Women of Disney: The Real Fashion Story (Camp Style)
The princesses get lots of attention, so lets go outside of the main ladies and discover the fashion behind Disney ladies like Wendy Darling and more! This class meets 2x a week for 4 weeks!
Melissa Quijano M. Ed.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(534)
What's included
8 live meetings
8 in-class hoursClass Experience
All Disney stories take place in a place far, far away, in a time long, long ago... yet, Disney leaves us many clues as to where and when these stories actually take place. The problem is... Disney does a very poor job of showing us the clothes of those places, never mind all of the other fun details that make up historical stories! This course is 70% social studies and 30% fashion design. We will be delving into historical times and places that coordinate with the clues we can find (and will look at) in 8 Disney movies. We will be discussing how women behaved and were treated during each time period, as well as what was generally going on during the time, and how this may have affected her. We will look at clips of each movie as well as primary and secondary sources to supplement our discussion. Additionally, students will learn how to "read a dress" to better understand how fashion historians date a dress. Students will synthesize the skills and information into a historically accurate fashion sketch for each princess. Megara (Hercules) 1200 BCE Greece Princess Eilonwy (The Black Cauldron) 1000 England Esmeralda (Hunchback of Notre Dame) 1400s France Anna and Elsa (Frozen) 1840s Norway Jane (Tarzan) 1890s Cameroon, Africa Wendy Darling (Peter Pan) 1910s England Helen Parr (The Incredibles) 1960s USA Noni and Lilo (Lilo and Stitch) 1990s Hawaii, USA
Learning Goals
Students will develop historical analysis skills in "reading a dress"
Students will trace the changes in royal/powerful females throughout time and space.
Students will design a historically accurate look for each Disney Female.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students will be given a croquis to draw on, which is a nude female form. We will also be talking about women in history, and history has not always been kind to women.
Supply List
Drawing materials of the student's choice. Have a skinny black marker (ultra fine sharpie) for outlining! I will also supply croquis (bodies) to draw on.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined July, 2019
4.9
534reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from CUNY College of Staten Island
Bachelor's Degree in English from CUNY Brooklyn College
I have been teaching history through Disney for 5 years, and it's basically one of many ways you can decide to organize a survey history course. It's exciting to look at the types of people that many history classes don't look at: women. Though I typically stick to the main "pantheon" of Disney princesses, I'm excited to go outside the norm with this class and talk about the Romani people and more! Reviews
Live Group Class
$96
for 8 classes2x per week, 4 weeks
60 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-10 learners per class
