Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
Koninklijke Academie van Antwerpen
History of costume design 12061/2803/2223/1/31
Study guide

History of costume design 1

2061/2803/2223/1/31
Academic year 2022-23
Is found in:
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts, programme stage 1
    Specialisation:
    • Costume Design
  • Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
    Specialisation:
    • Costume Design
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Co-ordinator: Dirix Emmanuelle
Languages: Dutch, English
Scheduled for: Semester 2 or Semester 1 + Semester 2
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2023 ()
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Possibility of deliberation: You have to pass this course unit (will never be deliberated).
Total study time: 90,00 hours

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisite competencies (text)

Students are expected to familiarise themselves with social and political events from 1900-2000.


An excellent academic is: Hobsbawm, Eric J. The age of extremes: a history of the world, 1914-1991. Vintage, 1996.



Wikipedia or other commercial websites are not good sources.

Learning outcomes (list)

BA2 - The student has the necessary knowledge, skills and insights regarding material, form, action, concepts, function and contents of the chosen medi
The student has knows the visual sources with regard to the history of the theater costume.

Course content

General introduction to the use of colour, materials, fabric design and body shape in fashion. Socio-cultural aspects of clothing and fashion. Sources: sculpture, book illumination, painting, engraving, photography, fashion drawings.
Recognising silhouettes of the 20th century

Study material (text): Mandatory

Barnard, Malcolm. Fashion as communication. Psychology Press, 2002.

Wilson, Elizabeth. Adorned in dreams: Fashion and modernity. IB Tauris, 2003.

Ash, Juliet, and Elizabeth Wilson. Chic thrills: A fashion reader. Univ of California Press, 1992.

Bruzzi, Stella, and Pamela Church Gibson. Fashion Cultures Revisited: Theories, Explorations and Analysis. Routledge, 2013.

Educational organisation (list)

Learning Activities
Artistic praxis52,00 hours
Lectures and / or tutorials38,00 hours

Evaluation (list)

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Semester 2Artistic skills assessment during the examination series100,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
2nd examination periodArtistic skills assessment during the examination series100,00