History of Fashion
Project:
Choose a timeline of Fashion you wish to study. Your topic could be from Ancient Egypt,
Greece or Rome; the Medieval Period; the Elizabethan Period; 18th, 19th or 20th Century;
a specific culture or ethnic group, a specific type of clothing or material. Each person’s
(partner group) topic must be unique and approved by the teacher.
Keywords:
Use the following keywords in conjunction with the above:
You must cover at LEAST 8 key points on your chosen topic. Your points can include items
such as:
Characteristics of Lifestyles
Different Groups or Classes
Men / Women
Work / Dress
Colours, Textures and Fabrics
Styles and Direction of Fashion (Reasons For It)
Embellishments / Accessories
Trends Emerging
Classics Represented
Fads Shown
Technology
Other (discuss with teacher)
Topic
Step 1: Find keywords on your topic
Keywords
1. Try to think of any synonyms or
acronyms for your topic. What
words come to mind for your topic
immediately?
2. Do a quick Wikipedia search…look
for hyperlinked words; synonyms
3. Try an encyclopedia (at the back
near the computers)
Grolier On-line encyclopedia
http://go-ontario.grolier.com
Username: hamwdsb
Password: hamw7124
4. Try a Directory to generate
keywords
a. Open Directory Project:
http://www.dmoz.org/
b. Librarian’s Index
http://lii.org/
c. Internet Public Library
http://www.ipl.org/
d. Academic Info
http://www.academicinfo.net/
5. Try a Clustering Metasearch engine
a. Kartoo www.kartoo.com
b. Clusty www.clusty.com
c. Dogpile www.dogpile.com
How do you find a book?
Use the On-line Book Collection (IPAC):
Log on to any computer
Go to Desk Tools
Find Ancaster On-line Catalogue on the desktop and double click
Or
Use the dedicated On-line Catalogue Computer (beige)
http://10.148.0.47/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506#focus
Or
(from home)
http://hip.hwdsb.on.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506
Book Collection (IPAC):
On-Line Databases/Prepaid Sites (part of the invisible web):
Virtual Library ACCESS
Virtual Library
http://ancasterhigh.hwdsb.on.ca/Departments/Library/
or
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/
Go to Students Tab;
Look for “Virtual Library” link in the column on the right
Use the following log in and password:
ID: secondary
Password: library
Choose a specialized database
Knowledge Ontario Databases
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ko_k12hs_d31
EBSCO Host:
http://search.epnet.com
User name: hwdsb password: ebscohome
Some books have been pulled to get you started. They are on the cart.
To browse for books;
• books on the culture and travel (914-918)
• history (900s)
• fashion (391)
Special Reference Materials:
These are the specific encyclopedias and are located along the back wall. In each source, use
the INDEX to locate your topic.
The Cultural Profiles for many nations.
Land and Peoples
Internet
General search engines:
www.alltheweb.com
www.google.com
www.geocities.com
Directories & Websites to get you started :
Fashion throughout history sites:
http://www.fashion-era.com/1914-1955.htm
http://www.vintageblues.com/history_main.htm
Costumes.org
http://www.costumes.org/
The Costume Page
http://www.costumepage.org/tcpinfo2.html
The Costume Gallery (has a timeline with pictures for each of the years listed)
http://www.costumegallery.com/
Costume History Timeline
http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/costhistpage.htm
Hats off to history
http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/herzj/websites/fashion/main.htm
Fashion era (tons of links)
http://www.fashion-era.com/
Control and Fashion
http://womenshistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.findarticl
es.com%2Fcf_0%2Fm2005%2F2_33%2F58675450%2Fp1%2Farticle.jhtml
http://employees.oneonta.edu/farberas/arth/ARTH200/gender.html
Fashion Theory – Journal
http://www.fashiontheory.com/
You had to be there (a slide show of women’s fashions)
http://womenshistory.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.
com%2Flibrary%2Fmagazine%2Fmillennium%2Fm2%2Fhayek.html
Costume Gallery – has links to each decade of the 20th century and many other links
http://www.costumegallery.com/yif1900.htm
Fashion in India
http://www.fashionindia.net/history_fashion/history_fashion.htm
Fashion in 1920s
http://www.rambova.com/fashion/fash4.html
Theories of Fashion
http://www.fashion-era.com/sociology_semiotics.htm
Printing:
Cut and paste into Microsoft Word before printing to reduce printing space.
Printing costs 10 cents per page. Tell the librarian when you need to print.
OR… e-mail work home to avoid printing at school
AVOID PLAGIARISM…OR How to make a perfect Works Cited
AVOID PLAGIARISM…Citing:
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Remember…all good researchers cite any ideas they borrow from other sources.
Use APA Style for citing in this project.
Make sure you keep track of all resources you may want to cite or reference. We have
blank Bibliography sheets you can use to keep track of the important information
as you research. Just ask at the counter.
Use a note sheet for every major resource you use.
All the detail you need to complete a correct Works Cited is on the school’s website.
http://ancasterhigh.hwdsb.on.ca/Departments/Library/
Try on-line Citation help software:
Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/