FASHION 008 History of Fashion to the Twentieth Century

Units: 3
Prerequisite Skills: 1. Reading Level II.
This course is a survey of costume from ancient times to the twentieth century. 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 costume is a reflection of trends in technology, music, literature, art, interior design and social values. (CSU)