VCU ArtEd lesson plans This is a constantly growing web site that provides ideas on how to include fashion as a curriculum topic in the art room. Fashion and art have always influenced one another.
Fashion is often a reflection of the art world and the issues of our society.
Issues abide as readily and lastingly in dress and its conventions as in any other art. In fact, matters of fashion are especially powerful in their social and political implications and intimate contact with human values. Therefore, we can use fashion as easily as we use art to reflect upon the ideas, issues and problems of our society. This website was the result of a joint research effort between the Fashion Design and Art Education Departments at Virginia Commonwealth University . We would appreciate your comments and suggestions for this website.