Research Abstracts from CSA Annual Meetings
and National Symposia

This annual, paperbound edition of abstracts is distributed to each member attending the national symposium and is available for purchase by CSA members and the interested public in the CSA Online Store.

The peer-reviewed abstracts of oral and poster presentations summarize the broad extent of costume research, from historical and cultural analyses to educational, curatorial, and conservation practices. Each edition also highlights special sessions in which scholars discuss diverse issues facing the profession.

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Abstracts Available for Purchase in the Online Store

33^rd Annual Meeting 2007
Faires, Fiestas and Expositions: Costume as Cultural Exchange

32nd Annual Meeting 2006
Unlocking the Trunk: Collections, Collectors and Collecting

31th Annual Meeting 2005
Dress Scholarship Unlimited: From Fig
Leaves to Bling-Bling, Let Research Ring

30th Annual Meeting 2004
20th Century Design: Fashion, Interiors, Architecture
and the Performing Arts

29th Annual Meeting 2003
Gateways of Fashion: Influence of Global Trading

28th Annual Meeting 2002
The Future of Dress: Education and Advocacy

27th Annual Meeting 2001
Waves of Influence: Origins and Innovations in Dress

Winterthur Conference 2001
Conversations about Costume and the Visual Arts

26th Annual Meeting 2000
Fashions Lost and Found, or Survival of the Fittest

25th Annual Meeting 1999
Global Expressions: Costumes, Customs and Culture

24th Annual Meeting 1998
The Silver Symposium in the Golden State
Metals in Dress and Adornment

23rd Annual Meeting 1997
Preserving Our Costume Heritage:
Documentation, Interpretation and Conservation

22nd Annual Meeting 1996
Celebrating the Seasons: Dressing for Life’s Rites of Passage

21st Annual Meeting 1995
Dressing for an Audience: Creating an Image through Costume

20th Annual Meeting 1994
Dress Addressed: Costume Across the Disciplines

19th Annual Meeting 1993
Costumes and Cultures of the Pacific Rim

18th Annual Meeting 1992
Exploring Our Culture Diversity