Paper Doll Fashion Club, Clothing Throughout History
This ongoing Drawing Club investigates clothing throughout history. We will study the form and function of clothes in historical contexts before drawing our own. Create your own paper doll or print one that will be provided.
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekHomework
1 hour per week. If you would like to continue to work on your designs after class, this is encouraged. You can incorporate elements of the period designs and create something modern!Class Experience
**New to Outschool? Use our coupon for a $20 discount! ARILearnin20 ** I have been making paper dolls since I was a little. I really enjoy fashion, textiles and history. I put them all together to create this weekly class! Every week I will present a little bit about a time in history where fashion changed. I will talk about fabric, style and who wore what! All of our courses are Learner-Led so if you take us down a different path during our discussions, it is very welcome. We will experiment in our drawing either incorporating ideas into modern use or exploring how to draw the actual clothing. I will provide a basic body form template that will be posted in the classroom and can be used to trace out and draw over much like a paper doll. If you like, I can create paperdolls or you can and we can use those as well! Every week we can show what we have been working on. 👒👗👕👞 I will choose from one of these topics each week: Sheepskin to woven: Mesopotamia and early woven fabric Walk like an Egyptian. Loincloths to kalasiris Let's go Greek! Chlamys and olive leaves Fight like a Celt! Let's explore the Celtic clothing heritage! Busy like a Byzantine. Linen, wool or silk? How the Silk Road changed what people wanted to wear. Let's get Medieval. Bug Out! Exploring colour and how the cochineal changed everything when brought to Europe from Latin America. Perchance the poulaine? Shoes in the 14th Century. Headgear and Kirtles; what you don't leave the house without in the 1300's. The Italian Renaissance: frills and fabric fabric fabric! Baroque and Rococo period: rebellion through dress. Puritans or Opulence? Hustle and Bustle in the 1800's and the explosion of change! American Revolution, female fashion freedom in the 1800's. East Asia to the 1900's, beautifully draping silk, the ao dai of Vietnam, hanbok of Korea, indigo dyes of Japan, Mongol headdresses. When women stepped out in trousers; rebelling in style. Bloomers, boiler suits, knickerbockers, jeans and capri pants "Oh My!" Men's fashion seems to stay the same but there's some interesting features that change in response to historical events. Runway or High fashion trickling down to street fashion. Street fashion trickling up to Runway or High Fashion. Space clothes! Zero Gravity, Moon clothes, what to wear to Mars. Modern textile research. First Nations and Native American Clothing Design, historical to modern. Often times First Nations/Native American art and design are relegated to the museum as a historical documentation but this leads us to believe that this culture has ended and is history not a living culture. Let's explore some current designers! Bring your drawing book, pencils, coloring tools, your iPad, whatever you want and we can draw some of these ideas as we talk and show each other our creations every week. *This course directly relates to B.C. Ministry of Education’s Curricular Core Competencies for Arts Education Grades 4-12 exploring/creating, reasoning/reflecting, communicating/documenting, and connecting/expanding.
Learning Goals
Learners will explore history through the lens of clothing and fashion while exploring in their own drawings.
Presenting skills, discussion and social interaction are all part of this course.
Other Details
Learning Needs
We are a Neuroaffirming Organization! We support learners with different needs and meet them where they are at. We are experienced scribes and enjoy exploring different approaches to writing and creating for each learner.
Supply List
Bring your drawing book, pencils, coloring tools, your tablet or iPad, whatever you use to draw and we can sketch some of these ideas as we talk and show each other our creations every week.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree from University of Portsmouth
2 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of Victoria
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from McGill University, Canada
Yvonne, B.Mus McGill University, is an interdisciplinary artist with a wide range of interests.
"I like to upcycle old clothing, create collage and assemblage sculpture, create electronic music and I work a lot with recycled materials and papercrafts. As a homeschooling mom of an ND learner, I've developed project based learning opportunities that combine curricular expectations with specific interests. I am of Metis and European heritage and enjoy exploring history and current art trends in my culture as well. Learner Led project based learning is where we connect with learners and inspire them to continue in their learning journey. "
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Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
40 min
Completed by 3 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
2-8 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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