2020 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences12:History of Fashion
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Zeshu Takamura
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Mon (Zoom)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.S412
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
You will learn about western fashion history.
In modern society, the garment has a various role not only for protecting our body.
In this lecture, You will learn why the fashion was born and how the fashion develops in our society.
Course description and aims
1) You can learn about the history of fashion , and you can understand the diversity of fashion.
2)You can think of things in a global perspective
3) You can understand what is the self-expression using fashion, and learn the attitude to practice.
Student learning outcomes
実務経験と講義内容との関連 (又は実践的教育内容)
Critic（about the fashion history)/Fashion designer(about how to create new fashion design)/Fashion illustrator(about how to express our new idea of fashion)
Keywords
fashion , history , design , express yourself by wearing fashion
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
You will learn about the history of the western fashion.And you will consider about the fashion social role, and how to express yourselves through the fashion.So you will discuss about them.In the form of live distribution,we will perform small group work using the breakout function of Zoom .
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation/What is the fashion? | Understanding what is the fashion |
| Class 2 | History of the western fashion（1） About Trad,Rock,Folkroe,Casual | Understanding the basic style of fashion |
| Class 3 | History of the western fashion（2） The trend of famous collections | Understanding the the system that transmits the fashion |
| Class 4 | History of the western fashion（3） The fusion of street style and high fashion, with a modern fashion | Understanding the trend of fashion |
| Class 5 | History of the fashion（3） The fusion of street style and high fashion, with a modern fashion | Understanding current Japanese fashion |
| Class 6 | Current Japanese fashion（2） Relations with Japanese culture and Western fashion | Understanding the impact of Japanese culture on the fashion world |
| Class 7 | presentation | Presenting the results |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
nothing
Reference books, course materials, etc.
see Japanese information
Evaluation methods and criteria
mini reports and participation of each class(50%), report and work based on understanding of whole lecture(50%).
Related courses
- not required
Prerequisites
Carefully check the syllabus and understand the contents of the lecture before taking the course.