Historic Costume Project
The objective of the historic costume
unit is to familiarize the student with costumes worn during certain
periods of time and how these costumes relate to current fashions.
This is a great culminating project after
completing a unit on history of costume.
Project Outline and Guidelines
1. The student will research a given time
period in fashion history. You will be assigned a period from
the following list:
- Egypt
- Aegean 2000-1100 B.C.
- Scandinavia 1500-1200 B.C.
- Greece 700
- Italy 100-300 B.C.
- Rome 700 B.C. – A.D. 406
- Byzantine
- Middle Ages 800-1600 (Romanesque,
Gothic, Renaissance)
- Baroque 1660-1715
- French Regency 1715-1730
- Rococo 1730-1770
- Louis XVI 1770-1795
- Directoire 1795-1804
- Empire 1804-1829
- 19th Century 1820-1870
- 19th Century 1870-1899
2. Students will write a minimum of two typed
pages on the dress and accessories of the period covering the following
areas:
- silhouette
- necklines
- waistlines
- hemlines
- sleeves
- jewelry
- accessories: shoes, hats, hairstyles
- fabrics
- materials
- colors
3. Fashions are often a reflection of the
social and economic scenes of an era. Students must also include factors
that influenced the fashions of that period, such as: war, climate,
ruler, politics, economy, industry, new inventions, etc.
4. Include a minimum of five different
pictures of the major fashion features of the period. These can
be shown by illustrations, magazine pictures, photocopies, or hand traced
sketches. Students must choose five DIFFERENT categories from
the following list:
- complete look
- necklines
- waistlines
- hemlines
- sleeves
- accessories and jewelry
- hairstyles
- hats
- shoes
5. Students must include a glossary of five
terms relating to that time period
6. Show a minimum of two adaptations of
the period in current fashions by the use of magazine illustrations,
newspaper articles, dress patterns, etc. Adaptations should be
mounted side by side with the original costumes of the period
7. The finished project will have a minimum
of nine pictures mounted and labeled.
REMEMBER THE MORE THE BETTER AND PACKAGING
MAKES A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION
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here for a copy of the grading/evaluation sheet.
Janet Jennings
Eastern Montgomery High School
Elliston VA
