INTRODUCTIONCOSTUME DESIGN AS A STAND-ALONE CLASS FOR UNDERGRADUATESLECTURES FOR THE COSTUME DESIGN CLASSLECTURE ONE – COSTUMES AND COSTUME DESIGNERS: WHAT IS THEIR FUNCTION?What is a Costume?What is a Costume Designer?The StylistFunction of a CostumeDesign for the TheatreLECTURE TWO – THE ROLE OF THE COSTUME DESIGNER IN THE THEATRE STRUCTURERequirements of the Costume DesignerOrganization of a TheatreThe Fully Staffed Costume Shop: Who Works There?LECTURE THREE – THE DESIGN PROCESSDesigner Receives an Offer to Design a ShowReading the ScriptThe Costume List and plotMeeting With the Director and Other DesignersResearchThe CharacterColorFabric ChoicesRenderingsThe Ideal Build processThe Dress Rehearsal ProcessOpening NightLECTURE FOUR – THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGNElements of DesignPrinciples of DesignThe Script and Its StyleLECTURE FIVE –THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DRESSBeginning of Modern Fashion in Western SocietyWhy do Accepted Styles, or Fashions, Change?What Causes Fashion Changes?What Makes Fashions Change More Slowly?What Makes Fashions Change More Quickly?The Psychology of DressThe Psychology of ColorLECTURE SIX – DESIGN STYLESDifferent Types of Shows Have Different Styles That can Affect CostumeDesign ChoicesHow Does Show Type Vary?Realism vs. StylizationUsing Period ResearchFabric ChoicesSize of HouseType of ShowLECTURE SEVEN – CHOOSING FABRIC; FABRIC AND COSTUME DESIGNWhat Makes Up Fabric?What Does a Designer Consider When Choosing a Fabric?LECTURE EIGHT – BUDGETSConsidering PeriodTracking SpendingCosting, or Estimating the Cost for a ShowLECTURE NINE – DIVERSITY IN THE INDUSTRYThe Current IndustryDoes Broadway Let Diverse Artists Tell Diverse Stories?How will things Change?LECTURE TEN – THE LIFE OF A COSTUMEConceptionDevelopmentRealizationThe Fully Staffed Costume Shop: Who Works there?Dress ParadeDress RehearsalOpening NightMEASURING KNOWLEDGE RETENTIONCOSTUME DESIGN FOR GRADUATE STUDENTSCOSTUME DESIGN CLASSES FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION AND NON-DESIGN MAJOR UNDERGRADUATESCOLLABORATION IN THE DESIGN CLASSROOMBIBLIOGRAPHYDiversity Articles