Exploring 19th Century Fashion Design

Project by Polygence alum Alexia

Exploring 19th Century Fashion Design

Project's result

Alexia designed a set of costumes based on her research in 19th century fashion trends.

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Summary

Alexia investigated fashion styles from the 1850s-1890s. She learned to create technical drawings of historical garments, an essential skill for costume designers of period shows. Alexia also conducted extensive historical research into the specific materials that were used in historical garments and how to source these for reproductions.

Katharina

Katharina

Polygence mentor

MFA Master of Fine Arts

Subjects

History, Arts

Expertise

Fashion history, fashion design, art history, costume design for stage and film

Alexia

Alexia

Student

Alexia is a 15-year old high schooler from Danville, CA.

School

Futures Academy

Project review

“10/10. I was already certain I wanted to go into a creative career, but this course has made me consolidate what I want to learn about in college. My mentor and I covered a wide range of topics, and I was able to spend more time on the ones I found most interesting. My mentor was collaborative, and she helped me learn so much more. Not only did I learn about the topic, but I developed tools to continue my learning into other time periods which is very valuable to me.”