ART AND FASHION IN THE 20TH CENTURY

Elective subject in the FASHION program. Centro Universitario Villanueva International Programs
Students from different countries in their international semester at Centro Universitario Villanueva
2.5 ECTS credits
20 teaching hours
30 individual work hours

GOALS
An insight into the most significant aspects of art history and its influence on our designers.

Fashion is a sociological phenomenon which originates from a specific time and a particular community. Fashion designers and trends feed from all that´s happening around them, from music, to cinema and artistic movements. This module proposes an insight into the relationship between fashion and 20th art.

METHODOLOGY
This course proposes a chronological study of the 20th century, through the analysis of the most significant cultural, social and artistic movements, and the most relevant Spanish and international fashion designers of each decade, both national and international: Coco Chanel, YSL, Balenciaga, etc.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment criteria are as follows:

50% Classroom work
50% final examination