A two-day visit to museums, collections and exhibitions in Liverpool and Port Sunlight, Wirral
Ambassador Kate Lyons Finds Some Hidden Gems
Rebecca Morrison Reports On Her Visit
Guest Blogger Jenny Macleod shares her love of the Ballet
Costume, biography, and finding the facts
The Costume Society visits the Barbican
By Ambassador Kate Lyons
Kerry Talyor shares one of her auction lots
Lorraine Smith Starts her Research Project
Rebecca Morrison interviews Mark Wheeler
Ambassador Sophie Pitman visits New York
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
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We are a lively, friendly organisation whose aim is to promote the study and preservation of historic and contemporary dress.
Funding of the Society is by subscription and donation. Your donations are welcome!
For events, information, awards, conferences and publications. Think about membership as a gift!
Details of the awards available to students through the Costume Society.
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Wednesday, July 23rd: Hands up who plans their travels around a costume collection visit? Ambassador Kate Lyons share costume collections in the North of England. costumesociety.org.uk/blog/post/lesser-known-costume-collections-northern-england
Lesser Known Costume Collections: Northern England - The Costume Society costumesociety.org.uk Ambassador Kate Lyons Finds Some Hidden Gems
Tuesday, July 22nd: “I’m not really into fashion, I’m just into being myself.” A few months ago we got to see what American high school students were wearing in the 1960s...here's the 1980s update! www.buzzfeed.com/juliegerstein/this-80s-high-school-fashion-documentary-is-everything
This High School Style Documentary From The '80s Is Everything www.buzzfeed.com “I’m not really into fashion, I’m just into being myself.”
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