Topic(s): C. Science, Technology and the Arts, Fashion and Clothing
Students will understand that clothing style is tied to culture across the world, and that the way people dress reflects lifestyle in different countries.
To what extent does the country and culture influence the way people dress?
Milano Fashion Week: you will be part of a jury to vote for the best Italian brand. Your contribution can be expressed by brand items preferences, presentations, and cultural articles.
Famous Italian apparel brand website with online shopping section.
https://it.benetton.com/
https://www.giglio.com/
https://www.dolcegabbana.com/it/
https://www.trendmodaitalia.it/#
Students visit an Italian clothing website and check items by categories, and select the items they like.
I can identify items and choose clothes from an Italian website.
Students, with a partner, ask and answer questions about what they like and dislike, and describe the selected items.
I can ask and answer questions about personal preferences and describe my selected items with features and prices.
Students write an email to the jury commission describing the items they chose, and express the reason of their preferences in terms of quality/price.
I can write an email about my fashion choices and express my choice.
Article from an Italian magazine website about Autumn trends.
https://www.vogue.it/moda/article/outfit-autunnali-pantaloni-bianchi-look-street-style-foto
Students analyze the Vogue Italia’s article to research for formal and informal outfits. Students organize the fashion styles and write 3 questions about the article and the pictures they see on the website.
I can organize information from an Italian magazine’s article and classify fashion styles according to the Italian perceptions.
Students, in groups, compare and contrast formal and informal outfits by discussing and answering to their 3 follow-up questions.
I can compare and contrast Italian different fashion styles from an Italian magazine article with a partner.
Students prepare and present a PowerPoint outlining different Italian styles, and including details and outfits’ features of different brands.
I can produce and present a PowerPoint with the description of Italian clothing styles.
Website article and YouTube videos made by different authors on the Italian fashion rules.
http://www.sensationsmoda.it/blog/vestirsi-bene,-le-3-regole-importanti.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YOkf-nbSVo
Students read an article about Italian perspectives on clothing, and watch a video about the Milano Fashion Week. They evaluate their own opinions on the fashion business and people lifestyle.
I can synthesize the information to build my opinion about Italian fashion industry and people lifestyle.
Students, in class, debate about the Italian clothing rules and people lifestyles to come to consensus on Italian mainstream culture about fashion industry.
I can discuss about the target culture’s values on fashion and clothing, and explain my opinion.
Students create an article for an Italian magazine’s blog, expressing their position on the relation between US and Italian clothing culture.
I can write and stand my position about fashion values in different countries.