T773-
HISTORY OF COSTUMES
AND TEXTILES
Philadelphia University
School
of Textiles
and Materials Technology
Fall, 2004
Tuesday/Thursday
1:00 - 2:00
Jane Young Likens
Assistant Professor
Office: 103 Hayward Hall
T/R 3:00-5:00
215-951-2665
likensj@philau.edu
Midterm and Final slides are on the Eres system (Guttman
Library Homepage)
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SYLLABUS | COURSE
OUTLINE | RESEARCH | VISUAL
VISUAL PROJECT - Due:
November 18, 2004
Developed by Professor Sigrid Weltge
The past remains a powerful source of inspiration for designers.
The aim of this assignment is to show how fashion repeats itself.
The excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum, for example, inspired
the Empire style of the eighteenth century. Ever since, designers
have studied costume and art history to create their collections.
The designers utilize aspects of fashion history in their own work.
Objective:
To find historic precedent in contemporary fashion, accessories or textiles.
Method:
The illustrations in your textbook as well as costume or textile books should
guide you in identifying historical styles. Regularly examine current periodicals,
such as Vogue, Bazaar, Women’s Wear Daily, Ebony, etc. and
the many excellent foreign fashion periodicals in the library to see how
designers are using and updating past styles. Since you must attach a bibliography
of books and magazines, make sure that you always identify your source immediately,
i.e. jot down the name and date of the publication from which you are selecting
your choice.
Start this project as soon as we begin studying costumes of past societies.
During the second half of the semester, when you have gained considerable knowledge
and are more familiar with historic styles, I will show you slides of student
projects and explain in detail how to design your project.
Project:
You must find a minimum of ten examples of current fashions (there is no maximum)
based on historic inspiration. You can mix and match time periods or adhere
to one style. For instance, if you were to feature evening gowns based on
Greek chitons you would only have to show one historic chiton with the ten
contemporary evening gowns. If you show examples from different time periods,
such as the Renaissance, Baroque, Victorian or other styles, then each contemporary
example must have a historic counterpart.
The most professional presentation is achieved through scanned computer
images and by integrating captions in a pleasing way. Captions should
be one or two paragraphs, describing the relationship between the
historic and contemporary example and, if known, the name of the
designer. Look at fashion magazines to get a sense of snappy, interesting
descriptions. They should be more entertaining and journalistic than
academic. Of course, there should be no grammatical or spelling mistakes.
You project must be factually (historically) correct.
Layout and pleasing arrangement of text and images is the most important
criteria. Show that you are a designer who is able to present an
excellent project to her/his boss or client. Pay attention to good
copy writing, spelling and grammar.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Attach a bibliography of magazines and books you consulted for this project.
(This is part of the presentation - not an extra sheet of paper loosely inside
the project.)
MANDATORY SIZE:
8 1/2” X 11” pages, placed in a folder. Do not use other formats.
COVER:
The cover should be professional looking. One often can judge a book by its
cover! “Craftsy” covers are not professional.
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