Fab Fashions on Merseyside

A two-day visit to museums, collections and exhibitions in Liverpool and Port Sunlight, Wirral
Lesser Known Costume Collections: Northern England

Ambassador Kate Lyons Finds Some Hidden Gems
Embroideries, prints and weaves: a visit to Chertsey Museum, Surrey

Rebecca Morrison Reports On Her Visit
Guest Blogger Jenny Macleod shares her love of the Ballet

Guest Blogger Jenny Macleod shares her love of the Ballet
Costume, biography, and finding the facts

Costume, biography, and finding the facts
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk

The Costume Society visits the Barbican
Lesser known Costume Collections: South West England & the Channel Islands

By Ambassador Kate Lyons
A Charles Frederick Worth Gown

Kerry Talyor shares one of her auction lots
Winner of the Yarwood Award

Lorraine Smith Starts her Research Project
A Life in Theatre: millinery and accessories

Rebecca Morrison interviews Mark Wheeler
New York Street Style

Ambassador Sophie Pitman visits New York

Welcome to the Costume Society

Promoting the study of all aspects of clothing and textiles, the Society aims to encourage access to costume history, including contemporary dress. Our appeal is wide-ranging and object-based. Our members include academics, collectors, curators, designers, re-enactors, students and informed enthusiasts across the world. What we have in common is our wish to provide the best and most varied opportunities to study this fascinating topic.

Find out more about us and how to join the Society