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AKTU Historic Costumes-Western (BBFD302) Syllabus PDF – BFAD 3rd Semester
Historic Costumes-Western BBFD302
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Official AKTU syllabus of Historic Costumes-Western (BBFD302) for BFAD 3rd Semester – 3 credits, L-T-P 3-1-0. Read the unit-wise course content, course outcomes, evaluation pattern and recommended books online, or download the PDF.
Syllabus — Historic Costumes-Western
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Course Objectives
- To study the ancient civilizations of the world
- To examine the styles and special features that were popular in different countries at different times
- To understand the nuances of costumes from the ancient world up to the 20th century
- To evaluate the influence of the past trends on current fashion trends
- To enhance the knowledge of jewelry and accessories of different periods of history
Course Outcomes
- Become aware of the chronology of various civilizations
- Understand the social and cultural aspects of costumes
- Understand the sociological and cultural influences on the clothing of different eras
- Be able to relate the features of historical costumes with the features of contemporary costumes
- Be able to apply the knowledge of styles and special features of historical costumes for contemporary design development
- Understand the cross-cultural contacts during various civilizations influencing the materials, styles and silhouettes of the people of that era
| BBFD-302 | HISTORIC COSTUMES WESTERN | 3L:1T:0P 4 Credits |
| Unit | Topics | Lectures |
| I | THE ANCIENT WORLD: Mesopotamia- Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria; Egypt; Crete and Greece; Rome | 8 |
| II | THE MIDDLE AGES: The early Middle Ages – Byzantium, Coptic (the feudal ages) | 8 |
| III | THE RENAISSANCE: The Italian renaissance; The northern renaissance | 8 |
| IV | BAROQUE AND ROCOCO PERIODS: The seventeenth century; The eighteenth century. | 8 |
| V | THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: The Director and Empire period; The Romantic period; The Crinoline period; The Bustle period and the Nineties | 8 |
| VI | THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: The Edwardian Period; World war I; Twenties, and World War II. | 8 |
Suggested Assignments
- Inspired fromthe historical styles of costumes (any period/civilization) design an apparel for the present times
- Group presentation (four students) on: The work of any two national and two international designers who have created the modern adaptations of a style or some special features of costumes of a particular period
- The latest international fashion weeks where the designers have been inspired from any particular period’s silhouettes and styles
- Identify, research and document at least five movies where the costumes have been influenced by any given period in the history of the world Suggested Movies For better visual understanding of the costumes of earlier periods the student should be shown at least five of the following movies:
- Cleopatra
- The Odyssey
- Troy
- Julius Caesar
- Gladiator
- King Arthur
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Henry V
- Elizabeth
- Joan of Arc
- The Duchess
- A Tale of Two Cities
- Titanic etc. Suggested Visits
- Textile section of a nearby museum
- Painting section of a nearby museum
Text Books
- Tortora P.G., Eubank K., Survey of Historic Costumes, Fairchild Books, 2010
- Laver J., Costume and Fashion: A Concise History, 2010, Thames & Hudson World ofArt
- Peacock T., Costumes 1066 to the Present, Thames and Hudson, London, 2006
- Francois B., A History of Costume in the West, Thames and Hudson, 1987
- Racinet A., The Complete Costume History, Taschen, 2006
Reference Books
- Baclawski K., The Guide to Historic Costumes, Drama Publishers, 1995
- Boucher F., History of Costumes in the West, Thames & Hudson Ltd, Revised Edition, 1987
- Jahre Mode design, 1920s Fashion Design, The Pepin Press, 1998
- Racinet Auguste, Full Colour Pictorial History of Western Costume, Dover Publications, 1888
- Black, J.A and Garland M., A History of Fashion, London, Orbis Publishing, Ltd.,1978
- Lester, K. M., Historic Costume, Chas A Bennett Co. Inc. Illinois, 1956
- Tarrant N., The development of Costume, National Museum of Scotland 7Routledge, 1994
- Wilcox, Turner R., The Dictionary of Costume, B.T. Babsford Ltd., 1992
Online Resources
- http://www.fashion-era.com/ancient_costume/index.htm
- http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/egypt.htm
- http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/greek.htm
- http://www.roman-empire.net/society/soc-dress.html
- http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/roman.htm
- http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/renaissance.htm
- http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/
- http://www.maggiemayfashions.com/belleepoque.html
- http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/crinoline.htm
- http://www.thefashionhistorian.com/2010/09/cage-crinoline-as-socialmetaphor.html
- http://www.shpect.org/index.php/costumeanatomy/213-the-crinoline-periodcostumes
- http://www.cwu.edu/~robinsos/ppages/resources/Costume_History/renaissance.htm
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustle
- http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/BustlePeriods.htm
- http://www.maggiemayfashions.com/secondbustle.html
- http://pinterest.com/mwojdak/early-bustle-period-1869-1876/
- http://pinterest.com/mwojdak/romantic-era-fashion-1820-1840/
- http://fashionhistory.zeesonlinespace.net/romantic.html
- http://shpect.org/index.php/costumeanatomy/212-costumes-in-the-romantic- period-1815-1840
- http://www.maggiemayfashions.com/romantic.html
- http://www.tudorlinks.com/treasury/articles/view1900.html
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