Sherlock Holmes and the Age of Fashion Transitions — Presentation Detail — Celebration of Scholars

Instructions

Student presentations must have a faculty sponsor.

Abstracts must include a title and a description of the research, scholarship, or creative work. The description should be 150-225 words in length and constructed in a format or style appropriate for the presenter’s discipline.

The following points should be addressed within the selected format or style for the abstract:

A clear statement of the problem or question you pursued, or the scholarly goal or creative theme achieved in your work.
A brief comment about the significance or uniqueness of the work.
A clear description of the methods used to achieve the purpose or goals for the work.
A statement of the conclusions, results, outcomes, or recommendations, or if the work is still in progress, the results you expect to report at the event.

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Additional Information

More information is available at carthage.edu/celebration-scholars/. The following are members of the Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Committee who are eager to listen to ideas and answer questions:

Jun Wang
Kim Instenes
John Kirk
Nora Nickels
Andrew Pustina
James Ripley

Sherlock Holmes and the Age of Fashion Transitions

Name: Veronica Vickas
Major: Theatre/ Psychology
Hometown: Chicago
Faculty Sponsor: Kim Instenes
Other Sponsors:
Type of research: SURE
Funding: SURE Grant

Abstract

Acting as an assistant costume designer in a professional setting offered a number of challenges and wonderful moments to learn. Conducting the research for Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lily, under the guidance of Professor Kim Instenes who was also the costume designer, I was able to garner a full and comprehensive understanding of a very complex and transitional time in history. This time period was intermediary. The world around was constantly changing. During this time, the industrial and scientific revolutions were changing the very fabric of daily life and with that growth of the middle class. Every aspect of life changed including fashion. Drawing on research skills gained from both my costume design and clothing history courses here at Carthage, I was able to work with Professor Instenes in the creation of a beautiful and historically accurate design. The clothing is from the time period between 1890-1900 which saw the transition from Victorian to Edwardian style. My research showed not only the silhouette of the period but what was important about the look that would help tell the story of the play. The job of the costume designer is to support the story and the character visually, to help the audience understand how the character fits into the world of the play. Details are important, and the choices the designer makes about fit, color, style all tell the story of the character.

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