Title: Identify highlights of fashion history.
Course: Introduction to Fashion Careers (19201-18) > Section: Examining the Fashion Industry

Identification should include 20th century examples of the following:

- Fashion cycle
- Fashion movement
- Long-run and short-run fashions
- Recurring fashions
- Fads vs. classics
- Examples of fashion following the stages of the economic cycle of influential designers

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- How do historical influences affect 21st century fashion?
- How do influential designers, past and present, affect current fashion?
- What factors play a role in fashion movement?

Communication

- How can the Internet be used to research fashion history?
- How do economic conditions and factors affect the history of fashion?

Leadership

- Who are the influential leaders in fashion history?
- What is the influence of each?
- What personal, professional, and/or artistic qualities are associated with fashion leaders of the past?
- How have fashion leaders influenced the fashion cycle?

Management

- What have been the effects of war, disaster, or crises on the fashion industry?
- How can a knowledge of fashion history be useful to current fashion designer?