History of fashion design

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-fashion-design

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What was fashion like before the 1850s?Clothes were made just for each person by dressmakers and seamstresses. They were mainly practical and showed who you were.
2. Who started the idea of a fashion designer?Charles Frederick Worth, an English designer in Paris, made the first fashion house in the 1850s and began showing new styles each season.

Bespoke Tailoring: Clothing custom-made to an individual's precise measurements and specifications, often involving multiple fittings.
Haute Couture: The creation of exclusive, custom-fitted clothing and fashion accessories that are high quality and often artistic.
Fashion Plates: Illustrated prints or drawings depicting contemporary clothing styles, widely circulated to inform and influence fashion trends.