Garment Parts and Styles
Fashion Design
Arts, Audio/Visual Technology, and Communications
Lesson Plan
Performance Objective
 Upon completion of this lesson, the student will be able to identify garment parts and styles.
Specific Objective
 Students will identify different parts of a garment.
 Students will identify styles of each garment part.
Terms
Bodice
Dart
Two-dart bodice
Princess styleline
Set-in sleeve
Convertible collar
Time
When taught as written, this lesson should take approximately 3 class periods to teach.
Preparation
TEKS Correlations:
This lesson, as published, correlates to the following TEKS. Any changes/alterations to the activities
may result in the elimination of any or all of the TEKS listed.
130.93. Fashion Design. (c) Knowledge and Skills.
(2) The student applies professional communication strategies. The student is expected to:
(C) interpret and communicate information, data, and observations.
(E) apply active listening skills.
(8) The student develops employability characteristics. The student is expected to:
(B) identify and demonstrate positive work behaviors and personal qualities needed to
be employable.
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(10) The student develops an understanding of fashion and the textile and apparel industries.
The student is expected to:
(F) design apparel products using principles of effective design by:
(ii) determining clothing silhouettes, fabric selection, and design elements
appropriate for specific body types;
Interdisciplinary Correlations:
110.32. English Language Arts and Reading, English II
(9) Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text. Students analyze, make
inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to
support their understandings. Students are expected to:
(B) distinguish between different kinds of evidence (e.g., logical, empirical, anecdotal)
used to support conclusions and arguments in texts
(C) make and defend subtle inferences and complex conclusions about the ideas in text
and their organizational patterns
Occupational Correlation (O*Net – www.onetonline.org/):
Job Title: Fashion Designer
O*Net Number: 27-1022.00
Reported Job Titles: Apparel Fashion Designer, Clothing Designer, Costume Designer, Product
Developer
Tasks:
 Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing
samples or finished garments.
 Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.
 Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as
color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.
 Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas.
 Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic
status.
 Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of
sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows.
Soft Skills: Active listening, speaking, writing, social perceptiveness, judgment and decision making
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Accommodations for Learning Differences
It is important that lessons accommodate the needs of every learner. These lessons may be modified
or accommodated for your students with learning differences by referring to the files found on the
Special Populations page of this website.
Preparation
 Review and familiarize yourself with the terminology.
 Prepare sample pictures of various garment pieces for a variety of body types.
 Have materials ready to go prior to the start of the lesson.
References
Liddell, L., & Samuels, C. (2004). Clothes and your appearance. Tinley Park, Illinois: The GoodheartWillcox Company, Inc.
Instructional Aids
 Lesson Plan: Garment Styles and Parts
 Slide Presentation: Garment Styles and Parts
 Garment Styles and Parts Catalog – Grading Rubric
 Magazines
 Scissors
 Glue
 Copy paper
 Access to computers, if possible
Introduction
Introduce the lesson by showing students pictures of garments for different body types. Ask students
to discuss the garments, determine which ones flatter each body type, and explain why.
Display and discuss the slide presentation with class. Students may take notes. (Optional)
Explain that students will use their knowledge of garment parts to create a “Garment Parts and Styles
Catalog”. The catalog should have 6 pages. Students will include pictures of garment examples on each
page of the catalog. Each picture should be labeled so it identifies the garment part and the garment
style. Include a 1 or 2 sentence description of each garment, and tell how it may compliment or flatter
a particular body type.
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Outline
MI
Outline
Go through the slide presentation with
students. Discuss the following:
I: Title Slide
II. Overall Objectives
a. What students will learn
b. How students will demonstrate
their learning
III. Garment Parts
IV. Identify the garment part
Instructor Notes
Begin slide presentation here.
Slide 2: Discuss what students
will learn in this lesson.
Slide 3: Students will identify
garment parts
Slide 4: Students will look at
garment pictures and break
down the garment parts in each
picture
V. Pant Styles
Slide 5: Discuss pant styles
according to length and fit
VI. Skirt Styles
Slide 6: Discuss skirt styles
according to shape
VII. Dress Styles
Slide 7: Discuss dress styles
according to shape
Slide 8: Discuss bodice styles
VIII. Bodice Styles
Slide 9: Discuss sleeve styles
IX: Sleeve Styles
Slide 10: Discuss collar styles
X: Collar Styles
XI: Student Assignment
Slide 11: Discuss students’
assignment and teacher
expectations
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Multiple Intelligences Guide
Existentialist
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
Kinesthetic/
Bodily
Logical/
Mathematical
Musical/
Rhythmic
Naturalist
Verbal/
Linguistic
Application
Guided Practice
Throughout the slide presentation, the teacher will stop periodically for the class to participate in short
activities.
 In Slide #4, students will identify the individual pieces of a garment. Students will exercise
personal judgment in determining which garment styles are complimentary to different body
types.

In Slides #5-10, students will view examples of various garment styles and discuss each one.
Independent Practice
 The teacher will make sure all materials needed for assignment are readily available.
o Students will look through various sources to find a picture for each of the garment
parts: pants, skirt, dress, bodice, sleeve and collar.
o Students will identify what style each garment picture is representing.
 Students will create a “Garment Parts and Styles Catalog” by folding 3 sheets of copy paper in
half and stapling them together on the fold, so the catalog has 6 pages total.
 On each page of the catalog, students will include one of the picture examples, along with a
title to label the style, and a 1-2 sentence description of what body type it would complement.
 Alternative: The teacher may allow students to create a digital catalog instead of a hard copy if
students have access to computers and technology. In this case, students would use online
resources for pictures of their garments.
Summary
Review
Students may review one another’s “Garment Parts and Styles” catalogs. Allow a debriefing time for
students to ask questions or to explain why they think their pictures accurately illustrate their
garments.
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Visual/
Spatial
Evaluation
Informal Assessment
Any and all of the following may be used as informal assessments…
 Check student participation in guided practice
 Prompting
 Check progress of student activities
Formal Assessment
Any and all of the following may be used as formal assessments…
 Notes on slide show presentation
 Completion of student assignment
 Use of grading rubric
Enrichment
Extension:
Students may continue this lesson by sketching examples of various garment styles and parts. The
teacher may provide students printed croquis of various body types and have students design and
sketch a garment using the information learned that will be complimentary to the croquis’ body type.
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Garment Styles and Parts Catalog – Grading Rubric
Criteria
Exceptional
Above Average
Below Average
Unacceptable
Completeness
20-15 points
14-8 points
7-1 points
0 points
(20 pts)
Work is 100%
complete; all
pieces fit
together as
complete
whole
Work is complete;
pieces are present
but do not present
a unified look
Work is
incomplete; pieces
are inconsistent
and difficult to
follow
Very little to no
attempt is made to
complete project
Creativity
20-15 points
14-8 points
7-1 points
0 points
(20 pts)
Work is
presented in
an
aesthetically
pleasing
format
Work has some
creativity but it is
not present
throughout the
entire project
Work has little
creative effort
Work appears to
be done in haste
with no creative
effort
Labels for
pictures
20-15 points
14-8 points
7-1 points
0 points
Labels are
complete,
accurate, and
match the
pictures
Most, but not all
labels are
complete and
accurate
Only some of the
pictures are
correctly labeled
Few to none of the
pictures are
accurately labeled
20-15 points
14-8 points
7-1 points
0 points
Descriptions
of garment
are accurate,
complete and
well-written
Most, but not all
of the descriptions
are complete and
well-written
Only some of the
sentence
descriptions are
written well
Sentence
descriptions were
incomplete
20-15 points
14-8 points
7-1 points
0 points
Catalog is put
together in
an organized
and easy to
read format
Catalog is
somewhat
organized
Catalog shows
little organization,
and it is not in an
easy to read
format
Catalog is not
ready to be viewed
by reader
(20 pts)
1-2 Sentence
description of
garment
(20 pts)
Professional
Appearance
(20 pts)
Comments:
Total points:
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Points