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Course Name	Turkish	Fashion Research & Inspiration
	English	Fashion Research & Inspiration
Course Code	MOD 125	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	2	1	2	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Merve Gizem Ogan Yazgan Merve Gizem Ogan Yazgan Gizem Duruk
Course Objectives		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 over times past and how to better interpret and forecast what may serve as a catalyst for changes in the near and distant future. Learn how to apply fashion history as a powerful tool to create fashions for current markets. Develop superior research skills utilizing library, digital, 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.
Course Description		Lectures sequentially cover prehistoric and ancient eras to the Industrial Revolution and the start of the 20th Century. Menswear and womenswear silhouettes, textile development, construction innovation, garment details, accessories and the arts and culture of each period will be studied. Historic inspiration as utilized by contemporary designers will be identified and analyzed.
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Other References		The Metropolitan Museum of Art- Heilbrunn Timeline of History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ Kyoto Costume Institute http://www.kci.or.jp/archives/digital_archives/index_e.html Les Arts Decoratif http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/?id_article=2662&id_document=4356&page=portfolio Mode Museum of Antwerp http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/?id_article=2662&id_document=4356&page=portfolio The Museum of FIT http://fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu/ Smart History http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/ Fashion and Textile Museums http://www.fashionandtextilemuseums.com/about/

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