Principals and Elements
Red, blue, and yellow are these types of colors.
What is primary colors?
Wearing a coat when it’s cold outside is an example of this motivation for dress.
What is protection?
This style is casual, relaxed, and comfortable—often including jeans, sneakers, and hoodies.
What is casual?
The mascot of our school.
What is Lawson Lightnings?
You use this tool to temporarily hold fabric in place before sewing.
What are pins?
Colors next to each other on the color wheel—like blue, blue-green, and green—form this type of color scheme.
What is an analogous color scheme?
People often wear team gear or school colors to show this motivation.
What is identification/affiliation?
A style that mixes current trends and fast-changing looks, often inspired by influencers.
What is trendy or high-fashion?
The official colors of James Lawson High School.
Dark blue, light blue, and yellow
This measuring tool is flexible and used to measure body parts.
What is a tape measure?
This color combination uses opposite colors on the wheel, like purple and yellow.
What is complementary?
Clothing that follows trends or shows personal expression fits into this motivation.
What is adornment/self-expression?
This style uses soft colors, flowy fabrics, lace, bows, and romantic silhouettes.
What is romantic/feminine style?
The person our school is named after.
What is James Lawson?
This tool removes mistakes by cutting stitches.
What is a seam ripper?
This refers to the lightness or darkness of a color.
What is value?
Uniforms such as scrubs or police attire help communicate rank, role, or authority.
What is status?
A style featuring dark colors, layered textures, boots, and sometimes distressed pieces.
What is grunge/alternative?
The name of our theater.
What is The Lawson Performing Arts Center (LPAC)?
You must use this object at the end of a thread before you sew.
What is a knot?
When a designer wants to create excitement or draw attention, they typically choose colors that have this characteristic.
What is high intensity/brightness?
Cultural traditions like wedding dresses or religious garments are examples of this motivation.
What is culture/ceremony?
A style that draws from multiple sources and cultures, creating a creative, mix-and-match look.
What is eclectic/boho?
The school model we follow where students can pick what classes they want to take.
What is the academy model?
This sewing machine part guides the fabric while stitching and prevents fingers from getting too close to the needle.
What is the presser foot?