Teaching Fashion Studies

Holly M. Kent is Associate Professor of History at the University of Illinois-Springfield, USA. Her research focuses on women's participation in fashion media, and fashion studies pedagogies.

[This book can] help to broaden the perspectives of educators by demonstrating the complex nature of this field ... In the interest of working towards decolonizing fashion education [there is] content that could be most beneficial for teachers who want to diversify their course curriculum and propagate inclusivity ... I hope that this book serves as inspiration for more teachers to share their resources and ideas.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsI. Introducing Teaching Fashion StudiesIntroduction: Holly M. Kent, University of Illinois-Springfield, “Teaching Fashion Studies in An Interdisciplinary Context”II. Research Methods and Theories in Fashion Studies1. Alexandra van den Berg Christensen, Independent Scholar, “Fashion Theory Review” 2. Sarah Wiggins, Bridgewater State University, “Undergraduate Research in the Fashion Studies Classroom” 3. Sara Marcketti, Iowa State University, Jennifer Gordon, Iowa State University, and Charity Calvin, Iowa State University, “Inspiration in the Past: Database Searches to Build Fashion History Knowledge”III. Fashion Forecasting and Trend Prediction4. Lili Golmohammadi, Goldsmiths, University of London, and Jay McCauley Bowstead, London College of Fashion, “Trend Forecasting, Taste, and the Production of Fashion” 5. Alyssa Dana Adomaitis, City University of New York, “Fashion Forecasting: Critical Thinking and Analyses for Trends” 6. Katherine Schaefer, Columbia College Chicago, “Identifying Apparel and Accessory Trends”IV. Fashion Merchandising, Management, and Marketing7. Michele Granger, Missouri State University, “The Fashion Formula: A Product Development Project”8. Patricia Dillon, New York University and Putnam Art Advisors & Consultants, “The Importance of Understanding the Market Value of Historical Costume” 9. Shipra Gupta, University of Illinois-Springfield, “Retail Anthropology”10. Michele Granger, Missouri State University, “Fashioning a Successful Business”V. Construction, Design, and Object-Based Projects11. Ingrid Mida, Toronto Metropolitan University, “The Slow Approach to Seeing: Enhancing Skills of Observation and Writing Thick Description” 12. Diane Maglio, Berkeley College, “Object Analysis and Adaptation for the Current Fashion Market” 13. Alexandra van den Berg Christensen, Independent Scholar, “From Stays to Girdles: Understanding Fashionable Figures via Paper Corset Models” 14. Patricia Dillon, New York University and Putnam Art Advisors & Consultants, “Overcoming the Challenges of Distance Learning in Historical Costume Studies”15. Anna Green, Michigan State University, “Project Runway Second-Hand Clothing Challenge” 16. Jody Aultman, Iowa State University and Sara Marcketti, Iowa State University, “Developing Construction and Design Skills through Application of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)” 17. Alice Payne, Queensland University of Technology and Kiara Bulley, Queensland University of Technology, “Exercises in Critiquing Fashion’s Classic Styles in the Design Studio” VI. Diversity and Identity18. Anya Kurennaya, Parsons School of Design, “Intersectionality Map Assignment” 19. Elizabeth Stigler, University of Kansas, “Analyzing Representations of Feminist Aesthetics in Print Media” 20. Mel Michelle Lewis, Saint Mary’s College of California, “The Vintage Black Glamour Showcase: Developing Media Literacy and Cultural Competency”21. Holly M. Kent, University of Illinois-Springfield, “Discussing Difference in Students’ Fashion Blogs” VII. Ethics and Sustainability22. Alice Payne, Queensland University of Technology, “Weighing Up Sustainable Fashion”23. Amanda Sikarskie, University of Michigan-Dearborn, “Thinking About Cultural Appropriation and Indigenous Fashion” 24. June-Ann Greeley, Sacred Heart University, “A Systemic Analysis of the Ethics of Fast Fashion Consumerism and A Call to Sustainability” VIII. Embodiment and Daily Fashion Practices25. Anya Kurennaya, Parsons School of Design, “An Exercise in Reflecting on Daily Dress Practices”26. Laura Snelgrove, Parsons School of Design, “Experiencing the Clothed Body in Public Space” 27. Eileen Boris, University of California, Santa Barbara, “Fashioning Dress From The Rag Trade to the Runway” VIX. History and Literature28. Diana Saiki, Ball State University, “Making Models to Understand Ancient Greek Historic Costume” 29. Catherine Howey Stearn, Eastern Kentucky University, ““Putting the “I” in Iconography: Projects on Queen Elizabeth’s I Royal Image”30. Amber M. Chatelain, Eastern Kentucky University, “Analyzing The Social Functions of Dress in Different Historical Eras” 31. Catherine Bradley, McGill University, “Costume in Historical Context” 32. Patricia Lennox, Gallatin School, New York University, “Culture and Clothes in Pre-Modern Literature”