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Ava is working with Monica and Fred on a proposal to redesign some window displays at the department store where they all work. Monica says, “Fred’s off work today, so let’s show the boss the ideas we came up with and say they’re just from you and me. There’s only one promotion available this season, and I want to make sure you or I get it. Fred’s ideas weren’t that great anyway.” Would it be ethical to present the ideas without crediting Fred? What should Ava do in this situation?

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Step 1: Research Your Own Color Wheel

Before you begin making your own color wheel, do some research. You can base your color wheel on the illustrations and information provided in the unit. Your only requirement is to make sure your color wheel contains at least 12 colors, including primary and secondary colors. The remaining six colors will be up to you to provide!

If you wish, you can also do additional online research and look at some more examples.

Step 2: Plan Your Own Color Wheel

Depending on whether you want to work digitally or by hand, plan your color wheel by sketching on paper or by working in a word processing document.

Step 3: Make Your Own Color Wheel

Then, use the different colors in your word processing software or your art supplies to create your color wheel. To finish your wheel, write the names of the colors you include on your color wheel. You may create your own names for colors if you’d like!

Step 4: Present Your Own Color Wheel

Finally, conduct an informal presentation of your color wheel to classmates, friends, or family. Explain the difference between primary and secondary colors. Tell your audience which colors on the wheel appeal to you most and why.

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Step 1: Research Your Trading Cards

Athletes often have trading cards. Why shouldn’t designers and other people in the fashion industry? Your assignment is to create trading card–style summaries of a person’s job duties and accomplishments.

First, review the unit and go online to find out information about four to five people in the industry. These can include:

• Designers of clothing, accessories, or footwear

• Founders or leaders of professional or youth organizations related to fashion

• Entrepreneurs in the industry

• People in your community who work in fashion

Step 2: Create a Summary for Each Person

For inspiration and models, go online and search for images of trading cards. Then select or draw one image and create a brief summary for each person. You might include statistics, such as the dollar amount of products the person has sold or the number of fashion shows the person has participated in. Alternatively, you might describe their style or include a brief quotation.

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Miguel is a designer at a small firm that creates custom formalwear for brides and bridesmaids. Miguel is surprised to hear his coworker reveal to others how much a particular client has spent on her bridal gown and accessories. Is the coworker’s behavior ethical, and what (if anything) should Miguel do about it?

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If you can’t insert a picture then explain which tool you’ll be using. Make sure to make a price for each tool that would work best for sewing, cutting, measuring, fabric marking, drafting and software. Follow the instructions to better understand the assignment.

Step 1: Choose Your Tools

Now that you have learned about many of the basic kinds of equipment you will need, it is time to go shopping (virtually, anyway). Go online and find five to seven important items that you will need. Think about which tools would work best for you for these tasks:

• Sewing

• Cutting

• Measuring

• Fabric marking

• Drafting

• Software: creating, revising, retrieving, and verifying information

Make sure that you have a price for each item. If you are going to drop some serious cash on a high-quality pair of dressmaking shears or a cutting machine, be prepared to explain why you absolutely must have the pricey one.

Step 2: Create an Inventory

When you have selected your items, create an inventory complete with images. You may do this electronically in a word processing document, or you may print out images on paper. Next to the image, write the price, what you will do with the tool, and why you selected this model.

Step 3: Explain Care and Maintenance

When you have finished your inventory, write a paragraph explaining how you will store, maintain, and care for your equipment and the clothing you make. You want to be able to have it accessible, but it is important to show that you know how to protect your investment by making sure that your materials last as long as possible and that you use them safely. If your inventory includes a sewing machine, make sure your paragraph explains how to clean and oil the machine according to the manufacturer’s instructions. (If you don’t have the manufacturer’s instructions, you can most likely find them in a PDF document online.)

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1. Describe a time when you showed poor time management skills. This can be related to a design project, a school assignment, a paid or volunteer job, or your personal life. Explain what you could have done to better manage your time in that situation.

2. Describe a time when you figured out an effective work simplification. In other words, tell about a time when you made a process or task easier or faster without affecting quality. This can be related to a design project, a school assignment, a paid or volunteer job, or your personal life.

3. Describe a time when you were on a team that functioned well. This can be a work team, a group for a school assignment, a sports team, or a volunteer group or committee. Briefly explain how the team members showed effective teamwork.

4. Think about your ideal team to work on a design project. What characteristics would you want team members to have so you could work together effectively? What can you do to develop those characteristics?

5. In your future design career, would you rather be an entrepreneur or an employee? Use what you have learned in this course to help you explain your choice.

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Imagine that you have been tasked with writing a brief instructional leaflet to include in the packaging of a new iron. List the steps that a customer would take to press a garment. Then draw a simple cartoon demonstrating the steps. Include a cartoon showing safety precautions when using the iron.

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Amanda is making her friend’s wedding dress based on a pattern. She has taken her friend’s measurements and marked the fabric in accordance with the pattern, but she has not yet cut out the pieces from the fabric. Two weeks after the fitting, the friend texts to say that she has changed her mind and would like a shorter, tighter-fitting dress, but she wants Amanda to continue to use the same pattern. Describe in two or three paragraphs how Amanda would adjust to this request. Include the answers to these questions:

• How would she remark the pattern?

• Now that her fabric pieces are different than the pattern, how will she mark them so that she knows where they go?

• What should she do if the fabric has a pattern or grain on it?

• What does she need to do with the special trim along the seams?

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Step 1: Advances in Workplace Safety

When thinking about the industrial age, one of the first industries to begin using factories, machinery, and new technology was fashion. In fact, cotton mills were some of the first factories established in America. Smart inventors figured out how to create clothing on a much bigger scale than ever before. To do this, they required thousands of workers. This is where the need for labor protection came into play. Using what you learned in your text and research you conduct online, examine the following questions:

• How have the fashion industry’s labor practices changed in the United States and elsewhere?

• What safeguards do factories have in place now that were not present in the early 20th century?

• Why is it important for the fashion industry to carefully follow OSHA’s rules?

Create a word document to record the answers you find. Then, leave your document open while you examine another area in which the fashion industry has blazed a trail.

Step 2: Taking Initiative to Protect the Earth

• How has the fashion industry changed its environmental practices over the years?

• What part does recycling play in protecting the environment?

• What can people do to recycle clothing?

• How can fashion industry professionals encourage the public to engage in clothing recycle programs?

Step 3: Organize Your Ideas

You’ve learned about two very important ways the fashion industry has been the frontrunner for all industries and their practices. Think about what you researched and use your critical thinking skills to analyze the information.

Then, choose one of the subjects to report on. (Labor Laws or Environmental Issues) Review the advice on formal presentations that you received in this unit. Then write a presentation that explains the job that the fashion industry has done and why it is important. You can list bulleted items rather than writing complete paragraphs that include every word you want to say. You can handwrite on index cards or paper, or you can type into a word processing document or presentation software. If you wish, you can create a poster or other visual aid. Your teacher will review your notes and any visual aids you create, so be sure you use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Step 4: Present Your Findings

Now is your time to shine. Practice your formal presentation a few times, and then record yourself giving the presentation. If you need to, look up technical terms to be sure you are using them correctly. Speak clearly and distinctly. Remember what you have learned about public relations, and do your best to represent your family, classroom, school, or neighborhood.

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1 . Imagine you are part of a fashion club, and you are planning a fashion show at your local community center. One person in your group does not want to include models who have disabilities. What reasons can you provide to persuade this person that the show should include these models? Think about what this course has taught you about active listening, leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and working in groups. Then explain what reasons this person might give and what you could say in response.

2. Choose a topic from this unit that interests you, such as sustainable fashion, social entrepreneurship, including people with disabilities in the fashion world, or barrier-free design. Describe what you would like a mentor to teach you about this topic. Then describe how you would use your newfound skills to mentor others who have less experience in this area.

3. A group that advocates for barrier-free design has asked you to do some public relations work for them. What is a project that you could suggest to the group that would attract public attention and make people think positively about the group?

4. Find a label inside a garment that you own or that a family member owns. In a paragraph, write down the information for each of the four categories you learned about in the unit: fiber content, country of origin, name of manufacturer or dealer, and care instructions. Is any information missing? Did any of the information surprise you? Use the internet to find out about how far away the country of origin is.

5. In this unit, you learned how the environmental movement affected fashion. Do you take environmental issues into consideration when you buy, make, or wear clothes? If so, why? If not, why not?

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Step 1: Use Your Imagination

In this unit, you have learned about people who have different types of disabilities yet want clothes and accessories that are stylish and functional. What kind of garment or accessory would you design that would be of practical use to someone who has a disability?

Step 2: Conduct Some Research

If you have a disability, think about which garments or accessories help you and which frustrate you. If you know someone who has a disability, you may want to ask that person’s permission to discuss how certain garments or accessories make life easier or harder. You can also use the internet to research disabilities.

Step 3: Generate Ideas

Think about a product that you could design that would help someone with a disability. This could include:

• a messenger bag or backpack for a person who uses a wheelchair and has limited upper-body mobility

• a purse for someone with arthritis

• a skirt that does not tangle in a wheelchair

• a shirt or dress that does not require the use of buttons and does not have to be pulled over the head

Step 4: Choose an Idea and Get It on Paper

Make a labeled sketch of the idea you like best. If you don’t want to sketch your idea, you can describe it in a paragraph instead.

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1 . Why is it important to decide on occasion, production, budget, and market before beginning a design project?

2. Give two examples of math skills you would use while creating a design project.

3. Give an example of when a very expensive, specially-made button would be a need instead of a want.

4. The four areas you must focus on when beginning a design project are occasion, production, budget, and market. In your opinion, which of these areas is most important to a successful project? Give one or more reasons for your answers.

5. Trina dry cleans nearly every garment she wears. Trina’s mother wants to persuade Trina to buy more clothes that are machine washable so that the family doesn’t have to spend so much money and time at the dry cleaners. “But the dry cleaners says that it sanitizes clothes,” Trina says. “Isn’t it better to have sanitized clothes?” Provide an explanation of techniques that dry cleaners use so that Trina will understand more about the process. Then give your opinion about whether dry cleaning or machine washing is a better way to take care of clothing.

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Required Materials

• Measuring tape or yardstick

• Word processing software

Step 1: Choose a Location

Read all the steps of this activity before you begin it. In this unit, you have learned about the importance of barrier-free design. Now it’s time to find out how much of your world is barrier-free for people who have disabilities. Choose a location to test. This can be within your school, such as your classroom, student bathrooms, the cafeteria, the gym, or a stage. Another option might be a community center or your local library.

Step 2: Research Local Laws

Use the internet to find out which laws apply to public or private buildings in your community, state, region, or country. Find two or three measurements to test. For example, how wide must a doorway to a classroom be to accommodate a wheelchair? How large must a restroom stall be? Where must fire alarms or light switches be placed? What about drinking fountains or sinks?

Step 3: Measure and Record Your Results

Measure the doorway, sink height, or other factors that you have chosen. Record your results and compare them to legal requirements.

Step 4: Report Your Results

Create a short video to send to the building owner (if it is a privately owned building) or to a local government official (if it is a publicly owned building), Describe what you found. Explain why the regulation you chose is necessary. For instance, it doesn’t matter if a bathroom stall can accommodate a wheelchair if the only doorway to the bathroom is too narrow for the person to reach the stall. Using the informal presentation techniques you learned about in this unit, do your best to present your ideas in a professional way.

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1 . Imagine you are part of a fashion club, and you are planning a fashion show at your local community center. One person in your group does not want to include models who have disabilities. What reasons can you provide to persuade this person that the show should include these models? Think about what this course has taught you about active listening, leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and working in groups. Then explain what reasons this person might give and what you could say in response.

2. Choose a topic from this unit that interests you, such as sustainable fashion, social entrepreneurship, including people with disabilities in the fashion world, or barrier-free design. Describe what you would like a mentor to teach you about this topic. Then describe how you would use your newfound skills to mentor others who have less experience in this area.

3. A group that advocates for barrier-free design has asked you to do some public relations work for them. What is a project that you could suggest to the group that would attract public attention and make people think positively about the group?

4. Find a label inside a garment that you own or that a family member owns. In a paragraph, write down the information for each of the four categories you learned about in the unit: fiber content, country of origin, name of manufacturer or dealer, and care instructions. Is any information missing? Did any of the information surprise you? Use the internet to find out about how far away the country of origin is.

5. In this unit, you learned how the environmental movement affected fashion. Do you take environmental issues into consideration when you buy, make, or wear clothes? If so, why? If not, why not?

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1 . Why is it important to decide on occasion, production, budget, and market before beginning a design project?

2. Give two examples of math skills you would use while creating a design project.

3. Give an example of when a very expensive, specially-made button would be a need instead of a want.

4. The four areas you must focus on when beginning a design project are occasion, production, budget, and market. In your opinion, which of these areas is most important to a successful project? Give one or more reasons for your answers.

5. Trina dry cleans nearly every garment she wears. Trina’s mother wants to persuade Trina to buy more clothes that are machine washable so that the family doesn’t have to spend so much money and time at the dry cleaners. “But the dry cleaners says that it sanitizes clothes,” Trina says. “Isn’t it better to have sanitized clothes?” Provide an explanation of techniques that dry cleaners use so that Trina will understand more about the process. Then give your opinion about whether dry cleaning or machine washing is a better way to take care of clothing.