A two-day visit to museums, collections and exhibitions in Liverpool and Port Sunlight, Wirral
Connoisseur Visit: 4th June 2014
A visit to Chertsey Museum, Surrey: 24th May
London's Hellenic Centre hosts Costume Exhibition
Shaun Cole's Book Recommendations
Announcement: Anne Farrer has died
New Postcard for Submissions to Costume Journal
Sophie Wilson's Personal Reflections
We are recruiting 5 Ambassadors for 2014
Caroline Lloyd works for Cosprop
Fashion and Conflict: Not Living in Khaki Study Day
Book Review of The Cheapside Hoard: London’s Lost Jewels by Alice Mackrell
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.
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Friday, March 7th: FASHION AND PAINTING IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ANTWERP colloquium.rubenianum.be/
Rubenianum colloquium.rubenianum.be The theme of this two-day conference is dress and fashion as depicted in the pictorial arts of the seventeenth-century Southern Netherlands. Particular attention will be given to the oeuvre of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) but the conference will also address the work of his contemporaries and succe...
Friday, March 7th: We really do have some fantastic events coming up this year! Why not join us for this exclusive behind the scenes event? costumesociety.org.uk/events/details/the-fashion-world-of-john-paul-gaultier-from-the-sidewalk-to-the-catwalk-co
The Fashion World of John Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk - The Costume Society costumesociety.org.uk Connoisseur Visit: 4th June 2014
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