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April 2005
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Course Title:
Fashion History
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Catalog Number:
AP-121U
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Semester Credit Hours:
3
3.1 Lecture
3.2 Lab
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Course Description: Covers the development of costumes and accessories as a part of a
socioeconomic and cultural force from ancient times to the present and its relationship to
contemporary fashion trends.
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Prerequisites:
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General Course Goals:
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Develop a working vocabulary of historical fashion terminology.
Identify line drawings of male and female apparel/accessory items by name and
historical period.
Relate historical costume development to present day fashion trends.
Describe how social, religious, economic, technological, and political influences
effected costume development.
Prepare board presentation to summarize male and female apparel, accessories,
fabrics, and colors of specified historical periods.
Research, prepare visual materials, and present, in class, a selected decade;
clothing styles, fads, music, and events will be highlighted.
Demonstrate understanding of costume development from ancient times to
present day.
Describe importance of fashion leaders and provide an example of their fashion
contribution.
Identify basic garment silhouettes and evaluate the evolution of each through the
Ancient Times, Middle Ages, Renaissance, 18th Century, and Modern Ages.
Trace the evolution of male apparel from early Middle Ages through Baroque.
Prepare all assignments in a professional manner to demonstrate good visual
imagery and communication.
Describe development of haute couture, the designers, and their noted
contributions to apparel.
Course Objectives:
7.1
Unit I: Ancient Times
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Describe the basic female and male attire associated with the Egyptians,
Greeks, and Romans.
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Identify, using specific styling terminology, the apparel, accessory, and
cosmetics used by each ancient time civilization.
Define and differentiate the apparel, accessory, and cosmetics used by
each ancient time civilization.
Develop appreciation for Ancient Times civilizations and their impact
upon fashion development.
Describe the political and social changes occurring and provide an
example of male and female apparel items for each.
Describe the effect religion had upon what people wore during the Ancient
Times.
Illustrate the influence of Ancient Times apparel in today’s fashion.
Unit II: Middle Ages
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Compare the social conditions of Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque
periods and discuss the influence upon costume development.
Describe the general fashion silhouette and how it changed.
Identify, using specific styling terminology, the apparel and accessory
items worn from 1000 A.D.–1700.
Describe at least three significant historical events that occurred during
this period and its influence on the dress of the people.
Trace the evolution of male apparel from the early Middle Ages through
Baroque.
Describe and identify types of female headgear popular from early Middle
Ages through Baroque.
Illustrate the influence of Middle Ages apparel in today’s fashions.
7.3 Unit III: 18C – 19C
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Describe 18C French court male and female attire.
Identify the fashion leaders of the 18C and 19C and provide an example of
the fashion contributions of each.
7.3.3 Describe how the political and social changes in France at this time
affected apparel and the country’s economy.
7.3.4 Trace the changes in the skirt, neck, and sleeve treatments of popular
women’s fashions of this time period.
7.3.5 Identify, using specific styling terminology, the apparel and accessory
items worn by men, women, and children of the 18C and 19C.
7.3.6 Discuss the cultural arts and their relation to fashion of the 18C and 19C.
7.3.7 Describe the international scope of fashion by providing fashion examples
of other country’s influential contributions to the fashion.
7.3.8 Describe at least three significant historical events that occurred during
this period and its influence on the people.
7.3.9 Describe the development of couture, the designers, and their noted
contributions to apparel.
7.3.10 Illustrate the influence of 18C and 19C apparel in today’s fashions.
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Unit IV: Modern Ages
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Describe the “temper” of each decade and provide apparel examples
which were a result of these decade events.
List the major designers and describe their lasting contribution to fashion.
Describe the basic silhouette and hemline changes in women’s fashion
throughout the decades.
Identify, using specific styling terminology, the apparel and accessory
items worn by men and women during this period.
Trace the evolutionary development of male attire during the decades.
Describe the importance of fashion leaders and provide an example of
their fashion contribution.
Describe and give examples of the influence of sports upon fashion.
Illustrate the influence of each decade’s apparel in today’s fashions.
Course Bibliography:
Survey of Historic Costume, by Tortora, Fairchild Publishing. ISBN: 1-56367-142-5
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Grading Criteria:
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