Fashion

A) **Cluster Name: Fresh to Death** B) **Cluster Leader(s):** Miyo C) **Cluster Goal** (ie What do you want to accomplish in this cluster? Example: //The Music Label Cluster will allow participants to learn how to write, record and produce their musical ideas in order to create a demo CD.)//

The Fashion Rensizzle Cluster will go behind the scenes of the fashion industry to learn about the history, production, art and business of fashion/cosmetics. We will create a magazine to document our experiences.

D) **Names of Student Documentarians:** Tanai, Tenzin, Ivana Monday Wiki: Kelsang & Tenzin Tuesday Wiki: Tanai & Sophia Wednesday Wiki: Tiffany & Alina Thursday Wiki: Ivana, Rulaiha, Beatriz Friday Wiki: Cecelia & Katie

E) **Experiences Students Will Have:** Examining Advertising, Body Image & Portrayal of women in Fashion Magazines Re-constructing t-shirts to our own designs Dying Fabrics Creating Fabric jewelry Visit FIT Museum & Metropolitan Museum Fashion Shoot w/Fashion Photographer Visit a designer's showroom Learn about FIT from an alumnus

F) **People or Groups Students Will Meet:** Chloe Leichman & Myla - DIY t-shirt design & dying, fabric jewelry Jenny Lederer - Fashion Photography Sam - Fashion Designer Virginia Hortas - FIT Alumnus

G) **Skills Students Will Learn:** How to protest Animal Cruelty How to dye fabric & make fabric jewelry How to write articles, take photos and create a magazine How to do a Fashion photo shoot

H) **Artifacts or Work Products Students Will Have For their Scrapbook/website:** Fresh to Death Fashion Magazine Photo shoot pictures Re-constructed t-shirt

**Magazine Roles:** Cover Page & Table of Contents: Zahava Latest Trends (Photos & Text): Tiffany & Tanai Documenting Rensizzle week (Photos w/captions): Rulaiha Article on Animal Cruelty/Testing Cosmetics products on Animals: Cecelia & Tenzin What's hot/What's not (Phstos & TExt): Ivana, Alina, Beatriz On the Street Fashion (Photos & Text): Kelsang & Tanai **__ C __****__luster Curriculum:__** Monday 9 Why is fashion important? 10 Magazine research (Vogue, Teen Vogue, etc.) & Advertising in Fashion 11 Body Image Collage 12 lunch 1 PETA – Animal Testing for Cosmetics 2 update wiki/magazine drafting**
 * __Cosmetics Industry__

Tuesday 10 DIY t-shirt design 11 Fabric jewelry 12 lunch 1 Dying clothes 2 Dying clothes/ magazine drafting/update wiki/Q preparation about Fashion Photography & Design ** Wednesday 9** **On the street fashion - photojournalism** - NYTIMES 12 FIT Museum** Fieldtrip (need chaperone) - Beatriz's mom, Cecelia's mom, Tanai's mom, Ivana's mom Tues - Fri Noon - 8pm Seventh Avenue at 27 Street. New York City 10001-5992. The museum can be reached by subway: 1, C, E, F, V, N, or R, and by bus: M10. To **book a tour**, please contact Lynn Sallaberry by phone at 212 217.4550 or by fax at 212 217.4541. 1** **On the street fashion - photojournalism**
 * __DIY Fashion__ -** Guests: Chloe Leichman & Myla
 * 9 DIY t-shirt design
 * __Fashion History__
 * 10** **lunch/snack**
 * 11 train
 * FIT Museum –
 * 2 train**

Thursday 10 train 11 Photo Shoot 12 Photo Shoot/lunch 1 Visit** Sam **(Denis’s friend) – Designer Showroom/ Visit stores: look at current fashion trends 2 train**
 * __Fashion Photography & Current Trends__** - Guest: Jenny Lederer
 * 9 Q & A about Fashion photography

Friday 10 Drafting/Layout 11** Virginia Hortas - virginiahortas@yahoo.com – FIT Alumni 1 Layout 2 Presentation rehearsal  ** =FASHION BLOG = Okay, today in our first day of rensizzle week, we learned about whats in a fashion magazine. All lot of them were not very diverse. They also had a lot of skinny models, rather than having larger models. That was one observation that we noticed in the magazines that we all had. We also watched some video clips of animal testings and animal skinning which was sad to watch but still taught us alot about it. We made collages from different magazines pictures with different styles. That is about everything that happened today. <3 ~Tenzin Dechen & Kelsang Y. Tsowang
 * __Magazine & FIT Alumnus –__** __Guest: Virginia Hortas__
 * 9 update wiki/Q’s for FIT alumnus/Drafting
 * 12 lunch
 * __monday 23 2009__

__tuesday24 2009__ Today Miyo's friend Chloe had tought us about tie dying shirtsit was very fun and alot of us learned to never mess with tie die because it dosen't come off easily. Her other friend Mila came to the school to teach us how to braid jersey strips (fabric) to make accesories for ourselves like belts, necklaces, braclets, and head bands. We all learned something new,fun,and something to do at home!;-* ~Sofia l. Roma & Kelsang Y. Tsowang <3**

Today our group went to the F.I.T (fashion Institute of technology) Museum. We learned all about the history and different styles of fashion. =) We also interviewed student from the Fashion institute of technology school, we asked them about their choices of fashion, and what they like to wear. We also asked them about their favorite stores. This was a fun and educational experience for all of us! We really had a fun time, and we all learned something new. ~Alina &_ Tiffany
 * __Wednesday March 25 2009__

__Thursday March 26 2009__ Today is Alina's Birthday.** //HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE!!!!!!!!**// Today our group had a fashion show in class 209. Miyo's friend Jenny came in and she is a professional photographer. We took several pictures. This was a great experience for us because now we know how a real photo shoot goes down ;) I had a really fun time and i hope we can do this again. =] :.) 1238101279Rulaiha ;)1238101279

__Friday March 27 2009__

Today we composing our magazine in the morning. Then around 11:50, we had a talk with Sofia's mom, who attended FIT. We learned very interesting facts about the school and her career in fashion. After talking with her mother, we had lunch, then came back to school. We then went to the park, played a little, then took photos for out magazine cover. Last, but not least, we went to 7/11 to get slurpies and walked back to the school. We had a a great last day. :) -Cecelia and Katie.