Class History of Fashion Design

This UC aims to provide students with specific knowledge and skills on the Fashion Design History by addressing its various movements in the context of Fashion Design History.  

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 Cultural and artistic framework from the history of clothing to the concept of fashion - Clothing from prehistory to the Great Empires - Clothing in the Classical Period - Clothing in the Middle Ages - The neoclassical - The 19th century: Bourgeois fashions Fashion and Industry: Symbolic Fashion as opposed to official fashion; Appearance of Haute Couture; The changes of the end of the century; fashion and sport - The 20th century: The influence of the Great War on women's fashion; The Roaring Twenties and Gabrielle Chanel; The 30s; The Second World War and its projection in Fashion - Christian Dior and the New Look; The 50's; The 60's and the importance of English fashion; The 70's; The 80's; the nineties - 21st Century - paradigm of interpretation of the history of fashion in new approaches to consumption; brands' message in the face of social, political, economic and sustainability contexts.

The evaluation will be continuous based on the monitoring of the work in class and the results of the work developed. Mandatory work carried out throughout the semester - 30%; Final work - 50% Oral Presentation - if it is defined that there is an oral presentation of some or all of the mandatory work, it should be noted that students will have to present their work in a class context, to be defined by the teacher, in front of the rest of the class, subject to questions by part of the teacher or teachers. The grade for this evaluation moment may be included in the final grade of the work or have a separate evaluation. Debate and class participation - 10%; Attendance - 10%. Participation has to be made through 75% of mandatory attendance, whose non-compliance requires the exam. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONSULT THE FUC AT MOODLE.    

CUVILLIER, Dominique, Comprendre les Tendances, Chêne, Paris (2008) Collezionni Trends (revista) FERNANDEZ, Angel e ROIG, Martin, Desenho para Designers de Moda,  Estampa, Lisboa (2007) GERVAL, Olivier, Studio et Produits, Eyrolles, Paris (2007) JONES, Sue Jenkyn, Fashion Design, O Manual do Estilista, Gustavo Gilli, Barcelona (2005) LYNCH, Annette e STRAUSS, Mitchell D. Changing Fashion, Berg, New York (2007)