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Currently
includes members in Australia, Denmark, England, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Japan,
Korea, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, R.O.C., and the U. A. Emirates.
The Region VIII Events Calendar lists exhibitions
of costume, and costume-related exhibitions, the dates and places
of the National and Regional Symposia, lectures, and workshops. Where
available, a telephone number has been included. Please use these
numbers to obtain additional information. Dates of exhibitions
may change. Where available, dates for the exhibitions are included.
If no beginning date is given, the exhibition is already open.
Abegg-Stiftung
Riggisberg, Switzerland
031-808-12-01
http://www.abegg-stiftung.ch
Benaki Museum
Tel.: +30 210 367 1000
benaki@benaki.gr
http://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?lang=en
"Headdresses : Souvenirs of encounters with Asian cultures"
Through September 15, 2010
The exhibition will showcase approximately 100 hats, head bands, fezzes, straw hats, children's caps, wedding wreaths, diadems, brooches and other head coverings and decorations, basic accoutrements of traditional clothing, that bear witness to ethnic features, and reveal the history, beliefs, customs and aesthetic preferences of the people who wear them.
Buckinghamshire County Museum
Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP
Tel.: 01296 331441
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/museum
The Costume Society of Great Britain
http://www.costumesociety.org.uk/
carolinejohnson@nt/world.com
"Edwardian Style: Fashion and Shopping at the Turn of the Century" Study Day
Venue: London College of Fashion
John Princes Street
London W1M OBJ
The Costume Society, in association with the London College of Fashion, presents a Study Day on Edwardian Style, Fashion and Shopping at the turn of the Century
The day focuses on the reign of Edward VI1 (1901-1910), one of the most image-conscious British monarchs, and a period of rapid social and technological change. It will cover a variety of themes including the shopping habits of the Edwardian middle and lower classes, and the exuberance of Edwardian millinery.
Speakers include Nigel Arch talking about the image of Edward VII; Elizabeth Crawford on the suffragettes and their dress; Kate Reeder will discuss shopping at the Co-op and by contrast Cassie Davies-Strodder will give us an insight into the wardrobe of Heather Firbanks.
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"The Price of Fashion": The Costume Society's Annual Symposium
July 9 through July 11, 2010
The theme of the 2010 Symposium is The Price of Fashion focusing on the cost of production, whether it be clothes produced for wealthy individual clients or the phenomenon of mass production for a world market.
We return to Yorkshire for the first time in more than ten years and Leeds is a particularly appropriate venue for the Symposium theme, as it was the place where the mass-production of men's tailoring was developed in the mid 19th century, as well as the home of many women's ready-to-wear fashion labels in the 20th century, and has recently re-invented itself as a sophisticated shopping venue for fashion at all levels.
Keynote speakers will be Katrina Honeyman, Professor, School of History, University of Leeds. John Styles, Research Professor in History at the University of Hertfordshire and Lou Taylor, Professor of Dress & Textile History, University of Brighton. Our collections visit on Saturday will be to Leeds Discovery Centre where all of Leeds museums' collections are stored. Curator Natalie Raw will show delegates a selection of items from the costume collection. This collection of historical costume has its roots in the Sanderson collection bought by Leeds City Art Galleries in 1949. Especially rich in eighteenth-century dresses and fine suits, the collection has been extended to include work by leading modern designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes.
Promo Florence Events
http://www.costume-textiles.com/
"Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance"
Florence, Italy
November 4-7, 2010
Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance will explore interdisciplinary aspects of dance dress and costume, this multi-cultural mode of human expression, from a variety of practical, historical and creative perspectives. A wide of variety of papers and presentations will provide participants with in depth knowledge and new information about unpublished research, new creations and/or practical experiments related to the international, interdisciplinary and intercultural themes associated with dress for dance.
Parallel to the academic sessions there will be several special events and venues which will give the participants an opportunity not only to visit never before seen treasures but also to network and socialize each other.
This unique symposium will be of interest not only to costume and dance historians, costume designers, costume makes, museum curators, archivists, textile and costume conservators, dancers and dance re-enactors, etc., but also to students and members of the public with a desire to learn about dress for dance from the experts in the fields examined.
As was the case for Costume Colloquium: A Tribute to Janet Arnold, the second edition will benefit from the collaboration of a number of prestigious national and international institutions who are supporting this new initiative. The topics covered will include the use of historic dress for re-enactment dances, and the interpretation of dance dress in documents and visual images, the creation of costumes employing traditional and contemporary materials and techniques and their conservation and museum display, and they will incorporate both theoretical and practical perspectives on these subjects.
Courtauld Institute of Art
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 0RN
UK
020 7848 2777
(outside UK +4420 7848 2777)
http://www.courtauld.ac.uk
Design History Society
University College
Falmouth, UK
http://www.designhistorysociety.org/
Drents Museum
Brink 1
9401 HS
Assen, Netherlands
Tel.: +0592 377 773
info@drentsmuseum.nl
http://www.drentsmuseum.nl
ESMOD Australia: The Darnell Collection
2 Short Street
Surry Hills, Sydney NSW 2010
http://www.esmod.com.au/esmod-australia/the-darnell-collection
An extraordinary resource at ESMOD Australia is The Darnell Collection. Students, fashion professionals and members of the public are able to examine the exquisite couture and antique clothing and accessories in this 3,000 piece collection.
Fashion and Textile Museum
83 Bermondsey Street
London SE1 3XF
http://www.ftmlondon.org
"Very Sanderson - 150 Years of English Decoration"
Through 13 June 2010
Sanderson was founded by Arthur Sanderson in 1860 and for the last 150 years has been at the forefront of English decoration - producing the first coordinated collection of mass-produced wallpapers and fabrics in Britain. It also introduced a number of important technical innovations as well as developing a range of textiles and wallpapers by influential designers and Britain's first 'infinite' range of colors in household paints.
During its illustrious history the company has amassed a huge collection of wallpapers and textiles representing the many changing faces and fads of interior decoration. Celebrating 150 years of the company this exhibition highlights the best of its archive as well as brand new collections. Full of surprises, it will fascinate and inform those whose tastes run from the Arts & Crafts style, jazzy Moderne, fifties' Festival designs and Pop patterns, to decidedly contemporary art and decor.
Curated by Mary Schoeser - renowned textile curator and author - the exhibition will be accompanied by a sumptuously-illustrated book published by Thames & Hudson.
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"Horrockses Fashions: Off the Peg Style in the '40s and '50s"
9 July 2010 - 24 October 2010
Horrockses Fashions Limited was the manufacturer of one of the most well-respected ready-to-wear labels of the 1940s and 1950s. The company is best known for their full-skirted dresses which were sought after by women everywhere and were even worn by Queen Elizabeth II. Although they were produced in considerable quantities from the start, the firm maintained an air of exclusivity for the brand, with an emphasis on good quality fabrics, especially cotton, with custom-designed patterns and fashion styling with Parisian couture overtones.
The colorful prints, particularly floral designs will provide a visual feast for visitors to the exhibition. The importance of fabric design on cotton was key to Horrockses Fashions' success; they acquired designs from a number of sources including in-house staff, commercial design studios, freelancers and also from well-known artists such as Graham Sutherland and Eduardo Paolozzi which were applied to the parent company's high quality cotton sheeting which was reserved exclusively for Horrockses Fashions.
The exhibition will focus on the range of the firm's production, from glamorous evening dresses, to vibrant summer frocks and sophisticated housecoats and beachwear. It will follow the story of the Horrockses' dress from initial fabric and fashion design, to production, promotion and consumption.
Curated by Dr. Christine Boydell - author and design historian - the exhibition will also be accompanied by a book published by V&A Publishing.
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"Sue Timney and the art of Timney-Fowler"
November 19, 2010 through February 27, 2011
Sue Timney is the celebrated designer whose company, Timney-Fowler, is best known for its distinctive graphic black and white imagery. It is also one of a rare breed of design companies whose work flows effortlessly between fashion and interiors. Timney left the Royal College of Art in 1979 after which she formed Timney-Fowler with Grahame Fowler. Sue and Grahame collaborated with designers such as Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto, Ralph Lauren and Diane von Furstenberg, producing fashion and fabric concepts for their labels. They also developed several Timney-Fowler clothing licenses for work sold around the world.
2010 is the 30th anniversary of Timney-Fowler and will be marked by an exhibition at the FTM - a retrospective of both Sue's career as a designer and her work with Timney-Fowler, featuring some unique and exclusive material in an exciting, bold display developed in collaboration with Sue. The exhibition will explore the history and themes of this world-recognized design firm.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Shatin
1 Man Lam Road
Sha Tin
Hong Kong
Tel.: +852.2180.8188
hkhm@lcsd.gov.hk
http://www.heritagemuseum.gov.hk/english/gen_info.htm
“Cantonese Opera Heritage Hall”
Permanent Exhibition
This gallery relates the history and explains the art of Cantonese Opera. Showcased are some valuable items once used by renowned Cantonese Opera artists.
Jim Thompson Thai House Museum
6 Soi Kasemsan 2
Rama 1 Road
Bangkok, Thailand
Tel.: +662 216 7368
http://www.jimthompsonhouse.com/
Kyoto Costume Institute
Tel.: +075 321 9221
info@kci.or.jp
http://www.kci.or.jp/
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens, London W8
http://www.hrp.org.uk
Tel.: +0870 751 5170
"Enchanted Palace"
Through June 30, 2012
Kensington Palace is being transformed. As the walls of the palace are being shaken by a £12 million renovation project the rubble and the dust is unleashing powerful and secret stories about the lives of Kensington's princesses.
The Enchanted Palace reveals the emotion and drama running through Kensington Palace's history. Contemporary fashion collides with the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection and real stories from the palace to create stunning installations, fashioned by world famous designers including Vivienne Westwood, William Tempest, Stephen Jones, Boudicca, Aminaka Wilmont and Echo Morgan.
Musee des Arts Decoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
tel. : 01 44 55 57 50
http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/english-439/
"Histoire idéale de la mode contemporaine vol. I : 70-80"
April 1 through October 10, 2010
Les Arts Décoratifs is organising the first exhibition retracing the history of contemporary fashion, in two parts. The project began last autumn with the publication of 'An Ideal History of Contemporary Fashion', and is continuing in a different dimension with two consecutive exhibitions. The first of this "two-volume" historic and selective retrospective of fashion will cover the 70s and 80s, the second the 90s and 2000s.
Museo Del Traje
(Costume Museum of Spain)
Avenida de Juan de Herrera, 2. Madrid (28040)
Spain
Madrid. Tlf. 91550 47 00 ext. 4742, 4740 y 4813
http://museodeltraje.mcu.es
Museum der Kulturen
Augustinergasse 2
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 61 266 5600
info@mkb.ch
http://www.mkb.ch/en/home.html
The Fashion Museum
Bennett Street
BA1 2QH
Bath
England
Tel.: +44 01225 477173
costume_enquiries@bathnes.gov.uk
http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk/
"Photographing Fashion: British Style in the 1960s"
Through 2010
A display of forty black and white photographs from the Fashion Museum's Sunday Times Fashion Archive celebrating British fashion - the fashion designers, the models, the photographers, and the fashion editors - in the 1960s.
The display coincides with the publication of a book of the same title, which is available from October in the Fashion Museum shop.
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"Vionnet at the Fashion Museum"
Through 2010
The Fashion Museum, working in partnership with the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Bowes Museum, has saved a collection of rare 1930s evening dresses by Madeleine Vionnet, one of the greatest 20th century couturiers, for the nation.
The two dresses acquired by the Fashion Museum, both of which are exquisite examples of Vionnet's skill in manipulating fabric, will be on display in the Fashion Museum galleries from 5 December 2009.
The dresses are being prepared for display this autumn. In the meantime, fashion and textile students from the School of Art and Design at Bath Spa University will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to study the dresses up close in special study sessions at the Fashion Museum's Study Facilities. The students will sketch the dresses and the best sketches will be published on the Fashion Museum website in December 2009 when the actual dresses go on display in the museum galleries for all to see.
Permanent Displays includes women's wear and menswear from the 18th century to the present day.
"Turn of the Century Including Helmut Lang"
Opens May 1, 2010
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"The Diana Dresses"
Opens July 17, 2010
Museum of London
London Wall
London EC2Y 5HN
Tel.: +0870 444 3852
info@museumoflondo.org.uk
http://www.museum-london.org.uk/
Pickford's House Museum
41 Friar Gate
Derby DE1 1DA
England
Tel.: +01 332 255 363
http://www.derby.gov.uk/museums/index.htm
"Silk"
Through January, 2011
The versatile material silk is woven into our collective textile history. It is a prestigious fabric, worn throughout the centuries by the rich and famous, and a global trading commodity upon which empires have been built. Fascinating stories of prestige, fashion, global trade, industry and science are revealed through a rich display of objects from Derby Museums' collection.
Learn how this luxurious fabric is initially obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the silkworm; see how ancient China first developed silk from cocoon to the rich fabric and discover its versatile qualities which remain unsurpassed.
Schloss Halbturn
Parkstraße 4
A- 7131 Halbturn
Tel: +43 (0) 2172-8577
http://www.schlosshalbturn.com/schloss/homepage/folgeseite.htm
"(R)Evolution the Mode: From the Giant Skin to the Mini Skirt"
"(R)Evolution der Mode: Vom Mammutfell zum Minirock"
Through October 26, 2010
The exhibition 2010 promises deep and exciting views of the world of the clothing with the title "(R) EVOLUTION the MODE - from the giant skin to the mini skirt".
The sheet stretches itself from early mankind, in the fig sheets and skins still "in" was, until in the present and future, in which intelligent and futuristic textiles will replace current body substances.
Shambellie House Museum of Costume
New Abbey
Dumfrieshire
DG2 8HQ
Scotland
Tel.: +01387 850 375
http://www.nms.ac.uk/costume/home/index.asp
"Marriage in the Movies"
Through October 31, 2010
The wedding dress is probably the most poignant symbol of the start of a marriage. Woven with symbolism and tradition, wedding dresses reflect not only the tastes and style of the bride but the social customs and attitudes of society.
This exhibition takes you through two centuries of bridal fashion, from the 1740s to 1930s, refracted through the lens of the film or TV camera.
Also on display are a selection of bridal accessories from our collection, and a small gallery of photos of brides from the Stewart family, who own Shambellie House. Together, the dresses, accessories and pictures tell the story of wedding customs in Scotland and beyond.
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"A Day of Costume Drama"
July 1, 2010
Admire Oscar-winning wedding frocks at the Marriage in Movies exhibition before an early evening viewing of The Duchess at the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre.
Board the coach in Dumfries at 2pm sharp and we'll whisk you away to the National Museum of Costume and its beautiful grounds where you can immerse yourself in 100 years of fashion. You'll be given a tour of the Marriage in the Movies exhibition, which showcases gowns from some of the most memorable wedding moments from the big (and small) screens - including Keira Knightley's wedding dress from The Duchess.
We'll provide an afternoon tea of sandwiches, cakes and scones before hopping back on the bus and heading to the Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre for a special screening of The Duchess at 5.30pm.
The Textile Gallery
Textile & Art Publications
Studio 28 Liddell Road
West Hampstead, London
NW6 2EW England
Tel.: (44-20) 7328 4844
post@textile-art.com
The Textile Society
PO Box 1012
St. Albans AL1 9NE
www.textilesociety.org.uk
The Textile Society's London Antique Textile Fair
Sunday 26 September 2010 at Kensington Town Hall
The Textile Society is launching its first London Antique Textile Fair to complement the highly successful and long running Manchester Antique Textile Fair, now in its eighteenth year.
Stands piled high with textiles and garments from all over the world from 17th century to the 1970's. Racks of ethnic clothing and textiles from the East, wearable Japanese kimonos, Chinese robes and Central Asian ikat coats and rugs. Bundles of braids, loops of ribbons, boxes of buttons, silks and satins, English costumes from 18th and 19th century, as well as good quality vintage dress and accessories. Embroideries, woven and printed textiles along with French old household linens. Arts & Crafts textiles and newly fashionable 20th century Artist/Designer textiles will be available from dealers from the UK and Europe. Conservators and specialist secondhand costume and textile booksellers will also take stands.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Tel.: +44020 7942 2000
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
"Quilts"
Through July 18, 2010
Enduringly popular, crossing centuries and continents, this exhibition will focus on the UK tradition of quilting. A unique opportunity to showcase the V&A's historic quilt collection, the exhibition will also draw on regional variations, exploring the evolution of quilting in the context of social change and position it as an important area of cultural production.
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"Grace Kelly: Style Icon
Through September 26, 2010
The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly will be on display at the V&A. Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywood's most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco, the display will present over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewellery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Dresses from her films, including High Society, will be shown as well as the gown she wore to accept her Oscar award in 1955. These will be accompanied by film clips and posters, photographs and her Oscar statuette. The display will also include the lace ensemble worn by Grace Kelly for her civil marriage ceremony to Prince Rainier in 1956 and 35 haute couture gowns from the 1960s and 70s by her favorite couturiers Dior, Balenciaga, Givenchy, and Yves St Laurent
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon
Nr Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP18 OJH
England
Tel.: +44 01296 653226
www.waddesdon.org.uk/
Wereldmuseum
Willemskade 25
3016 DM Rotterdam
Netherlands
Tel.: +010 270 7172
bibliotheeke@wereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl
http://www.wereldmuseum.rotterdam.nl/
The Wereldmuseum closed in August 2007 for rebuilding the entire museum and realizing an exciting new concept. When reopened autumn 2009, the Wereldmuseum will be a unique and dynamic centre of world cultures.
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