The dress is one of the most important garments a designer will create for their collections. A single dress can describe an entire clothing line and designers voice. There are hundreds of ways in which to design and wear a dress. For this assignment, you will be learning the basic vocabulary for different styles of dresses, including neck types and skirt types in order for you to better be able to understand and describe your designs.  
Assignment # 1
Google doc assignment on google classroom.
  1. Go online and find an image of a casual dress and find an image of a formal dress. Paste both those images into this slide.
  2. Describe the casual dress. Talk about the color, pattern, shape, style, fabric etc.
  3. Describe the formal dress. Talk about the color, pattern, shape, style, fabric etc.
  4. What kinds of occasions do women wear casual dresses? 
  5. What kinds of occasions do women wear formal dresses?
  6. Based on how you described the two dresses, what makes a casual dress casual?
  7. Based on how you described the two dresses, what makes a formal dress formal?
Assignment # 2
You are to complete the following example worksheet of different types of dresses. Find examples of each kind of dress on google images. It can either be a photo of just the dress (flat) or it can be on a model. Your choice. 
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Google slide assignment on google classroom!

Tutorial Below: If using photoshop
examplesheet.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Assignment # 3: Option 1, Collaged Models
You are to collage together 2 dresses, one casual and one formal.   
The collaged model must include the following:
  1. One daytime dress design and one evening dress design. 
  2. What kind of dress/ neckline/ skirt it has, written as a comment on your assignment (if doing the collaged model option) or if you are doing the collaged look option, give it a title and write what the dress style is there. 
  3. A full figure with hair and shoes. 
  4. The collaged model must include a new head with hairstyle, shoes (if visible) and one additional accessory (most likely a handbag or clutch)
  5. The finished collages must show good work ethic and EFFORT!
Assignment # 3: Option 2, Collaged Looks
  1. You are to choose a casual dress and a formal dress and include at least 6 styling images that could go with each dress. 
  2. One casual collaged look. 
  3. One formal collaged look.
  4. You must TITLE the look, and describe the style and look of the dress chosen. 
  5. The backgrounds MUST be cut out from your style images. (they can include wearable fashion pieces or items that go with the theme)
Tutorial for creating the collaged model: PIXLR
Tutorial for Creating Collaged Look: PIXLR
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