History of Fashion - Middle School

Introduction

History of Fashion

What is your favorite outfit to wear? Why? Is it dressy, fashionable, comfortable, compimentary?  We choose our clothing based on many different factors.  We buy new clothes for many reasons:  outgrowing, maturing, changing fads, our friends have it, etc.

We wear clothes for many reasons.  The purpose of different articles of clothing has changed over time. Clothing styles have also changed throughout time.

Why do we wear clothes?  Watch the following video to find out reasons for wearing clothes.

http://www.learningseed.com/catalog/why-we-wear-clothes

Task

Your task:

Go back in time and find the origin of a specific article of clothing or accessory.

Research different time periods where this article was popular.

Process

Credits

Youtube.com

Fashionintime.org