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Meet Our Final Two Ambassadors for 2018!
March 4, 2018
Please welcome the final two ambassadors for 2018; Beth Graham and Valerie Wilson.
Meet More of Our New Ambassadors for 2018!
February 27, 2018
This time around, please welcome our ambassadors for 2018 Casci Ritchie, Emma Kelly and Katy Canales.
Meet Our New Ambassadors for 2018!
February 25, 2018
Please welcome our ambassadors for 2018. First up Francesca Scantlebury, Eanna Morrison Barrs and Jade Bailey-Dowling.
Opera: Passion, Power and Politics at the V&A; A Multi-Sensory Voyage of Discovery and Enlightenment
February 11, 2018
Costume Society Ambassador Araminta Pain takes us through her recent visit to the ‘Opera: Power Passion and Politics’ exhibition at the V&A.
Reconstructing Historical Dress
December 30, 2017
How do we replicate historical dress when the original no longer exists? Costume interpreter Viviane Chen describes the process of fabricating an authentic skirt to match an 1860s bodice from The Bowes Museum collection, thought have been made for, and worn by Joséphine Bowes.
Transformation: One Man’s Cross-Dressing Wardrobe
December 19, 2017
Take a trip to Liverpool before the end of March 2018 to see ‘Transformation: One Man’s Cross-Dressing Wardrobe’ showing at Sudley House.
High Days and Holidays at Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum
December 3, 2017
CS Ambassador Araminta Pain reviews Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum
Show your support with our new lapel badge
November 28, 2017
Just in time for the cooler jacket-wearing days, the Costume Society is offering these elegant badges to embellish your lapels
The Smithsonian First Ladies Collection
November 24, 2017
Prompted by a recent donation, Ambassador Victoria Haddock returns to the First Ladies Collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History to explore its display of high profile garments and associated material.
Untold Stories: Behind the Scenes as a Volunteer Curatorial Assistant at National Museums Scotland
October 20, 2017
Guest CS blogger Scott William Schiavone