ARTS 101: History of Clothing, Costume and Fashion: Euro-centric Pre-History to 1800

[4 units]

Survey of history of Euro-centric clothing, costumes and fashion from pre-history to 1800. Emphasizes the intrinsic connection between clothing and all aspects of human existence from politics, economics, sociology, cultural history, to climate, psychology and art. Each student is encouraged to pick research topics connected to his or her major.