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TES Global

Tes: Costume Design in His Dark Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this National Theatre video clip, Jon Morrell talks about the process of designing costumes for His Dark Materials from the novel by Philip Pullman [3:11].
Unit Plan
TES Global

Tes: Ppt on Costume Design

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a PowerPoint presentation on Costume Design including its bases in text and vision, colors, and line and silhouette. A worksheet for students is also provided.
eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Costume Parade

For Students Pre-K - K
Look at the parade of dogs dressed in costumes. Includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.
Activity
Chateau Meddybemps

Chateau Meddybemps: Halloween Costumes for Edgar and Andrew

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here is a story about Halloween. Two bunny brothers will choose costumes, and you get to try all the costumes on them.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fire Procession Costume

For Students 9th - 10th
Firemen were important people in Edo society. View pictures of their "costumes" and read why they were held in such high regard in this essay.
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Other

Traditional Costumes From the Regions of Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has examples of "Authentic antique regional costumes," from several regions of Greece. Each region is represented with a picture and a detailed description of the costume.
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Other

Elizabethan Costuming Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Drea Leed, author of "The Well-Dress'd Peasant: 16th Century Workingwoman's Dress", offers a detailed look at Elizabethan costumes, from the make-up, to the underclothing, to decorations and accessories.
eBook
California Digital Library

Escholarship Editions: Ceremonial Costumes of the Pueblo Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhaustive discussion of Virginia Roediger's 1941 book, "Ceremonial Costumes of the Pueblo Indians: Their Evolution, Fabrication, and Significance in the Prayer Drama", that studies in depth the Pueblo Indians; their history, social...
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Other

Central Washington University: Costume History

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on the history of costumes and fashion from Egyptian times to the 1990s. Thumbnail links may no longer work as this is an older site. However, the 'Fads in Fashion Slides' page has many large images organized by time periods....
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Peg + Cat: Costume Box Digital Game

For Students Pre-K - K
In this digital game, children can dress up all their favorite friends from Peg + Cat. Get Peg, Cat, and friends all dressed up in the silliest of outfits, of course! Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows. Also...
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Other

Mit:glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology

For Students 9th - 10th
This extensive glossary explains the vocabulary relating to fashions of the 1700's. Includes links to visual examples.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Costume Institute: Search the Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This vast collection of historical garments and jewelry contains an inventory of over 34,000 items. Includes images, dates and important facts about each piece.
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Other

The Costume Gallery: A Year in Fashion: 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
View ladies fashion from the flapper era. Some sections require a Library Card from The Costume Gallery.
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Other

Designer Job Openings: Set, Lighting, Costumes

For Students 9th - 10th
Updated often, or so it says, check here for available jobs in these areas, plus browse the listings to see what the requirements are of a job you think you might be interested in, if only for information. Remember these listings have...
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Other

Wall Street Journal: Sequins? What Sequins? Figure Skaters Through the Ages

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of colorful slides showcasing the costumes of male and female Canadian figure skaters. Has there been a change from sequins to more masculine outfits for the men? Have a look, and you decide! Related to the slideshow is a...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Visit the museum through an interactive floor plan, or by area (American art, European art, Asian art, Arms and Armor, Costumes and textiles, Dutch ceramics, etc.).
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Other

Jack Wolcott: Vide Occasions: Theatre History on the Web

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive site offers links to the history of British theatre including the Classics, Medieval and Renaissance, Elizabethan, 17th, 18th, 19th Century, Contemporary, and Non-Western theatre. It also provides links to theatre...
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Other

David Claudon: Dressing for Shakespeare

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the difference between farthingales and jerkins, trunk hose and canions by clicking on the Elizabethan Period costumes that Shakespeare's players and audience wore.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Costume Box

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dress up the characters in some silly outfits. Shuffle up the clothes they're wearing by clicking the arrows.
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Greek Costume

For Students 9th - 10th
A costume of an upper class Greek youth.
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Other

From Russia With Love

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains history of Ballets Russes production designs and costumes, as well as production history, and information about Sergei Diaghilev and other artists.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Halloween Timeline: How the Holiday Has Changed Over the Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
From pagan rituals to costumes and candy corn, discover how Halloween and its associated traditions has evolved through the ages.
Graphic
Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of Western styles of clothing, in timeline format, inspire us with the vastness and novelty of human creation. Examples span 250 years of changing styles in fashion, with the earliest articles dating from the eighteenth century.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Happy Halloween

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An engaging collection of Halloween activities from PBS Kids. Included are interactive games, printable coloring pages and masks, costume directions, a recipe for a tasty Halloween treat and more.

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