Evolution of Clothing & Style

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In this class, you will learn to identify historical periods of clothing by exploring how fashion trends relate to social, political, geographic and scientific events of a period. We will examine and explore the global evolution of dress to include researching a period, clothing item or aspect of fashion in a period to examine and present to the class. You will also keep a visual labeled collage/copy project for a quick reference guide. The framework will simulate the process that goes into researching any piece of theater as a director, as an actor, or as a designer. You will be able to research individual productions by filling in the context within which the story occurs. The resulting project will be a visual record of fashion at a certain time and place in history, whether it is Hollywood in the 1930s, rural China in the 19th C, or Italy at the height of its fashion dominance. Offered fall only.