Thursday, February 11, 2010

How Fashion Merchandising relates to Theater:

I am a senior Fashion Merchandising major here at IUP. As I knew before I took this course, Theater and fashion have a huge correlation with each other. This is why I think I was so interested in taking this course. I love going to shows and seeing the different and creative costumes they come up with and how they fit with the show’s era of time. The originality and imagination that is put into the costumes really makes a good show great. I have already learned that theater is a form of art. This can be said the same for Fashion, as it is an expression of one’s personality and how they want to be seen in the world. Fashion can be played up and exaggerated dramatically however one would like to be perceived and in a way can be considered a type of costume to show the outside world your own personality. Both theater and fashion have a large correlation with culture around the world. They are both a beautiful representation of the differences in culture with dress and how they impact society.
I believe that theater is largely dependent on the creativity and passion costume designers have for fashion. It is important that costume designers understand fashion and how it changes throughout different eras. If they did not do their research on the appropriate clothing style of the era of their show it would not be as captivating or understood by the audience. I had a historic costume class just last semester where we studied the development of textiles from ancient times to present day with special emphasis on techniques used in constructing historic textiles. This is something a costume/ set designer would have to research was well to fit properly with the play era and location they are working on. I believe both fashion and theater have a large correlation with each other in many facets of life.
As a fashion merchandising major I have many options in career paths once I graduate. Since I am also getting my minor in Business Administration I have decided to focus more on the business side of fashion. But still this is very relevant the theater since once I graduate I could be involved in the buying of costumes and or selling of them. I have never wanted to be a designer, but I would love the chance the chance to be a type of stylist at some point. I believe being a stylist/ costume coordinator in the theater area would be such a fun job. I do have a strong interest in the dramatic and elegant side of fashion and styling and believe theater would be a wonderful fit with this interest. It would allow me to have fun with the dramatic side of fashion as it fits on stage.
I have heard often enough how the runway is a form of Broadway in the fashion world. Since often times runway shows are very extreme beautiful fashion designs that you would not normally see on everyday people walking down the street. As well as Broadway can be viewed as the high fashion of plays in the theater world. This strong bond both theater and fashion have is the main reason I took this class. It is my last semester and I need just a couple extra credits. Instead of taking an easy useless class, I decided that this introduction to theater class would be perfect, since it is so relative to my major. This way when I graduate I do have an understanding of theater and if I wanted could find a career in costume styling’s and collection.

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