2015-16 Summer
(HART 1040)
1 Credit | Can be used to fulfill Common Core Requirement (Core Elective: Arts Area)
Teaching Medium: English
Course Description
In this course, students will explore the development of western fashion styles from the mid-19th century to nowadays. Students will study and reflect on fashion with a historical perspective through introducing important fashion trends, icons, designers and material development. The course will also open students’ mind to the discussion of how fashion interacts with social changes, as reflected in the development of the hippies’ style, the social status of women, globalization and the growth of fashion enterprises. As an integral part of the course, students will learn sewing techniques and utilize sewing equipment, which can be applied in the creation of a finished garment by themselves. Students learn to appreciate the practical, historical and artistic integration of fashion design.
- Identify and describe the distinctive characteristics and features of costumes in major historical and stylistic periods
- Identify and explain the historical references found in contemporary fashion
- Operate industrial-standard equipment used in the fabrication of garments
- Produce an original work using professional-standard sewing techniques with historical sources
Lesson 1: Overview the 150 years of western womenswear (1850-2016)
Lesson 2: The Development of Haute Couture (1850-1910)
Lesson 3: The Roaring Twenties (1920) – Flappers
Lesson 4: Return of Glamour ( 30s, 40s and 50s ) - Fashion and Film
Lesson 5: The Hippies Style ( 1960 ) & The Punk Style ( 1970 )
Lesson 6: Dress for Success ( 1980 )
Lesson 7: Anti-Fashion ( 1990 )
Lesson 8: Sport and Street Influences ( 2000-2015 )
Lesson 9: Final Garment Project Presentation
- The chronology of fashion – from empire dress to ethical design , NJ Stevenson
- New complete guide to sewing , Reader’s Digest
- Metric Pattern Cutting for Women’s wear, Winifred Aldrich
Enrolment Details
Course Registration : 04-04 Oct 2024Add/Drop : 04-04 Oct 2024
Instructor
Silvio CHAN
Assessment
| Attendance | 20% |
| In-class sewing exercises | 20% |
| Final Project: Research & development | 30% |
| Final Project: Finished garment & presentation | 30% |