Costume Society of America

CSA’s National Office will be closed for the holidays beginning Tuesday, December 23 at 5 PM Eastern, and will reopen on Monday, January 5. During the break, we invite you to explore our website and enjoy past webinars on our YouTube Channel. Our staff will be taking a break from emails and voicemails during the closure. If your inquiry is time-sensitive, please call the toll-free number and leave a message: (800) CSA-9447.

CSA is not only a professional organization for lovers of history of costume in all its aspects--it is so much more!


It is a social group of like-minded men and women who have made amazing friendships and connections through their involvement in this organization either through its diverse regional programs, national symposia, study tours, and leadership, or have benefited from the many opportunities to publish, or from one of CSA’s many grants, awards, or honors.


We are a varied group of professionals and informed enthusiasts representing museums, libraries, theaters, academia, apparel, merchandising, private collections, and re-enactment organizations. CSA promotes personal connections and collegial discovery about clothing, fashion, and costume--its history, design, construction, merchandising and preservation.

Phone:

(800) CSA-9447

Personnel:

Kristen Miller Zohn, Executive Director

Location:

P.O. Box 852 Columbus, GA 31902-0852

News

Dialogues on Dress: Ben Barry

November 29, 2025
Check out our latest interview with Ben Barry, Dean of Parsons School of Design. The history of dress and the future of fashion act in dialogue, always interfacing to inform our present moment. The Costume Society of America’s diverse members exemplify this reality like no other; through the constant connections across time and disciplines they draw, our membership of costume curators, designers, artists, and so much more embody fashion’s ubiquitous presence - and dress’s daily power to teach us all something new. We hope you will join us for CSA’s new Dialogues on Dress series, interviews now available monthly in our e-News and here on our website. Interested in getting in touch? Email enews@costumesocietyamerica.com

Dialogues on Dress: Kareem Khubchandani

October 24, 2025
Drag performer and Associate Professor of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at Tufts University, Kareem Khubchandani shares his thoughts on performance and fashion, the art of drag, and more! The history of dress and the future of fashion act in dialogue, always interfacing to inform our present moment. The Costume Society of America’s diverse members exemplify this reality like no other; through the constant connections across time and disciplines they draw, our membership of costume curators, designers, artists, and so much more embody fashion’s ubiquitous presence - and dress’s daily power to teach us all something new. We hope you will join us for CSA’s new Dialogues on Dress series, interviews now available monthly in our e-News and here on our website. Interested in getting in touch? Email enews@costumesocietyamerica.com

Dialogues on Dress: Kate Sekules

September 23, 2025
This month, we spoke with Kate Selukes, mender, teacher, historian, and more. The history of dress and the future of fashion act in dialogue, always interfacing to inform our present moment. The Costume Society of America’s diverse members exemplify this reality like no other; through the constant connections across time and disciplines they draw, our membership of costume curators, designers, artists, and so much more embody fashion’s ubiquitous presence - and dress’s daily power to teach us all something new. We hope you will join us for CSA’s new Dialogues on Dress series, interviews now available monthly in our e-News and here on our website. Interested in getting in touch? Email enews@costumesocietyamerica.com
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