HISTORY OF FASHION

Paper Code: 
CFSD 403
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Understand, recognize, describe and visually analyze the historic fashion.
  2. Understand the correlation between men’s, women’s, and children’s fashions and with reference to the social, economic, and political environmental influences through the ages.
  3. Recognize the influence of historic dress on contemporary fashion

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

CFSD 403

 

History Of Fashion (Theory)

The Students will be able to:

CO125. Recognize broad themes in 20th century fashion history as well as develop a vocabulary of specific fashion styles, designers, and movements.

CO126. Identify the ways in which social, economic, political, technological, and cultural developments have influenced the fashion industry.

CO127. Recognize the value of studying historic costume and appreciate how it was influenced garment/accessory design inspirations of today.

CO128. Examine the significance of studying fashion history as a source of research for developing new collections.

CO129. Assess the impact of fashion history in current fashion characteristic

Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Power Point Presentations, Informative videos

Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, presentations.

Assessment tasks will include Class Test on the topics, Semester end examinations, /Quiz, Student presentations, and assignments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Course Content:
  • Beginning of Couture
  • Bell Epoque: (1900-1913)
  • World War I : ( 1914- 1919)

 

12.00
  • Between the Wars: (1920-1939)
  • Roaring twenties (1920-1929)
  • Glamour Years (1930-1939)

 

12.00
  • War time Utility look: (1940-1946)
  • New Look (1947 -1956)
  • Mini and Mod (1957 – 1966)

 

12.00
  • Anti - fashion (1967 – 1978)
  • Power - dressing: (1979 – 1987)

 

12.00
  • End of century (1988 – 2000)
  • Looks and Designers of 21st Century.

 

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 Conscise 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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