20-something Female American A summer dress, cardigan, and sandals Cotton dress, linen cardigan, leather sandals $100-200 total Summer Casual daytime activities like walking in the park or a picnic

1. Careers in Fashion
Christine Tsui
China
Global Careers

2. What do you know about the
city of Shanghai?

4. Shanghai has the largest population in China.
Guess the number?

5. Shanghai

6. Let’s learn to speak the Shanghai dialect!
Nong Hao, wu the Christine.
Hello, I am Christine.

7. Famous Shanghainese Food
Sheng Jian
Xiao Longbao

8. The Chinese Wedding
• Notice what the similarities and/or differences
between Chinese weddings and American
weddings.

9. The Chinese wedding: A big feast

10. The Chinese Wedding: Wedding dress #1 (at the
beginning of the ceremony)

11. The Chinese Wedding: Wedding dress #2 – Qipao
(during the feast)

12. The Chinese Wedding: Wedding dress #3 – a suit (at
the end of the ceremony)

13. The Chinese Wedding: Bride lights cigarettes for all
the men

14. The Chinese Wedding: Groom toasts with all of the
guests.

15. Spring Festival (Chinese New Year)
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Jan 31st 2014 is the first
day of Chinese New Year.
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Each year it changes
because it’s based on the
lunar calendar.
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We celebrate for 7-9 days!

16. Worked in clothing
for 15 years
Studying Fashion
Culture/History
at Parsons
About Me
Travelled to 35
countries
Tai Chi Boxing

17. What do we do in Fashion?
1) Research the trend

18. What do we do in Fashion?
2) Design the collections.

19. What do we do in Fashion?
3) Fashion buyers place orders for shops.

20. What do we do in Fashion?
4) Sell and ship products to stores and major
retailers.

21. What skills does a fashion designer have?
 Good observation skills.
 Thinks innovatively.
 Understands people.

22. Activity
Design a set of clothes for yourself, your friends, or
or ANYONE you like to design for. Think about…
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Age?
Gender?
Cultural background?
What TYPE of clothes? (Dress? Jacket? Pants? T-shirts? Coat...)
What materials? (Wool, cotton, linen, polyester…)
What price range?
What season? (Spring? Summer? Fall? Winter?)
On what occasions would you wear these clothes? (Go to school?
Visit friends? Travel? Sports? Party?)

23. Activity
You can do the following options:
If you like to draw – sketch out some designs.
If you like to brainstorm – envision the type of brand /
clothes you want to create. Jot down some notes.
If you like to sell – partner up with a Designer and help
them figure out where to distribute their line.

24. Example
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Age?
Gender?
Cultural background?
What TYPE of clothes?
What materials?
What price range?
What season?
On what occasions would you
wear these clothes?