ITAS 255 - Fundamentals of Fashion: History and Theory

This cultural studies course in English provides the theoretical and practical basis to access the world of fashion. The class’s goals are to provide students with the tools to understand the many dimensions of fashion: political, social, cultural, personal, and economic. The concept of “Fashion” in this course, refers to commercial and industrial systems as well as to the less tangible aspects of identity and affect. The course invites students to explore how the specific social and economic context in which garments are produced are expressed in clothing materiality. Fashion, of course, is a vehicle for class distinction, desire for upper mobility, and styles associated with social status or one ́s gender.

Credits 4

Notes
This course is cross listed with HISP 250.

Area
Humanities

Division
Arts and Humanities

Compass Attributes
Humanities Division, global honors, LEAP (Global Fashion Industry)