Costume Society ambassador Katy Canales revisits the historic practice of swaddling and its modern-day adaptation.
Costume Society Ambassador Casci Ritchie reviews "Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs", an overview of 1930s fashion and society, showing at London's Fashion and Textile Museum until 20th January 2019.
Christine Stevens to take over editorial role
Emma Kelly visits Birr Castle to delve into the costume archive of Anne Messel.
Tracey Allen's exclusive interview with Emmy Award winning designer Jane Petrie
Details of our 2019 Annual Conference - Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts Movement
You could be The Costume Society's new Honorary Treasurer/Trustee
An opportunity for members to own the box set of this series
Francesca Scantlebury looks to the symbolic use of headwear through past and present depictions of Anne Boleyn.
CS Ambassador Jade Bailey-Dowling shares her experience from the Whitchurch Silk Mill Study Day.
Victoria Haddock and Beth Graham review the Costume Society's Autumn Study Day ‘Fashion, Femininity and Power’ held at the National Trust's Killerton House on Saturday 15th September.
CS ambassador Casci Ritchie looks back at the life and style of the eccentric fashion icon Marchesa Luisa Casati.
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
Announcing two new awards for 2019
Can you help us? The Costume Society seeks a Treasurer
The Awards hosted by the Costume Society were made possible by three generous benefactors
Contact our awards co-ordinators for details of eligibility for our student awards and bursaries
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