This document provides instructions for a webquest on fashion fundamentals. Students will research an influential factor in fashion history and create a catalogue from that era. The catalogue should include pictures and descriptions of clothing from designers of that period across men's and women's wear. Students will share their catalogue online and email the embed code to the teacher. Sample topics included ethnic clothing, specific garment types, historical figures, events, and cultural influences. The process outlines researching the topic, creating the catalogue in Word or PowerPoint over 9 pages, and uploading it to Issuu to share online.

1. FASHION FUNDAMENTALS
WEBQUEST

2. Introduction
FASHION DESIGNERS LOOK OUT! ALL GOOD DESIGNERS
NEED TO KNOW WHERE FASHION HAS COME
FROM. CLASSIC LINES OFTEN COME BACK IN STYLE. YOU
ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THE ROOTS OF OUR FASHION WORLD. YOU ARE
SOON GOING TO FIND OUT THAT IN FASHION WHAT IS OUT
OF STYLE TODAY, IS TOMORROW`S COUTURE.

3. TASK
WORKING ALONE OR IN PAIRS, RESEARCH AN AREA OF YOUR
CHOICE THAT REFERS TO AN INFLUENTIAL FACTOR IN FASHION’S
HISTORY. YOU WILL COMPOSE A CATALOGUE THAT A CONSUMER OF
YOUR TIME PERIOD WOULD USE TO ORDER DESIGNER FASHIONS.
BELOW IS A LIST OF POSSIBLE TOPICS YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM:
Ethnic clothing: Native Time period: Egyptian, Greece
American, African, Chinese, Japanese Roman, Any Century: 16th, 17th, 18th, etc.,
Any Decade in the 20th Century
History of a specific type of clothing: Hats, Influenced by a famous person: Napoleon,
Shoes, Dresses, Swimwear, Zippers, Suits, Queen Victoria, Cleopatra, Jackie Kennedy,
Sneakers Madonna, Princess Diana, Lady Gaga
Influenced by a particular event: World War II, Influenced by a cultural event: Movies, Music,
Vietnam War, Women’s right to vote, space Dancing
exploration

4. PROCESS
STEP 1: SEARCH ON THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION ON YOUR
TOPIC. MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECORD THE ADDRESS OF THE
WEBSITES YOU VIEW SO THAT YOU CAN INCLUDE THEM IN YOUR
WORKS CITATION.
YOU MAY USE THE ATTACHED LINKS TO GET STARTED BUT USE OTHER
RESOURCES TOO.
FASHION HISTORY SITES:
HTTP://WWW.FASHION-ERA.COM/
HTTP://WWW.TEACHEROZ.COM/FASHIONHISTORY.HTM
HTTP://FASHION.ABOUT.COM/OD/HISTORYCOSTUMES/FASHION_HISTO
RY.HTM
HTTP://WWW.COSTUMEGALLERY.COM/
HTTP://WWW.TOP-FASHION-DESIGNERS.INFO/
HTTP://ASPEES.STUDENTS.COFC.EDU/TIMELINE.HTML

5. STEP 2: ONCE THE RESEARCH IS COMPLETE, CREATE YOUR
CATALOGUE, SPECIFIC TO YOUR FASHION TIME PERIOD
/STYLE, ON WORD OR ON POWERPOINT.
STEP 3: USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT FOR YOUR
CATALOGUE:
COVER PAGE:: NAME YOUR CATALOGUE AND GIVE US A
“TEASE” OF WHAT FASHIONS WE WILL SEE THROUGHOUT
YOUR CATALOGUE.
PAGE 1: TALK ABOUT WHAT HAS INFLUENCED THE
FASHION YOU ARE DESCRIBING (POPULAR COLORS /
TEXTURES, MOVIES AND MEDIA INFLUENCES, ETC.)
PAGE 2: PICTURES OF THE DESIGNERS FASHIONS AND A
PARAGRAPH BIO ABOUT THE DESIGNER.
PAGE 3-8: EACH PAGE NEEDS AT LEAST THREE PICTURES,
A CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION FOR EACH PICTURE AND AN
ERA-APPROPRIATE PRICE FOR THE GARMENT
• PAGE 3: WOMEN’S SPORTSWEAR
• PAGE 4: WOMEN’S BUSINESS OR FORMAL WEAR
• PAGE 5: WOMEN’S WEAR (YOUR CHOICE)
• PAGE 6: MEN’S SPORTSWEAR
• PAGE 7: MEN’S BUSINESS OR FORMAL WEAR
• PAGE 8: MENSWEAR (YOUR CHOICE)
• PAGE 9: WORKS CITED
• BACK COVER: QUOTES THAT DESCRIBE THE TIME.

6. STEP 4: GO TO ISSUU.COM, SIGN UP AND UPLOAD THE
DOCUMENT YOU CREATED.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE:
HTTP://ISSUU.COM/KLYATSKAYA/DOCS/MARYKAY_UA-1-
2010?MODE=WINDOW&PAGENUMBER=1
STEP 5: FINALLY, GET THE EMBED CODE <> AND E-MAIL IT TO
ME.