FASHION 9 History of Fashion from the Twentieth Century to Present

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Area 3; CSU Area C2
This course is a survey of fashion from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to show how clothing is used as a universal means of symbolizing roles and social position, emphasizing the ways clothing communicates values and attitudes, and how fashion is a reflection of trends in technology, music, literature, art, interior design and social values. Specific designers who influenced fashion of the past and present will be examined. (UC, CSU)