Garment Styles Menswear-This assignment is split up into two parts, womenswear, and menswear students are to find images of garments that demonstrate the following features in apparel. Include the
garment or feature, the URL of the image, and a definition of the silhouette/feature.
Garment Style Womenswear-
Midterm Essay- Compare & Contrast two fashion houses
Midterm Essay- Students are to Identify the location of origin for the “Zoot suit,” time frame of its popularity, popular culture
references, and the social demographic with whom it was popular. What was the significance of this
style, and why did it invoke riots during WW II in America?
Final Project– Students are to create a well-researched analysis of the evolution of one designer’s work and provide a brief biography, some socio-cultural context, and the major
contribution(s) that this designer made to fashion. Demonstrate this through the designer’s iconic work(s) or signature style.
