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Fashion Institute of Technology / School of Art and Design Fashion Design Department/ Fall 2021 20th Century Style for a 21st Century Aesthetic Course Information Fall 2021 Course #: FF322 Section: 607 Days / Times: Wed 9:10 pm Building / Room: Feldman, C709 Classroom listed is for official scheduling purposes only; class will be held online, both synchronously and asynchronously. There will be a synchronous meeting every week during part of the scheduled class time.

Prerequisite: Holidays:

UPPER DIVISION STANDING Labor Day: September 6, 2021 Rosh Hashanah: September 7 and 8, 2021 Yom Kippur: September 16, 2021

Thanksgiving recess: Withdrawal deadline:

November 25, 26, 27, 28, 2021 November 29, 2021 You may withdraw from a course up until the last day of the 13th week of the semester. You will receive a final grade of WD on a course withdrawal completed in this timeframe, which will not affect your GPA. To officially withdraw from a course, you must submit a Course Withdrawal Form completed and signed by your instructor, and you, to the Registrar's Office in Feldman Center Room C-15. (Special arrangements for withdrawal process will be made in the event of an online class). At instructor's discretion after deadline WF or F will be given.

Last Day of Class: Final Exam: FIT Student Email: Blackboard:

Catalog Course Description:

December 15, 2021 December 15, 2021 Make sure to check your FIT email every day for important info sent by your instructor, the department, and the school. You can link to Blackboard through the main FIT website: www.fitnyc.edu. As this class is being presented online, Blackboard is essential. Our synchronous class meetings will be through Blackboard, and all class materials will be posted there. In this course, students explore the cultural history of women's fashion in the Western world from 1900 to present day. Through journal development, they create contemporary designs based on historical research.

Expanded Course Description:

Learning Outcomes:

Students explore the cultural history of fashion in the Western World from about 1900 to the present day, focusing on designers and womenswear. Historic inspiration utilized by recent and contemporary designers will be analyzed and a fundamental part of the class. Students create contemporary designs based on historic research, using inspiration from the periods explored in the lectures, incorporating FIT library, museum, internet, and other sources. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Discover and understand new ways to reference and represent ideas by examining the cultural past and applying them to their own contemporary designs. • Acquire a stronger understanding of what caused styles to change in the past and how to better understand and forecast what may serve as catalysts for change in the near and distant future. • Learn how to apply fashion history as a powerful tool to create fashions for the current markets. • Develop superior research skills utilizing library, internet, and museum sources. • Broaden their fashion vocabulary to better understand the terminology and concepts from the past that are still utilized in today’s industry. Daniel James Cole Office hours: Note: Office hours for Usually Wednesday at Fashion Design [email protected] 5:00, but appointments instructors are posted are necessary. Other outside of B701 Regular office location is times can be easily (Apparel), and B801 B801; but all office hours available; office hours (Art). will be conducted via Blackboard or phone remotely. are necessary. Classes meeting 2-5 hours a week. 2 absences allowed for extenuating circumstances with documentation as required. Another absence for a total of 3 absences will result in a deduction of one full letter grade in the course grade. 4 absences will result in failure of the course. •

Instructor Information:

Departmental Attendance Policy:

Classes meeting 6-8 hours a week. 3 absences allowed for extenuating circumstances with documentation as required. Another absence for a total of 4 absences will result in a deduction of one full letter grade in the course grade. 5 absences will result in failure of the course.

Further absence and lateness policies:

Note: Two (2) x early departures, late arrivals, or extended breaks equal one (1) absence. If you must miss a class, YOU are responsible to discuss the absence with the instructor and obtain any materials you missed through a classmate. Chances are, what you need will be on Blackboard, but nonetheless this is not a situation where you should assume anything. Due dates are strict and are still enforced even if you are absent; any dispensation for extenuation circumstances or illness is at the discretion of the instructor and with documentation.

Grading Percentages and Policies: Final Grading Average Percentages: Additional Grading Information:

Final Exam Midterm Project Design projects (three submissions) Weekly submissions Participation and Professionalism A 94-100 B 84-86 A- 90-93 B- 80-83 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-78 • • •

Plagiarism Policy:

15% 5% 50% 20% 10% C 74-76 C- 70-73 D 60-69

F

< 60

At least eighty percent of the class projects must completed for you to pass the class. If poor performance in the class is present by midterm, then a midterm warning will be issued. If you receive an Incomplete grade in the class (based solely on qualifying circumstances), it is your responsibility to finalize and submit all missing work before the deadline which is the 6th week of the following semester.

Your work must be your own. This includes submissions of text commenting on your weekly lessons, and final exam essay questions, but it also extends to your design projects. http://www.fitnyc.edu/policies/enrollment-management/code-of-conduct.php https://www.fitnyc.edu/writing-studio/guides/avoid-plagiarism.php Plagiarism that is detected will result in severe academic consequences. Penalties for plagiarism can include a grade of F on the assignment in question, a grade of F for the course, or more severe academic consequences including expulsion from the university in extreme cases.

Academic Calendar https://www.fitnyc.edu/registrar/academic-calendar/2021-2022.php Fall 2021: You will need markers, colored pencils, and marker paper to create your design Supplies: sketches (or equivalent media) for each presentation. These are standard art supplies that you need for your fashion art and portfolio classes so you should not likely need to purchase other supplies.

Software needs:

Microsoft PowerPoint (required); Microsoft Office suite is available through a free download through campus computing.

Adobe Creative Suite is recommended.

Textbook:

Additional Suggested Texts:

Cole, Daniel James and Nancy Deihl: The History of Modern Fashion Laurence King Publishers (2015) This is available from Amazon and the school bookstore. Individual chapter pdf files will be posted weekly on Blackboard, but many students prefer to have their own hard copy of the book. Blackman, Cally: 100 Years of Fashion, Laurence King Publishers (2012) Boucher, Francois: 20000 Years of Fashion, Abrams (1987) Deihl, Nancy (editor): The Hidden History of American Fashion, Bloomsbury (2018) De la Haye, Amy, and Valerie Mendes: Fashion Since 1900, Thames & Hudson, (2021) Mulvey, Kate and Melissa Richards: Decades of Beauty, Checkmark Books (1998) Ribeiro, Aileen and Valerie Cumming: The Visual History of Costume, Batsford (1989) Way, Elizabeth (editor): Black Designers in American Fashion, Bloomsbury (2021) Welters, Linda and Patricia Cunningham (editors): Twentieth-Century American Fashion, Berg (2005) Wilcox, Claire and Valerie Mendes: 20th-Century Fashion in Detail, Thames & Hudson (2018)

Websites:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art www.metmuseum.org The Victoria and Albert Museum www.vam.ac.uk The Fashion Institute of Technology Fashion History Timeline https://Fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu We will discuss these and other websites in class, and a separate listing will be provided; there are lots of potential places to do research on the internet.

DO NOT USE PINTEREST.

COURSE WORK AND POLICIES Test and Exams Midterm Project (guidelines to be provide separately) Final Exam (format to be noted in announcements; it will be online and synchronous)

Projects:

Your total Final Exam / Midterm Project grade is 20% (5% Midterm Project; 15% Final Exam) Design projects: There will be 3 design submissions. Each submission will have individual guidelines posted in Blackboard. Each submission is graded separately on a combination of factors, reviewed on Blackboard and in class. All submissions will be submitted electronically in PPT format. Submission 1 will be graded less than the others. Submission 1 is 10% of final grade Submission 2 is 20% Submission 3 is 20% The 3 design projects is a total 50% of your grade.

Weekly submissions:

Late Work: Note: Extenuating Circumstances:

You are responsible for written responses to each weekly lessons based on questions in lessons on Blackboard. These coincide with textbook readings and online lessons. There will be specific questions to answer. In addition, you are to submit weekly (or nearly weekly) examples of contemporary fashion that use historic inspiration from the periods we are studying. These will be used for class discussion. Examples of these will be discussed in synchronous class. Total for these submissions is 20% of your grade. Late work will be reduced in grade by 1 letter grade per week that the item is late. Please pay close attention to your deadlines. As class is online, your submissions are all to be uploaded to Blackboard. Following instructions is essential; your grade will be lowered if instructions are not followed so pay close attention to the instructions that are posted in Blackboard and that are reviewed in class. These are essential. Please contact me early if there are circumstances that are negatively affecting your class performance. There are many departments on campus to help. • • •

Special Needs:

Go to Current Student Tab in www.fitnyc.edu of MyFIT See Student Services: http://www.fitnyc.edu/student-life/ See Health and Counseling: http://www.fitnyc.edu/health-services/ http://www.fitnyc.edu/counseling-services/

Be sure to contact me to discuss any special needs so that we may determine how your personal needs may be met. Any info shared will be kept confidential. If you have an accommodation established by FITable it is essential that you inform me with the proper paperwork immediately. Many departments on the FIT campus exist to help. Disability Services: http://www.fitnyc.edu/policies/enrollmentmanagement/disability-accommodations.php

SEMESTER CLASS SCHEDULE WEEK 1 LECTURE: INTRODUCTION; THE 19th CENTURY BACKGROUND SEP 1 Chapter 1 in textbook SEP 8: Labor Day Holiday WEEK 2 LECTURE: THE BELLE EPOQUE – THE 1890s and 1900s SEP 15 Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 in textbook Demo: Introduce design projects Demo: Research sources Demo: Introduce contemporary examples of historic inspiration WEEK 3 LECTURE: THE 1910s SEP 22 Chapter 4 in textbook Discussion: Contemporary examples of historic inspiration WEEK 4 LECTURE: THE 1920s SEP 29 Chapter 5 in textbook Discussion: Contemporary examples of historic inspiration WEEK 5 LECTURE: THE 1930s OCT 6 Chapter 6 in textbook Discussion: Contemporary examples of historic inspiration Demo: Introduce Midterm Project Design project #1 due WEEK 6 LECTURE: THE 1940s (part 1) OCT 13 Chapter 7 in textbook Discussion: Contemporary examples of historic inspiration WEEK 7 LECTURE: THE 1940s (part 2) OCT 20 Discussion: Contemporary examples of historic inspiration Submission: Midterm Project selections (for approval) WEEK 8 Midterm Project: Presentation and submission LECTURE: THE GROWTH OF THE FASHIONABLE WORLD OCT 27 WEEK 9 LECTURE: THE 1950s NOV 3 Chapter 8 in textbook WEEK 10 LECTURE: THE 1960s PART 1 NOV 10 Chapter 9 in textbook Design project #2 due WEEK 11 LECTURE: THE 1960s PART 2 NOV 17 Chapter 9 in textbook (continued) WEEK 12 LECTURE: THE 1970s NOV 24 Chapter 10 in textbook WEEK 13 LECTURE: THE 1980s DEC 1 Chapter 11 in textbook WEEK 14 LECTURE: THE 1990s DEC 8 Chapter 12 in textbook Design project #3 due WEEK 15 FINAL EXAM (online, timed) DEC 15

IMPORTANT CAMPUS LINKS Student Services/Policies Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy Academic Advisement Center Academic Skills Tutoring Center Children on Campus Policy Dean of Students Office

Link/Description http://www.fitnyc.edu/documents/policies/aa007academic-honor-code.pdf http://www.fitnyc.edu/academic-advisement/index.php https://www.fitnyc.edu/tutoring-center/ http://www.fitnyc.edu/policies/college/children-oncampus.php http://www.fitnyc.edu/emss/dean-of-students/index.php

FIT-ABLE FIT Counseling Services FIT’s Course Withdrawal Policy FIT Writing & Speaking Studio Gladys Marcus Library Grade Appeal

http://www.fitnyc.edu/fitable/index.php http://www.fitnyc.edu/counseling-services/index.php http://www.fitnyc.edu/registrar/course-withdrawal.php

Student Disability Services Technical Support for Blackboard with Open SUNY Help Desk

https://www.fitnyc.edu/fitable/index.php https://online.suny.edu/help/

https://www.fitnyc.edu/writing-studio/index.php http://www.fitnyc.edu/library/index.php http://www.fitnyc.edu/registrar/grades/appeal.php

STATEMENT OF RETURN TO CAMPUS: (Although this class is fully online, these protocols apply to your other classes that are blended or fully on campus). The return to campus requires adapting to new routines and standing together in our shared responsibilities. To support the health of our FIT community, every member of this course will commit to abide by the following guidelines: 1. We, the students, faculty, and classroom personnel must wear masks in all indoor FIT spaces including classrooms, studios, labs, and hallways. 2. We will wear protective coverings such as N95s or other double layered masks that cover our noses and mouths. We will follow NYC guidelines for mask wearing: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/resources/facecoverings.page 3. If we arrive on campus without a mask, we must pick one up from campus security desks before entering FIT buildings. 4. If we don’t comply with this shared responsibility, we will be asked to leave the campus. We will monitor our health regularly, and, if feeling ill, we will stay home and seek Covid PCR testing before we return to campus. 5. We will be mindful of spacing issues within the class, and practice reasonable distancing when practical. 6. We affirm that we, as members of the FIT community, will provide proof of vaccination or proof of weekly Covid PCR testing results to FIT Health Services as outlined in campus communications....