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Kaffe Fassett: Dreaming in Colour (An Autobiography)
A Chenille and Lurex dress Fassett knitted with actual pearls, in front of one of his needlepoint tapestries. (1970s) The new book, Dreaming in Colour, an autobiography by Kaffee Fassett, presents the...
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Opulent Textiles from the California Missions
This past weekend I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the de Sassiet Museum at Santa Clara University for a Costume Society of America Western Region program, led by Elise Rousseau, on the...
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Knitting: Fashion, Industry, Craft by Sandy Black
I was so excited when Knitting: Fashion, Industry, Craft by Sandy Black arrived on my doorstep. Black is a well-known clothing and textiles scholar from the London College of Fashion (who also founded...
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Researching ‘Hollywood Sketchbook’: An Interview with Natasha Rubin (Part 1)
Deborah Nadoolman Landis recently released the fantastic resource, Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration (Nov. 2012) as a follow-up to her Dressed: A Century of Hollywood Costume...
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Museum of Performance & Design Rummage Sale January 26
MUSEUM OF PERFORMANCE + DESIGN First Rummage Sale in 20 years! Saturday, January 26th Veteran’s Building, Fourth Floor, MPD main gallery - Come see what treasures you could snap up for a great deal....
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CSA Meet-Up at UC Davis: Structures, Signifiers and Society with Mary Schoeser
Yesterday I had the unique opportunity to go to a Costume Society of America Meet – Up (an informal and free event giving CSA members the opportunity to mix and mingle with their fellow enthusiasts)...
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Researching ‘Hollywood Sketchbook’: An Interview with Natasha Rubin (Part 2)
_ If you enjoyed the brief look into Hollywood Sketchbook: A Century of Costume Illustration from last week, you’re going to love “Part II” of my interview with Natasha Rubin, who contributed a...
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Madame Grès: Sculptural Fashion (Book Review)
The book Madame Grès: Sculptural Fashion commemorates the ever-ephemeral fashion exhibition of the same name (which closed at MoMu Fashion Museum, Province of Antwerp in February of this year) and adds...
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Southeastern European Folk Dress: A CSA Event with Dr. Elizabeth Barber
Earlier this month I had the rare pleasure of taking a Costume Society of America (CSA) Western Region tour of Resplendent Dress from Southeastern Europe: A History in Layers, the current exhibition...
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Fashion Exhibitions in NYC: RetroSpective at FIT
Yoshiki Hishinuma, evening dress, white and fuchsia polyester, cage crinoline with nylon, Fall 1996, Japan, gift of Yoshiki Hishinuma. My trip to NYC this week is jam-packed with book related things,...
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“Punk:Chaos to Couture” A crowd-sourced review
McQueen Bubble-wrap ensemble (2009-2010) During my very busy trip to New York last week, I was able to squeeze in visits to two fashion exhibitions. FIT’s RetroSpective (briefly reviewed here), and the...
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Event: Fashion in the Age of Louis XV at Fullerton College on 6/15
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Victorian Fashion History (including Embroidery) on Sept. 15
The Costume Society of America, Western Region has an exciting and unique opportunity for members and guests alike: Costumes, Campfires, and Candlelight on Saturday, September 14 at Ft. Vancouver, WA...
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North State opportunities for Fashion History
My new diggs, in Redding, CA are providing me with a great opportunity to explore and learn new elements of fashion and its history in a part of California that isn’t well documented. This past...
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Victorian dress at Fort Vancouver and the McLoughlin House
Chain-stitch sewing machine at the McLoughlin House Historic clothing at the McLoughlin House A few weeks ago, I was one of a lucky few to travel to Oregon City, Oregon and Fort Vancouver, Washington...
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Victorian Dress at the Sutter County Museum
* The Community Memorial Museum of Sutter County in Yuba City, CA is holding an exhibition of Victorian gowns from its own collection (Remembrance of Gowns Past on view through November 16). The museum...
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Did you know there was a textile factory at Sutter’s Fort?
Looms, placed near windows, at the blanket factory of Sutter's Fort For sale in the store at Sutter's Fort On a mini-vacation to Sacramento last week, I spent a little while at the Sutter’s Fort State...
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Weekend Reading: Smithsonian’s 101 Objects that Made America
Marian Anderson’s Fur Coat (1939) Just a few days ago the new issue of Smithsonian Magazine landed in my mailbox. The entire issue is dedicated to the 101 objects (out of the 137 million in the...
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CSA tour of “Wear to Party” in Ventura, CA
Balenciaga taffeta gown with lace trim, 1955 (Kyoto Costume Institute) A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend the Costume Society of America program including a tour of “Wear to Party” at the...
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