Course Name | Contemporary Fashion Designers |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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FA 419 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | Online | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Q&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to improve their knowledge their knowledge about the contemporary fashion designers and their design philosophy. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The class will serve as a resource on the historically important international contemporary fashion designers by provding both retrospective and up to date information. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to course | |
2 | League of Legends: Coco Chanel, Christian Dior & Yves Saint Laurent Their past, present and future | Florence Müller, “Yves Saint Laurent”, ISBN ISBN 1978 0 8109 9608 3, Abrams Books , Chaptet “Body & Gesture”, pages 169 - 197 100 Contemporary Fashion Designers, Terry Jones (Ed.) Taschen |
3 | This is America: Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan | Brenda Polan, “The Great Fashion Designers”, ISBN 978 1 84788 227 1, Berg, Chapter: “Calvin Klein”, Pages 161 - 167 |
4 | Italians Do it Better: Giorgio Armani, Versace, Fendi | Brenda Polan, “The Great Fashion Designers”, ISBN 978 1 84788 227 1, Berg, Chapter: “Giorgio Armani”, Pages 167 - 173 |
5 | Swinging London: Vivienne Westwood, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen | Andrew Bolton, “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty”, ISBN 978-1-58839-412-5, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chapter: “Introduction”, pages: 17-30 |
6 | Back to Paris: Louis Vuitton, Margiela, Schiaparelli | Brenda Polan, “The Great Fashion Designers”, ISBN 978 1 84788 227 1, Berg, Chapter: “Martin Margiela”, Pages 229 - 235 |
7 | Modern Icons: Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Miuccia Prada, Dries Van Noten | Brenda Polan, “The Great Fashion Designers”, ISBN 978 1 84788 227 1, Berg, Chapter: “Tom Ford”, Pages 239 - 243 |
8 | Midterm | Computer with camera & microphone |
9 | Guest speaker | Computer with camera & microphone |
10 | The New Front (Womenswear): Jacquemus, Demna Gvasalia, Marine Serre | “Marine Serre and Simon Porte Jacquemus Are for Real”, The Cut. Feb 26, 2019 |
11 | The New Front (Menswear): Virgil Abloh vs. Kim Jones, JW Anderson, Thom Browne | “Kim Jones Wants to Rule the Fashion World”, Friedman, Vanessa, International New York Times. Jan 28, 2021 |
12 | Trends: Genderless, sustainability, young talents | “The Cult of Fear of God”, Silva, Horatio. In: Harper's Bazaar. Dec, 2020 |
13 | Luxury brands and new comers | For Cartier, Love Is a Battlefield | BoF (businessoffashion.com) |
14 | Luxury brands and new comers | Byredo’s Ambitions to Become Beauty’s Next Megabrand | BoF (businessoffashion.com) |
15 | Semester Review | Computer with camera & microphone |
16 | Final Exam | Computer with camera & microphone |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Polan, Brenda & Tredre, Roger - “The great fashion designers” (2009, Bloomsbury Academic & Berg Publishers) |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Charlotte Sinclaire Vogue on Dior ISBN 9781613127773 Ilya Parkins Poiret, Dior and Schiaparelli: fashion, femininity and modernity ISBN 854520542 Daniele Bott Chanel: collections and creations ISBN 978-0-500-51360-6 |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 15 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 25 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 75 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 25 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 3 | 36 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 6 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 10 | |
Total | 120 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to develop and design a collection independently. | |||||
2 | To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice. | |||||
4 | To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design. | |||||
5 | To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession. | |||||
6 | To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products. | |||||
8 | To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research. | |||||
10 | To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest