West Indies who are residents of the United
Kingdom and consider themselves British.
Fashion:
• Colourful headscarves
• Maxi dresses
• en.wikipedia.org The history of Western fashion is basically a long story of
the changing fashions in clothing for men and women in
Europe and other countries under its influence (that is the
Western world) from the 12th century to the present. From
trailing skirts, to conservative dresses, to cowboy looks
then skinny jeans and mini dresses.
Fashion:
• Sarees
• colouful
• Book: Changing Clothes British Chinese including British-born Chinese are people
in China by Antonia of Chinese ancestry who were born in, or have migrated to
Finnane the United kingdom.
Fashion:
• Chinese clothing is the clothing ancient and
modern, worn by the Chinese people. It has varied
by region and time and is recorded by the artefacts
and arts if Chinese culture. Traditional Chinese
clothing is broadly referred to as hanfu with many
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variations such as traditional academic dress.
Japanese clothes and Chinese clothes are very
similar. Women would wear bright silk coated
Lotus shoes under their bound feet. In China non-
western modern clothing e.g. Mao suit are usually
hand-made by grandmothers who are very
experienced in tailoring and sewing.
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