Western Region
Events, Workshops and Symposia

2012 Events Join the Western Region of CSA today and you will get discounts on each of these amazing events. For more information on these programs or to submit program ideas, contact Heather Vaughan. Levi Strauss: Inside the Archive January 28, 2012 San Francisco, California Join the company's historian for a behind-the-scenes look at their corporate archives. We will see garments ranging from the world’s oldest pair of jeans, to the first women’s jeans, to 1930s children’s sun suits. Documents, photographs and marketing materials round out the collections. Exhibits in the headquarters lobby will also be available for viewing. Western Region Symposium Interpreting History Through Costume March 17-18, 2012 William S. Hart Ranch and Museum, Santa Clarita, California If the clothes make the man, what can they tell us about history? Join us for an exploration of how we can interpret history through costume at the historic ranch of one of the first Hollywood cowboys. Two Gun Bill (William S. Hart), circa 1920s Photo courtesy of The William S. Hart Collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. CSA National Symposium ATL Global Gateway: Dress Scholarship in the 21st Century May 31 - June 2, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia A symposium celebrating new research on all aspects of dress and costume. Further information Colors of the Oasis: Central Asia Ikats July 14, 2012 Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, Washington Experience a selection of ikat textiles from Central Asia in this exhibit at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. A curatorial tour of the exhibit will be followed by an al fresco boxed lunch (weather permitting) in Seattle’s beautiful Volunteer Park. California Designing Women, 1896 – 1986 August 2012 The Autry Museum, Los Angeles, California A curator-led tour of the Autry National Center’s exhibition, California Designing Women, 1896 – 1986, examines the influence and innovations that California’s female designers made on the American design industry with products for the home and personal adornment. The exhibition includes costume from significant designers such as Margit Fellegi and DeDe Johnson, along with textiles, ceramics, furniture, lighting, graphics and jewelry. Vestments at the de Saisset Museum and Annual Membership Meeting November 10, 2012 de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA A presentation and tours of the richly-textured, exotic and clandestine histories of the Vestment and Liturgical Garments used in Alta California's Missions in the California Mission Vestment Collections. Guest speaker Elise Yvonne Rousseau will discuss their worldly origins, spanning more than two centuries and four continents.