PMA 3616

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  • Schedule of Classes - June 11, 2025 2:48PM EDT

PMA 3616
The Body of Fashion: A Head-to-Toe Journey through the History of Western Dress

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course explores the evolution of western dress from the time of the ancient Egyptians to the early twentieth century by focusing on areas of the human anatomy and how each area has been presented, comported, supported, augmented, confined, or manipulated in costume. Rather than indulging in the strange, we will endeavor to come to an understanding of the motivation for each gesture or the catalyst for each phenomenon in the context of the period, taking into consideration social, political, economic, environmental, technological, and aesthetic influences.


Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, HA-AG, LA-AG), (ALC-AS, HST-AS)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA)

Last 3 terms offered 2023FA, 2021FA, 2020FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18263 PMA 3616   LEC 001

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    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Bernstein, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person