Arts Visuels & Habits, Habillages

Poitiers, France: Sceren CRDP, Poitou-Charentes, 2009. Softcover. VG. edge-wear to covers; rubbing & creasing to spine ends; rubbing to corners. tight binding. clean interior.. purple & illustrated glued wrappers. 65 pgs w/ color illustrations. Text in French. The study of clothing invites students to enter into an inventory that intertwines, sews and unraveled history, geography, cultures, customs as well as art and society. The clothing is multiple, changeable, evolving, a sign of an era and of its language ... The students play the game, play disguise, dress themselves. Through their curiosity and their creativity, they become expert "little hands". The author invites students and teachers to explore the history of costume and fashion, of everyday arts, to extract rich and meaningful workshops from kindergarten to college.--Publisher. (Inventory #: 179561)