Impact of Technology on the Fashion Industry

Objective: Students will explore how technology has affected the Fashion Industry by researching, using the Internet, writing a short essay that reflects their conclusions and designing a garment that uses the technology they researched.

This lesson covers:

•  Arizona State CTE Standards:
•  10.0: Analyze a Fashion Design and Merchandising Business, Competency 10.4 Describe the impact of technology on apparel design and production.
• 13.0: Prepare Fashion Designs, Competency 13.3 Sketch a fashion design on a croquis, 13.9 Design and illustrate an apparel line.
• 12.0: Construct a Garment by Applying the Principles of Quality Apparel Construction, 12.2 Determine yardage, cost of fabric, and other needs for selected pattern style and use.
 

Through your research you will find many incredible inovations used today in the Fashion Industry and some that may be used tomorrow. You may even think of new ways technology could be used to improve production and/or fashion design.

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