Course Description
Interrelationship of costume and social, cultural, political, and economic environments from the nineteenth century to present day.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students will be required to investigate specified
research topics within the subject matter of the course. This
will entail a thorough review of literature, analysis of major
questions to be answered, and identification of specific
research topics worthy of pursuit. This will be reported in a
written research paper. The results of this work will also be
presented in class and graded for content, analytical acuity, and
presentation quality.
Athena Title
Hist Dress Fash 19C to Pres
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in TXMI 4290E
Undergraduate Pre or Corequisite
TXMI 3210 or TXMI 3210E
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
-Participate in an active learning community. Students are expected to take responsibility for their own learning and to encourage one another as well as the instructor to constantly improve the learning environment in the classroom. -Develop critical thinking skills that would allow them to interpret and analyze relevant information related to the history of dress while they apply this knowledge to their specific majors and using adequate terminology. -Communicate and express opinions, ideas, and concepts in an organized manner, thus making important contributions to the learning process of the class. -Comprehend the historic development of clothing and textiles in the context of a specific time period and geographical location with an emphasis on the study of the history of clothing from the French Revolution to the mid-1980s. -Identify the influence of cultural values, ethnic background, class, and gender in the development of clothing and textiles during the 19th and 20th centuries -Identify the influence of customs, art, religion, economy, politics, and technological advancements in the historic development of clothing and textiles. -Develop an appreciation for historic clothing and textiles as an inspiration for contemporary designs and trends. -Identify specific contributions of the figure of the designer and other fashion innovators in the historical development of clothing and textiles. -Determine the relation between specific cultural background and contemporary trends in clothing and textiles. -Gain understanding of the interrelatedness of cultural diversity and the development of twentieth century fashion by recognizing multi-cultural influences on fashionable dress. (For the graduate-level course) -Develop original research on historic dress demonstrating appropriate research and writing skills. -Analyze, evaluate, and cite published research in the historic dress field and evaluate relevant theoretical frameworks. -Understand basic techniques for historic clothing conversation, management, and display.
Topical Outline
-Methodology and Historical consideration. Functions of Clothing. -Overview of the Eighteenth Century, French Revolution and Directoire Period. -Introduction to XIX Century. Neoclassical Art. -Empire Period. -Romanticism. Romantic Period -Mid-XIX Century art -Crinoline Period -Late XIX Century Design -The Arts and Crafts Movement. William Morris. Liberty & Co. Aesthetic Movement. -Bustle Period -Charles Frederick Worth -Art Noveau -The Nineties -Turn of the Century (1900s) -Modernism, Belle Epoque. Orientalism. -Edwardian Period -Designers: Paul Poiret, Lucile, Callot Souers, Jacques Doucet, Jeanne Paquin, Mariano Fortuny, Sonia Delauney -The Isms -1910s and World War I -Art Deco -Early Hollywood -1920s -1930s -Bauhaus School -1920 and 1930s Designers: Coco Chanel, Madame Gres. Madelaine Vionet. Cristobal Balenciaga. Adrian, Edith Head, Orry-Kelly, Irene Sharaff. -1940s: Industrial Designers. War and Restrictions. Fascist Propaganda. -1940s Designers: Claire McCardell, Nina Ricci, Muriel King, Norman Norell, Bonnie Cashin, Pauline Trigere, Salvatore Ferragamo, Charles James, Hattie Carnegie. -Late 1940s and early 1950s. -Postwar Reconstruction and Design -1950s. Television, Affluence, and Consumerism. Plastics, Modern Furniture. Residential Design. -Femininity, Teenage Culture. Fashion Photography. -1950s. Fashion Designers: Dior, Balenciaga, Jacques Fath, Balmain, Chanel, Hardy Amies. -1960s: Eccleticism. Pop and Opt Art. Space Age. Psychedelia and Hippies. -1960s. Designers: Saint Laurent, Quant, Hubert de Givenchy, Oleg Cassini, Pierre Cardin, Andre Coureges, Emanuel Ungaro, Paco Rabanne, Emilio Pucci, Biba, James Galanos, Valentino. -1970s:Kenzo, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Geogrey Beene, Halston, Ossie Clark, Ralph Lauren, Mary McFadden, Zandra Rhodes, Bill Gibb, Yuki, Laura Ashley. -1970s: Radical Chic. Folkloric look. Military Style. Environmental concerns. -Feminism. Disco. Punk. Glam. -1980s Postmodernism. High Tech. Corporate Design. Computer Age. -Consumerism and Logos. Fitness craze. Dress for success. -1980s Designers: Armani, Moschino, Vuitton, Galliano, Kawakubo, Versace, Karan, Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, Lagerfeld, Lacroix, Kamali, Perry Ellis, Jacobs, Galanos -1990s: Globalization, Internet, Cyber-fashion, CAD. Post- Modernism. Goth. -Grunge. Rasta. Urban, Hip-Hop, Ghetto-fabulous. (Tortora, Ch.18) -1990s Fashion Designers: Sui, McQueen Romeo Gigli, Rifat Ozbek, Dolce & Gabbana, Martin Margiela, Helmut Lang, Julien MacDonald, Tom Ford, Hilfiger, Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Prada, Mizrahi, Spade, Watanabe.
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