Fashion History: The Evolution of Style
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In London
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London
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4 Days
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On this fashion history course you will discover the key moments in fashion history and theory over 200 years from the French Revolution through to the 1990s. Students will each receive a copy of Amber’s first book, Amber Jane Butchart's Fashion Miscellany: An Elegant Collection of Stories, Quotations, Tips & Trivia from the World of Style, as part of the course...
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On this fashion history course you will discover the key moments in fashion history and theory over 200 years from the French Revolution through to the 1990s. Students will each receive a copy of Amber’s first book, Amber Jane Butchart's Fashion Miscellany: An Elegant Collection of Stories, Quotations, Tips & Trivia from the World of Style, as part of the course.
The course includes:
- The 19th-century corseted hourglass figure to the birth of haute couture
- The modernist look of the flapper to 1930s Hollywood-inspired bias-cut glamour
- Austere 1940s fashion history and the post-war romance of Dior's New Look
- The explosion of youth culture and the legacy of street style
- Exploration of the cyclical nature of styles in culture and fashion history
- Illustrated lectures and optional visits to exhibitions and museum collections
- Extravagant 18th century court fashions and the politics of clothing during the Revolution
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BeginnersBooking:
Your course place is confirmed once you have booked online or via the phone using a credit or debit card. There is no deadline for booking. Places are offered on a first come, first served basis, and all courses have a maximum number of students. We suggest you book early to avoid disappointment.Fashion History: The Evolution of Style