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Industrial Revolution
19th Century
20th Century
21st Century
Element of Design
100
Allowed a single weaver to weave much wider fabrics and could be mechanized, allowing for automatic machine looms.
What is a flying shuttle?
100
Father of "Haute Couture."
Charles Worth
100
Guidelines for sizing patterns or clothing.
What are standardized sizes?
100
An invention that had a massive impact on fashion by changing the way we buy clothes, and also how they are marketed.
What is the internet?
100
Red, yellow, and blue are examples of this color scheme.
What are triadic colors?
200
Invented by James Hargreaves to reduce the amount of work needed to produce yarn.
What is spinning jenny?
200
He invented the first home sewing pattern.
Who is Ebenezer Butterick?
200
During this century, the government found it necessary to ration food, gas, and even food.
What is the 20th century?
200
Cheap and affordable clothing that quickly moves designs from the catwalk to stores in an effort to capitalize on the latest fashion trends?
What is fast fashion?
200
The baby enjoyed rubbing a satin shirt because of the way it felt.
What is texture?
300
Invent by Eli Whitney, this invention revolutionized cotton, farming by separating the cotton seed from the raw cotton fibers.
What is the cotton gin?
300
Factory made clothing, sold in finished condition, and standardized sizes.
What is ready-to-wear clothing?
300
Created the "New Look", a very feminine look with rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a very full skirt.
Who is Christian Dior?
300
The design shape of vintage flared jeans.
What is bell?
400
Samuel Crompton invented this piece of equipment.
What is the spinning mule?
400
Credited with inventing the American blue jean.
Who is Levi Strauss?
400
A famous French designer who popularized the "little black dress."
Who is CoCo Chanel?
400
The design shape of a long rectangular dress with vertical emphasis.
What is tubular?
500
Elias Howe and Issac Singer both contributed to inventing this piece of equipment.
What is the sewing machine?
500
Before WWI, this country was the main fashion house.
What is France?
500
Used by designers to enable them to easily visualize and modify their designs during the design process.
What is CAD (Computer Aided Design)