THEA 4407

This course examines the aesthetics of historical dress, tracing the evolution of changing silhouettes and historical pattern design throughout the eighteenth and/or nineteenth centuries. The student will learn to carry out material-culture and textual analyses of historical source material with a view to re-creating the characters and dress of the eighteenth and/or nineteenth centuries. This course stresses research and academic skills, along with applied skills. Primary research forms a significant component of this course. This course is part of the Costume Studies Program.