• DESCRIPTION: A survey of the study of clothing from ancient time to present day, and its application to costume design.  The course will develop an awareness of the evolution of dress as well as the individual garment characteristics of each period.  The culture and history of the period will also be briefly reviewed.

• CLASS FORMAT:  Slides lectures and discussions will supplement textbook reading.  There will be some viewing of actually period garments and various period costumes.  All of these will be included on tests.

• TEXT:  A SURVEY OF HISTORIC COSTUME--Phyllis Tortora & Keith Eubanks  Target Professor Guide--The 4260.01 Costume History

• GRADING:
• Three POP quizzes (100 points)
• Three unit tests worth 200 points a piece (600)
• Research paper on "Ethnic Clothing"--1000 words or 4 pages (100)
• Costume History Analysis of a viewed film--1000 words or 4 pages (100)
• Class Participation:  Tardiness, alertness, and actively discussing when applicable.  (100)

• ABSENCES: Only TWO unexcused absences will be allowed.  For each additional absence, the final grade will be lowered by one/third--for example:  an A becomes and A-, A- becomes a B+ .  Students are expected to arrive promptly.  Excessive tardiness will be considered as an absence.

• FSU HONOR CODE:   Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor code published in The Florida State University Bulletin and Student Handbook.   Each student has the responsibility:

   1.  to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student's own work,
   2.  to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the University community,
   3.  to foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the University community.
Violations of this code in any assignment, test, paper, or attendance sign-in will receive a minimum penalty of a grade of zero for the assignment in question and/or may receive an "F" for the course at the option of the instructor.

• ADA:  Anyone with a disability needs to self report to the Student Disability Resource Center for  proper documentation.   This information needs to be reported to me by the second week of classes so that I may adjust in a timely manner if necessary.

• CALENDAR:
Jan.     7 Intro. to class:  Origin of clothing and The Costume Designer's Research
12 Egyptian--Greek
14 Greek--Roman
19 Byzantine--Early Christian/Dark Ages
21 Middle Ages
26  Middle Ages
28 Italian Renaissance
Feb.    2 Italian Renaissance
4 Reformation--Costume research paper due
9 Elizabethan
11 Review
16 Test #1
18 Cavalier
23 Restoration
25 Early Georgian
March 2 Late Georgian
 4 Directorie--Empire

   SPRING BREAK
 

16 Romantic
18 Crinoline
23 Bustle
25 Review
30 Test # 2

April    1 Turn of the Century

 6   Edwardian and Teens
 8 Twenties and Thirties and World War II
13 Twenties and Thirties and World War II
15 The New Look and  Fifties--Film Analysis paper due
20 Vietnam Era and Post Vietnam Era
22 Review

 April  29 3:00--5:00 AM Test # 3--Final Examination

• COSTUME HISTORY RESEARCH TOPICS--SPRING 1999

Because the thrust of the semester’s lectures will cover clothing of the Western European tradition, the first paper assigned to you will be of a Non-Western tradition or ethnic folk clothing.  In this way, you will get to explore clothing styles of other cultures.

From the cultures below, choose three that most interests you.  Label your first, second and third
choice.  I will try to assign to you one of your choices, but I do not want more than three students working on any one topic.  In this way, you should have more availability of possible limited research materials.

 Japanese                                                                       Chinese
 Indochina(Siam/Thailand--Burma--Vietnam)                  Indonesia
 Korean                                                                         Philippine
 Indian(India)                                                                 Turkish
 Arabian                                                                         Russian(Cossack--Ukrainian)
 South American(Brazil--Peru--Argentina)                      Mexican(Mayan)
 Spanish--folk:  Flamenco, Matadors, etc.                      French(Normandy--Brittany)
 Italian                                                                           Norwegian
 Sweden                                                                        Danish
 German(Barvarian/Tyrolean)                                         Polish
 Swiss                                                                           Scottish
 Celtic                                                                           Polynesian
 Native American Indian(Southwest--Plains--etc.)         Eskimo
 African(West--Central--North--East)                          New Zealand(Maori)
 Hebrew                                                                       Afghanistan

Other culture not listed____________________________________

 This paper should have written information that is computer/typed double spaced containing 1000
words or 4 pages long.  It should also include at least two pages of Xerox research photos.  Plus, it should include a bibliography of your research sources.
Hand written papers will not be accepted.

This paper is due February 4 th.

INTERNET SEARCH:

COSTUME PAGE WEB SITE:   http://member.aol.com/nebula5/
           This page will link you to numerous resource pages including costume books on line and
           museums.

          Plus:    http://www.costumes.org

This site or other sites may be used for your research.
 
 

COSTUME HISTORY--FILM COSTUME ANALYSIS--SPRING 1999

The second paper of the semester will consist of historic costume analysis from an assigned viewed film.  At this point of the semester, your knowledge of the costume history should enable you to observe and analyze period garments chosen for various characters in theatre, opera, film, etc.

From the list of the following films, view one of them and analysis the costumes related to period costume history.  Identify garment pieces that are worn by specific characters/actors.  Address some of the following questions:  How did the costume designer help support the characters personalities with specific period costume pieces?  What type of period garment cuts were used?  What type of fabrics and trim, wigs and makeup, accessories, etc. were used?  How did the costumes help define class rank, age, wealth, beliefs, etc.?
Were there any costumes that had a task oriented purpose?  Did the costumes help set the season or locale? Did the costumes show a passage of time in years, that is span a number of periods?

The analysis should be at least 1000 words or 4 computer/typed pages long and double spaced.  Please include the name of the costume designer along with the film title.  Also, find out if the designer won any awards for the designs.  How does the date of when the film was made influenced the period design? This paper is due April 15th.  Choose one of the following films:

Late Gothic                 Henry V                                   1950's or 1990

Italian Renaissance      Romeo and Juliet                       1968
                                  The Taming of the Shrew           1967

Reformation                Anne  of a Thousand Days
                                   Lady Jane                                 1987

Elizabethan                  Elizabeth                                   1998
                                   Shakespeare in Love                 1998

Cavalier                      Cyrano de Bergerac                  1991
                                   Three Musketeers                     1974

Restoration                  Restoration                               1995

Early/Late Georgian     Dangerous Liaisons                   1988

Late Georgian              Amadeus                                  1984
                                   The Madness of King George    1995

Empire                        Sense and Sensibility                  1994

Crinoline                     The Piano                                  1993

Bustle                         The Age of Innocence                1993
Edwardian                  A Room with a View                 1986
 

HISTORIC COSTUME FOR THE STAGE

Assigned readings from the text:

  Introduction    Pages 1-7
  Egypt     11-14 16-17 24-35
  Greek     42-52
  Roman     59-70
  Byzantine    73-83
  Early Christian    83-92
  Romanesque    92-104
  Early Gothic    107-117
  Late Gothic    117-127
  Italian Renaissance   131-148
  Reformation    151-157  161-165
  Elizabethan    157-161  165-170
  Cavalier    175-188  192-193
  Restoration    188-192  193-200
  Early Georgian   223-230  233-237
  Late Georgian    230-233  237-247
  Directoire/Empire   251-273
  Romantic    275-294
  Crinoline    297-316
  Bustle     319-331  336-343
  Fin de Siecle    331-336
  Edwardian    351-361  363-371
  Teens     361-363
  Twenties/Thirties/Forties--WWII 373-406
  The New Look and Fifties  409-437
  The Vietnam Era    439-464
  Post Vietnam Era   467-501

  Note:  This includes general information on culture, textile and garment manufacturing,
military and children's clothing, besides the information on men's and women's clothing to be covered in class.