Fashion Fundamentals

Historic Costume Project

Working alone or in pairs students will research an area of their choice that refers to an influential factor in Fashion’s History.   You will compose a catalogue that a consumer of your time period would use to order designer fashions. 

Below is a list of possible topics that you may choose from, however you may also choose something different than the examples listed below either within the category or pick a completely different category.

• A particular type of ethnic clothing
   
    Native American
    African
    Chinese
    Japanese
   

• History of a specific period of type - You may pick from almost any time period, but here are a few suggestions to get you thinking.
 
  Egyptian
  Greece
  Roman
  Any Century, 16th, 17th, 18th, etc.
  Any Decade in the 20th Century
 

• History of a specific type of garment
 
  Hats
  Shoes
  Dresses
  Swimwear
  Zippers
  The Suit
 

• Fashion influence made by a particular person
 
  Napoleon
  Queen Victoria
  Twiggy
  Ginger Rogers
  Audrey Hepburn
  Cleopatra
  Jackie Kennedy
  Madonna
  Princess Diana
 

• Fashion influence by a particular event
 
  World War II
  Prohibition 
  Vietnam
  Women’s right to vote
  Women’s Movement – Wearing Pants
 

• How has a cultural event changed clothing?
 
  Movies
  Music
  Dancing