MA2 student Brittany’s work featured on the Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum exhibition
GFC second-year student Brittany Glassey’s 3D recreation video was featured in the Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum “Adoption of Western Clothing in Japan and the History of Bunka Gakuen ” exhibition. For her thesis and project research, Brittany has worked extensively around the topic of how digital technologies can help in the study and understanding of historic dress.
For the exhibition, Brittany has collaborated with the museum to develop a detailed 3D recreation of the Meiji Empress taireifuku. Using this as a base, Brittany created an explanatory video, as well as a bilingual online platform that visitors can access during the exhibition period, providing insights into the construction, embroidery and embellishments, linked to the socio-historical background of the garment. Making use of virtual recreation’s possibilities, her work also provides insights into how the garment could have looked like when worn by the Empress at the time.
The project was a valuable experience for both Brittany and the museum, and we look forward to seeing Brittany’s future virtual recreation projects.
The Global Fashion Concentration (GFC) has been founded for students who wish to gain their MA in fashion and textile studies in English. It strives to bridge theory and practice within a global context with a focus on fashion related art and design. As the course is based in Japan, there are classes offered on Japanese aesthetics and language. An array of trans-disciplinary subjects related to fashion are offered. The core subject of the GFC, titled "Project Research", is led by specialists and industry counterparts and is designed to allow students to develop their individual research proposals both in practice and theory. Students will have access to Bunka’s celebrated fashion library and world-class fashion museum for research and inspiration. Additionally, internships at high profile Japanese brands such as Anrealage, as well as the National Art Center enable students to implement real world connections between concept and practical knowledge. To be eligible to graduate, students are required to complete either a full Master’s thesis, or a collection.
In 2016, GFC launched a double degree program with the prestigious Parisian design school École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD). Students enrolled in this program will have the opportunity to present their MA project at the ENSAD final collection show and exhibition in Paris.
GFC is a concentrated program: Excellence in creation and skill as well as strong motivation, commitment and patience will be required. Successful graduates will be candidates for employment in all areas and levels of the fashion industry across the world, including design, journalism, fashion buying, curation, and academia.
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