2017 Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences12:History of Fashion

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Academic unit or major
Humanities and social science courses
Instructor(s)
Takamura Zeshu 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Mon3-4(S222)  
Group
-
Course number
LAH.S412
Credits
1
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2017/3/17
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

In modern society, the garment has a various role not only for protecting our body.
In this lecture, You will learn why the fashion was born and how the fashion develops in our society.
Specifically, bursting the history of the four major fashion style, we will consider how the fashion has been produced currently.
And we investigate the keywords of modern fashion,for example"Dismantling and reconstruction",gender-less,"and so on.
You nourish the axis of the idea for their own fashion and you try to design new garment by yourself.
You will consider about the mechanism of the fashion.

Student learning outcomes

1) You can understand the variety of fashion without prejudice,and you can communicate with others through the fashion.
2) You can think of things in a global perspective.
3) You can develop your imagination,and you can create new ideas not bound by preconceived ideas.
4)You can recognize about the involvement between the social conditions and fashion.

Keywords

fashion,design,communication,

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

At first You will learn about the base of the fashion.For example history,design,business,lifestyle,and so on.
And we will discuss about the fashion.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Orientation/What is the fashion? Understanding what is the fashion
Class 2 Current Japanese fashion(1)the trend of current Japanese fashion Understanding current Japanese fashion
Class 3 History of the fashion(1) about Trad,Rock,Folkroe,Casual Understanding the basic style of fashion
Class 4 History of the fashion(2) the trend of famous collections Understanding the the system that transmits the fashion
Class 5 History of the fashion(3) the fusion of street style and high fashion, with a modern fashion Understanding the trend of fashion
Class 6 Current Japanese fashion(2) Relations with Japanese culture and Western fashion Understanding the impact of Japanese culture on the fashion world
Class 7 Designing your original fashion understanding the mechanism of fashion business by designing the garment
Class 8 Presentation Presenting the results

Textbook(s)

see Japanese information

Reference books, course materials, etc.

see Japanese information

Assessment criteria and methods

mini reports and participation of each class(50%), report and work based on understanding of whole lecture(50%).

Related courses

  • not required

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

Please participate at the first class (Limitation of numbers) .

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