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Clothing and fashion history (5 cr)

Code: MP00AB61-3004

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 01.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

3 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

40 % Contact teaching, 60 % Distance learning

Campus

Kouvola Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

8 - 20

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Fashion and Costume Design

Teachers

  • Esko Ahola
  • Seija Kiuru-Lavaste

Teacher in charge

Esko Ahola

Groups

  • MPKV21KP
    Muoti ja puvustus, päivätoteutus

Objective

You learn to:
- recognize historical development in the history of costumes, fashion and styles in different times/eras
- see costumes and clothing in specific times/eras as part of culture and society as a whole
- master the basic concepts of costume and fashion history
- utilise your knowledge of costume and fashion history by adopting ideas from history to your designs – both in clothing/fashion design as well as in costume design
- recognize stylistic means used in scenography and know the history of costume design and scenography in Finland

Content

How does your knowledge of clothing and fashion of a certain historic time/era help you understand the culture and society of that time?
How can you benefit from the vast pictorial material available when familiarising with a specific topic and processing new information?
How can you deepen your knowledge of a specific time/ era or phenomenon and how can you exploit it in your own design work?

Evaluation scale

1-5