Fashion's Five Elements
Learning Objective
I can identify the five elements of fashion design and use them to describe an outfit I like.
Lesson Flow
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The 5 Elements of Fashion Design
Erin Sunday
Guided Notes
Key concepts students will learn:
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The five elements of fashion design are color, line, shape, texture, and proportion.
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Hue refers to the pure name of a color, value is how light or dark a color is, and intensity is how bright or pale a color is.
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The overall shape of clothes on the body is called the silhouette, and examples of silhouettes include natural, rectangular, and tent shapes.
Practice
11 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Describe an outfit that you like, and identify how it uses each of the five elements of fashion design: color, line, shape, texture, and proportion.”
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