Curator led tour of Victoria 2019 at Kensington Palace
Join Mary Quant exhibition curator Jenny Lister for this exclusive tour at the V&A
Patterns of Fashion Co-ordinators Joanna Jarvis and Louise Chapman outline their plans
Our newest CS ambassador recruit Kate Clive-Powell interviews Cyana Madsen, curator of ‘Requiem: Material/Memory’ showing at The Horse Hospital, Bloomsbury, until 25th May 2019.
News of the latest grants and awards from The Costume Society
The Costume Society seeks members to serve for three years (2019-2022) as Elected Officers on our Executive Committee.
Francesca Scantlebury considers the relationship between witchcraft and clothing throughout history.
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The Costume Society seeks members to serve on our Programme Committee and help with planning a regular series of exciting and interesting events for members
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Mary Quant runs from 6 April 2019 to 16 February 2020 at the V&A Museum. To coordinate with the opening of this event Katy Canales, curator at the V&A Museum of Childhood, shares her research into Quant fashion dolls.
Pre-Raphaelites and the Arts and Crafts Movement July 5-7 2019
Costume Society ambassador Beth Graham reviews the newly re-opened displays at The Fan Museum, Greenwich, the UK's first and only museum dedicated to celebrating the history of fans and the craft of fan making.
Details of Costume Society Hotel Offer
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
The Awards hosted by the Costume Society were made possible by three generous benefactors
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We are a lively, friendly organisation whose aim is to promote the study and preservation of historic and contemporary dress.
Closed for 2019. Awarded annually to a student whose final project / dissertation deals with an aspect of the history of dress.
A scholarly publication presenting current research into contemporary and historic dress.
