THE CONTEXT OF FASHION. Course on Contemporary Culture and Fashion

Fashion is an important economic sector with an ever increasing presence in daily life: it’s on the street and in the media and forms part of recreational and cultural activities. Fashion is so omnipresent that it awakens in many of us the curiosity to find answers to the novel relevance it has gained in the 21st century.

Throughout the course’s eight sessions, we’ll delve into the different faces of fashion. We’ll analyse how and where it’s produced, how it communicates and its relationship to other disciplines–such as literature, history, sociology, contemporary art, industry and science. We’ll also talk about fashion programming in museums and other venues where it’s exhibited.

PROGRAMME

23 APRIL
A better world. Great creators and their historical context

30 APRIL
The limits of fashion. The coordinates that fashion must respect today and in history

7 MAY
The dissemination of fashion. Processes to reach clients in contemporary times

14 MAY
The impact of geopolitics. The different relations of the political and social context in the textile industry throughout history

21 MAY
Educating about fashion. What fashion can and should do. Fashion and science

28 MAY
The expression of fashion. Museums and addresses where we can find clothing

4 JUNE
Fashion and literature. Where we can find fashion in books

11 JUNE
Art, also fashion. The fashion scene when the designers are artists

ROMÁN PADÍN OTERO (Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, 1966) is an author, creator, lecturer and teacher. With a PhD in Contemporary Art from the University of Vigo, he specialises in fashion, museums, textiles and trends.

For a decade he taught Fashion Trend Analysis at the School of Design and Fashion (ESDEMGA) at the University of Vigo. He currently teaches the module ‘Lines of Research’ of the Master's Degree in Fashion Design and Creative Management at the same university. He is a visiting professor at the CSDMM (Polytechnic University of Madrid).

He is curator and custodian of the Teresa Berganza’s concert wardrobe and author of the book Historia de las tendencias de moda (Dextra, 2023).

TARGET GROUP

The course is aimed at professionals in the sector, students of fashion, art, design and anyone interested in the proposed subject.

REGISTRATION

The registration period will be open from 17 February until 21 April 2025. If you’re interested, send an e-mail to cgac.educacion@xunta.gal. The following information must be provided: full name, ID number, studies, area of work or interest, an e-mail address and a contact telephone number. Once applications have been accepted, the registered persons will receive the necessary information to make the payment.

CERTIFICATION

The CGAC shall issue a certificate of attendance to all those who attend at least 75% of the sessions.