B4876 - CONTEMPORARY FASHION.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the Course the student will be able to recognise fashion styles from the Sixties to the latest trends. They will acquire the theoretical methodological tools to investigate fashion movements and their intersections with the visual arts.

Course contents

The course explores the main steps of the history of fashion, starting from an overall view on designers such as Balenciaga and Dior, then up to the Sixties, the Seventies, the Eightees, the Ninetees and nowadays aesthetics. The runways by fashion designers such as Rick Owens, Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière or Gucci by Alessandro Michele will be analyzed and interpreted through the instruments provided during the classes. Further investigations will focus on fashion designers such as Riccardo Tisci and Virgil Abloh.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is suggested that they get in touch as soon as possible with the relevant University office (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en) and with the lecturer in order to seek together the most effective strategies for following the lessons and/or preparing for the examination.

Readings/Bibliography

The current bibliography is valid both for attending and not attending students:

1) F. Fabbri, L'orizzonte degli eventi / The event horizon, Atlante, Bologna 2013.

2) F. Fabbri, On Every Street (availabe on Virtuale)

3) F. Fabbri, Heterotopia and Heterochrony (availabe on Virtuale)

Erasmus students are invited to ask for permission to join the course and in case of positive answer will integrate the bibliography adding the following text:

J. Laver, Costume and fashion. A concise history, Thames & Hudson 2012 (5th edition)

 

Teaching methods

Projection of images and runway collections to be analyzed during the class

Assessment methods

Written test on closed answers. The exam will take place in the IT laboratories of the Rimini Campus on e-learning platform and will consist of different typologies of questions: 1) questions matched with 4/5 alternative answers, with just a correct one; 2) "true" of "false" questions; 3) pictures of designers and styles to be properly recognized.

The aim of the test is to verify the ability of the students to recognize the styles of fashion and their hystorical-critical value.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office ( https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

E-learning platform.

Office hours

See the website of Fabriano Fabbri