Academic Catalog 2016–2017

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FAS371 History of Fashion I

[2–0, 2 cr.]

This course is a survey of the development of apparel and accessory design through different periods, with a particular emphasis on the modern period, beginning with industrialization. Social, cultural, economic and industrial factors are discussed along with major art movements that contributed to the development of fashion, and as precursors of contemporary fashion trends.