Costume History Course

What will I learn?
You will study dress across major civilisations and periods, from Mesopotamian wool garments to 21st‑century fast‑fashion supply chains. You will learn to read textiles as evidence, interpret primary sources, and apply periodisation frameworks to Western and non‑Western traditions. The course covers tailoring history, sumptuary law, industrialisation, and subcultural dress movements. You will develop skills in pattern reconstruction, costume illustration, museum curation, and period film research. Critical theory modules introduce gender studies, postcolonial critique, semiotics, and material‑culture methodology. By the end, you will have a structured, evidence‑based command of global costume history and analytical tools for professional use.
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Develop skills
- Read Textiles: Identify fibre types, weave structures, and dye sources as historical evidence.
- Analyse Primary Sources: Interpret portraits, surviving garments, and archival records accurately.
- Apply Critical Theory: Use gender, postcolonial, and semiotic frameworks to analyse dress.
- Reconstruct Patterns: Draft and reproduce historic garments from extant sources and period manuals.
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