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British fashion through the ages

Extraits étudiés : de 0:26 à 0:41 puis de 3:30 à 5:15.

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VictoriansBecome a British fashion specialist: Victorians - VidéoBecome a British fashion specialist: Victorians - Questions
The 1950sBecome a British fashion specialist: 1950s - VidéoBecome a British fashion specialist: 1950s - Questions
The 1980sBecome a British fashion specialist: 1980s - VidéoBecome a British fashion specialist: 1980s - Questions
From the 1990s until todayBecome a British fashion specialist: 1990s - SiteFrom 1990s' heroin chic until today - Activité
Throughout British historyThe chronology of British fashion - Let's play!Matching fashion words to their period - Let's play!

Victorians

Become a British fashion specialist: Victorians - Vidéo

Extraits étudiés : de 0:26 à 0:41 puis de 3:30 à 5:15.
Vocabulary tips:
  • crinoline: crinoline (armature de baleines et de cercles d'acier flexibles, que les femmes portaient pour faire bouffer les jupes).
  • mourning: deuil
  • petticoat: jupon
  • corset: corset
  • girdles: gaine

Become a British fashion specialist: Victorians - Questions

1.Answer the questions about the video.
  • When was Queen Victoria the Queen of England?
  • Can you describe the materials and accessories of the organdy dress?
  • What activities could Victoria do dressed with a crinoline, a petticoat and a cage?  
  • How did Queen Victoria get dressed every day?
2.Now get ready to make a report about the period, and present it in front the class. Duration: 3-4 minutes.

The 1950s

Become a British fashion specialist: 1950s - Vidéo

Extrait étudié : jusqu'à 1:36.
Vocabulary tips:
  • hourglass figure:silhouette en sablier
  • brand: marque
  • attire: tenue
  • bra: soutien-gorge
  • tight girdle:gaine serrée

Become a British fashion specialist: 1950s - Questions

1.Answer the questions about the video.
  • What is the document about?
  • Were the 1950s a new time for women? Why?
  • What is the hourglass silhouette? Describe.
  • What did women wear girdles?
2.Now make a report about the period, and present it in front the class. Duration: 3-4 minutes.

The 1980s

Become a British fashion specialist: 1980s - Vidéo

Extraits étudiés : jusqu'à 0:37; de 1:15 à 2:29.
Vocabulary tips:
  • feather: plume
  • necklace: collier

Become a British fashion specialist: 1980s - Questions

1.Answer the following questions.
  • What period of fashion history is Lara talking about?
  • People were obsessed with something in this period. What was it?
  • What was the keyword in the 1980s?
  • How did fashion express this excessive period?
  • How did women express wealth and the importance of money at that time?
  • What was the punk movement?
2.Now make a report about the period, and present it in front the class. Duration: 3-4 minutes.

From the 1990s until today

Become a British fashion specialist: 1990s - Site

From 1990s' heroin chic until today - Activité

Have a look at the articles about heroin chic icons. Then, search for other relevant articles about British fashion since the 1990s on Britannica.com and other English-language websites.
Gather all the information you can and get ready to talk about the evolution of British fashion trends from the 1990s until today.

Throughout British history

The chronology of British fashion - Let's play!

Matching fashion words to their period - Let's play!