History of Fashion (Practical)

Paper Code: 
CFSD 404
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Develop drawing skills required for designing through line and shading exercises.
  2. Define the major elements, historical, cultural, social and economic, which influence changes in fashion

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CFSD 404

 

 

History Of Fashion

(Practical)

 

The Students will be able to:

 

  1. Categorize and relate the current market trends for designing.
  2. Illustrate and understand historic costume documentation with reference to different time periods.
  3. Apply rendering techniques for various fabric types.

Approach in teaching: Demonstration, Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Informative videos

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Design sheets and visual presentation

Assessment tasks will include Class Test, Semester end examinations, Student presentations

 

 

 

 

 

Unit I: 
CONTENT
  • To Study of current market trends for Apparel.                           04 hrs
  • Sketching and Designing of  men and women dresses according to the current trends taking inspiration from the following periods:   56 hrs
  • Beginning of Couture
  • Belle Epoque: (1900-1913)
  • World War I : ( 1914- 1919)
  • Between the Wars: (1920-1939)
  • Roaring twenties (1920-1929)
  • Glamour Years (1930-1939)                                                                               
  • War time Utility look: (1940-1946)
  • New Look (1947 -1956)
  • Mini and Mod (1957 – 1966)                                                                               
  • Anti - fashion (1967 – 1978)
  • Power - dressing: (1979 – 1987)
  • End of century (1988 – 2000)
  • Looks and Designers of 21st Century.

 

  • Activity - Visual presentation with the help of film interpretation,  Documentary movies, etc.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Tortora P.G. and Eubank K. (2015) Survey of Historic Costume, 6th edition New York, Fairchild Publications.
  • Chenoune F. (1993) The History of Men’s Fashion, Paris, Flammarion. (Translated by Dusinberre D.)
  • Bronwyn,C. (2003) Costume and Fashion: A complete History. Checkmark Books; Reprint edition
  • Sara Pendergast, Tom Pendergast, Sarah Hermsen (2003), Fashion Costume & Culture :Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages Volume 3 European Culture from the Renaissance to the Modern Era, Pendergast
  • Cumming, Valeric (2004) Understanding Fashion History, London, Batsford.
  • Laver J. (1969) A Concise History of Costume, London, Thames and Hudson.
  • James, L.( 2002),  Costume and Fashion: A Concise History; Thames and Hudson )2nd edition).

 

Academic Year: 
2020-21
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