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My 1950s: Women. Fashion. Everyday Life. - Exhibition Review
May 14, 2018
A fascinating review of the exhibition ‘My 1950s: Women. Fashion. Everyday Life.’ currently showing at the Nordiska Museet in Stockholm from CS Ambassador Eanna Morrison Barrs.
A Review of the Conference ‘Dress and Décor in Scotland up to 1700’
May 3, 2018
CS Ambassador Francesca Scantlebury reviews the conference ‘Dress and Décor’ hosted last month by the Institute of Scottish Historical Research as part of their tenth-anniversary celebrations.
Before The Rain 1980 to 1984: How Prince Got ‘The Look’
April 19, 2018
As we come to the anniversary of Prince’s death Costume Society ambassador Casci Ritchie shares her research into how this iconic look came to fruition.
‘Artist Textiles - Picasso to Warhol’ Exhibition Review
April 12, 2018
One of our new CS ambassador recruits Casci Ritchie reviews ‘Artists Textiles - Picasso to Warhol’, an exhibition in partnership with the Fashion and Textile Museum showing at the New Lanark Visitor Centre until 29th April 2018.
Fashioning the future: the launch of the Commonwealth Fashion Exchange at Buckingham Palace
March 29, 2018
The Costume Society at the Eco-Age launch
Celebrating Suffrage at ‘Their Fight, Our Future’ MuseumLab at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
March 8, 2018
Ambassador Jade Bailey-Dowling reports from Brighton Museum & Art Gallery’s recent ‘MuseumLab’ event devoted to the 100-year anniversary of the Representation of the People Act.
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.