B4876 - CONTEMPORARY FASHION.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the Course the student will be able to recognise fashion styles from the Sixties to the latest trends. They will acquire the theoretical methodological tools to investigate fashion movements and their intersections with the visual arts.

Course contents

The course explores the main steps of the history of fashion, starting from an overall view on designers such as Balenciaga and Dior, then up to the Sixties, the Seventies, the Eightees, the Ninetees and nowadays aesthetics. The runways by fashion designers such as Rick Owens, Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière or Valentino by Alessandro Michele will be analyzed and interpreted through the instruments provided during the classes. Further investigations will focus on fashion designers such as Riccardo Tisci and the brand A1923.

Readings/Bibliography

The current bibliography is valid both for attending and not attending students:

1) F. Fabbri, L'orizzonte degli eventi / The event horizon, Atlante, Bologna 2013.

2) F. Fabbri, A1923. Do Not Handle With Care, Mimesis, Milano 2026

3) F. Fabbri, Heterotopia and Heterochrony (availabe on Virtuale)

Teaching methods

Projection of images and runway collections to be analyzed during the class

Assessment methods

Written test on closed answers. The exam will take place in the IT laboratories of the Rimini Campus on e-learning platform and will consist of different typologies of questions: 1) questions matched with 4/5 alternative answers, with just a correct one; 2) "true" of "false" questions; 3) pictures of designers and styles to be properly recognized.

The aim of the test is to verify the ability of the students to recognize the styles of fashion and their hystorical-critical value.

The use of AI tools in any form is not permitted during the examination (including chatbots, text generators, advanced translation tools, content summarizers, and AI features integrated into devices). With regard to the assessment of learning, the use of AI during the examination is strictly prohibited, and any such use will be regarded as a violation of academic integrity.

Students with SLD or temporary or permanent disabilities. It is necessary to contact the relevant University office ( https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en ) with ample time in advance: the office will propose some adjustments, which must in any case be submitted 15 days in advance to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of these in relation to the teaching objectives.

Teaching tools

E-learning platform.

Office hours

See the website of Fabriano Fabbri