Create a Design Fit for the Queen Inspired by the Work of Norman Hartnell
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Sample lesson plan for exhibition Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment Exhibition organised by Fashion and Textile Museum Fashion and Textile Museum, London: 16 November 2012 – 23 February 2013 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle: 26 October 2013 – 26 January 2014 British Couture since 1945 Create a design fit for the Queen inspired by the work of Norman Hartnell Learning objectives: LO1 – To explore the wedding dress of Lady Glenconner looking at the design, materials and techniques LO2 – To think of fabrics, patterns and motifs that might represent Great Britain on a dress LO3 – To design a dress fit for a queen to wear to a state ball LO4 – To work together in groups to produce a collection of royal garments for an international tour Resources: Paper, tracing paper, pencils, coloured pencils, coloured and plain card, fabric swatches, watercolour paint. Body template (croquis) A description and images of the exhibition: http://ftmlondon.org/ftm-exhibitions/hartnell-to-amies/ © Fashion and Textile Museum, London www.ftmlondon.org Sample lesson plan for exhibition Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment Exhibition organised by Fashion and Textile Museum Fashion and Textile Museum, London: 16 November 2012 – 23 February 2013 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle: 26 October 2013 – 26 January 2014 Key points on ‘Lady Glenconner’s wedding dress by Norman Hartnell’: • Wedding gown by Norman Hartnell created for Lady Anne Coke, daughter of the Earl of Leicester for her marriage to Mr Colin Tennant, later Lord Glenconner, at Holkham, Norfolk in 1956. • Anne, Lady Glenconner was a Maid of Honour at the Coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II where she also wore a gown by Hartnell • The designer Norman Hartnell (1901–79) is known for the design of the Queen's wedding dress in 1947 and Coronation Dress of 1953 – the iconic dress of the mid-twentieth century. He opened his first salon in 1923, and his elegant gowns for royal and aristocratic customers expressed the characteristics and the quality of British high fashion, setting the standard for generations to come. Lesson sections and Pupils learning and The role of the teacher Assessment for learning learning objectives interaction Introduction Discuss the wedding gown Research and show the class an How do the pupils respond to the LO1 by Norman Hartnell image of the Coronation. images? Q: How are people dressed? Do their answers show an Q: What is the Queen wearing? understanding of the importance of Q: Why do you think this is an each occasion? important event? Are pupils able to describe how it Show the class an image of Lady might have felt to wear these Glenconner on her wedding day. clothes? Q: Compare the Queen’s Do they engage with and show an coronation gown with the understanding of the designer’s wedding dress role in creating the wedding gown? Q: Can you describe the styles used by the designer? Ideas Think of fabrics, patterns and Ask pupils in groups (6 to 8) to Can pupils think of objects/things LO2 motifs that might represent make a list of fabrics and things which represent Great Britain? Great Britain on a royal that represent Great Britain and Do their answers indicate how they dress royalty. This could include: wool, might translate these ideas into tweed, velvet, The Queen, Duke designs? and Duchess of Cambridge, roses, daffodils, the crown jewels, the British flag, bulldogs, swans, and cloudy weather. © Fashion and Textile Museum, London www.ftmlondon.org Sample lesson plan for exhibition Hartnell to Amies: Couture by Royal Appointment Exhibition organised by Fashion and Textile Museum Fashion and Textile Museum, London: 16 November 2012 – 23 February 2013 Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle: 26 October 2013 – 26 January 2014 Designing Design a dress fit for a Encourage each pupil to work Can pupils design a dress and LO3 queen to wear to a state ball. with templates to design a set of show they have incorporated their Think of how a queen will dresses. Get the pupils to think research into how the final outfit need to look. about the length and shape of looks? the skirt, the pattern and type of fabrics, whether to include accessories such as a crown, shoes, jewellery, and perhaps a cape and handbag. Developing To work together in groups Encourage pupils to work Do pupils work well together, LO3 to produce a collection of together in groups of 2 to 4 to sharing ideas and improving their royal garments for an identify the location for the work as they go along? international tour international tour. Ask them to think about the range of garments required by a queen, and how the designs should relate to each other as well as the places she will visit. Tidying up and Pupils need to talk about Each group needs to talk about Can students explain their work evaluating their work and explain what their collection for a few minutes, using art and design vocabulary? clothes they have designed. explaining it in detail. Are the works creative and Pupils need to comment on Pupils can then comment on the imaginative? the work of others, being other collections produced in the Can pupils talk about others’ work, critical and justifying their class. justifying their opinions and view. suggesting improvements © Fashion and Textile Museum, London www.ftmlondon.org .