Name: Reichert, Doris

E-mail: dorrisreichert55@hotmail.com

Topic: Fashion Fanfare of the 19th Century

Grade: 4

Time: 1 class period

Ark. Hist. Framework: 1.1.6, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 2.1.4, 2.1.6, 3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.7, 5.1.10

Objective: Students will compare and contrast the clothing during the 19th century to the fashion trends of the present day.

Set: Brainstorm:  What do you think clothes will look like in 10, 20 years?  Why do clothes change in design?

Materials: Fashions of the Old South - Paper Dolls in Full Color by Tom Tierney

19th Century Clothing by Bobbie Kalman

JCPenney's catalog and other mail order catalogs

Blank copies of Venn diagrams

Sketch paper and colored pencils

Cardboard boy/girl patterns

Copies of paper doll clothes for coloring

Key Terms: linen, flax, camisole, bodice, corset, crinoline, chemise, bustle, boning, flounce, linsey-woolsey, knickers, petticoat, pinafore, shift, smock, spats, stay, tured, turban, waistcoat, whalebone, union suit

Key Facts: 19 century pioneers had no shops in which to purchase clothes.  When their clothes wore out, they had to start from scratch to make new items.  The most available materials for making clothing were wool, flax, and leather.  Many of thepioneers came from Europe and became farmers.  Since they worked outdoors, tough, comfortable clothing was needed.  Many items came into existence because of the type of work done, i.e. Levi jeans, overalls, cowboy hats, etc.  Even women wore sturdy essentials such as boots.  As settlement grew, fabric was more easily obtained.  Women living in the city wore different clothing.  Gradually, fashions developed from European designs for both men and women.  Young children dressed differently from older ones.  After age four, they dressed now like their parents.  In the latter part of the century, the sewing machine was invented which gave rise to mail order companies and mass production of clothing.

Activities: Read and discuss vocabulary definitions.  Complete crossword puzzle.  Each student will develop a Venn diagram to show comparison of fashion.  Invite Georgeanne Sisco, Old State House Museum, Little Rock, to demonstrate the wearing of period clothing of the 19th century.  Using male/female patterns, students will design clothing of a future time period, color, and present oral descriptions.

Closure: Students will be able to distinguish the fahions popular in the different time eras and explain why fashion has changed in the past century.

Assessment: Students will design something suitable for a future time period.  Each will demonstrate its use and describe orally why it will be useful.  They will display clothing and patterns.

Resources: Fashions of the Old  South, Paper Dolls in Full Color by Tom Tierny

19th Century Clothing by Bobbie Kalman

JCPenney Catalog

Georgeanne Sisco; Old State House Museum, Little Rock

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