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Design Brief: Design and make a Designer Waistcoat for the Class Fashion Show.

Sequence of Learning for Teachers
In this unit of work children become fashion designers. They design and make a themed waistcoat to wear and showcase in the class fashion show. Having learnt the history of waistcoats they take measurements to enable themselves to create their own pattern template for their waistcoat. They use this pattern to cut and assemble the fabric pieces to create the waistcoat. They add buttons and pockets before applying a range of decorative techniques to complete their product. As part of the evaluation, they learn how to become fashion models and apply this skill in the class fashion show.

This knowledge, skills and understanding is delivered through the following six sessions:

1. Investigate 1 – What is a Waistcoat? & Focus Task 1 – Fashion Designers and Mood Boards
2. Investigate 2 – Down the Catwalk
3. Focus Task 2 – Making the Waistcoat & Focus Task 3 – Adding Pockets and Buttons (These can be done over two sessions if needed)
4. Design and Make - Designing: Fashion Designer
5. Design and Make - Waistcoat Decoration
6. Evaluation: Fashion Show

Some activities / sessions can be re-arranged or delivered in different ways in the learning sequence to allow for whole-class teaching and/or small adult-led sessions to take place at the same time.