CSA E-News
Volume 3 No. 2
FEBRUARY 1, 2004 Edition
Costume Society of America
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com
CONTENTS:
1. Charles James By Ann Coleman
2. New Exhibitions
3. Call for Papers
4. Upcoming Workshops
5. Vintage Fashion
6. News About Members
7. Exhibit Reminders
8. CSA Grants to Small Museums
9. You Are Needed
10. New Zealand Costume Symposium
11. Events at FSU
12. Book of the Month
13. Three E-News Editions This Month!
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1. CHARLES JAMES BY ANN COLEMAN
Elizabeth Ann Coleman, noted Charles James author and
eminent costume historian, will share her extensive
knowledge about this legendary U.S. designer during a Study
Tour in Houston at a Post-Symposium event. Space is limited
for this Sunday, May 30, 2004 Study Tour to the Menil
Collection where Dominique deMenil's private collection of
James' creations are stored. Watch for your "Hot, Haute
Houston" Symposium invitation and registration form this
month via mail and on the CSA website:
www.costumesocietyamerica.com
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2. NEW EXHIBITIONS
A. MODERN WOMAN: "Fashioning the Modern Woman: The Art of
the Couturiere, 1919-1939" opens this month at The Museum at
FIT in NYC. The exhibition, curated by DR. VALERIE STEELE,
on view through April 10, 2004, explores the role of women
fashion designers in Paris between the First and Second
World Wars. This stunning exhibition will feature almost 100
outfits, ranging from elegant day dresses by Coco Chanel to
body-worshipping evening gowns by Madeleine Vionnet. It will
demonstrate the importance of fashion in the creation of the
modern woman - and also the importance of women in the
creation of modern fashion.
The exhibition of "Fashioning The Modern Woman" will be
accompanied by a two-day conference on February 20-21, 2004.
Internationally renowned authors, curators and scholars will
discuss couture and culture in Paris, including the reasons
why women designers flourished during the 1920s and 1930s.
For more information on the exhibition and symposium, or to
register, go to http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum
(VALERIE reminds us that the exhibit "Temptation, Joy &
Scandal: Fragrance and Fashion, 1900-1950" will also be on
display during this time. All too "tempting" to miss, no?!!)
B. JANE AUSTEN: The Museum of Costume in Bath, England is
presenting a special exhibition in the Assembly Rooms: "Jane
Austen, Film and Fashion." Costume from recent television
and movie productions will be featured alongside original
examples of fashionable dress and accessories from the early
19th century from the Museum of Costume's extensive
collection. Just opened, the exhibit continues throughout
2004. See the website for more info:
http://www.museumofcostume.co.uk
C. FANS: Curator PAMELA SMITH of The Hermitage, a historic
house museum in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ announces the opening of the
exhibition, "Flirtatious Fans from 1850-1930." Exhibition
dates are February 12 - April 27, 2004.
See http://www.thehermitage.org for more information.
D. APRON STRINGS: An exhibition at the Springfield Art
Association in Springfield, IL celebrates vintage and
contemporary aprons from February 6 to April 10, 2004.
"Apron Strings: Ties to the Past" features more than 150
vintage and contemporary examples that track the apron's
evolution. Joyce Cheney is guest curator. For more
information, contact ERIKA FITZGERALD, Interim Executive
Director of the Association, at
mailto:office@springfieldart.com
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3. CALL FOR PAPERS
The Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa is
co-sponsoring a conference on "Technology and the Body"
November 4-6, 2004. Proposals for presentations are due by
March 1, 2004. Contact Danielle Naoufal at
mailto:dnaoufal@technomuses.ca for details.
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4. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
A. PAST PATTERNS: 1796 to 1815 Clothing Workshops, sponsored
by the St. Charles, MO Visitors Information Center, have
been scheduled. These workshops concentrate on clothing worn
by the public at the time of the Lewis & Clark Corps of
Discovery in 1804. PAST PATTERNS will be teaching the
following workshops at the Center:
"New Pattern! 1796-1806 Transition Stay" on Feb 14-15, 2004
and "1796-1806 High Waist Day Gown" on March 20-21, 2004.
For more information, registration, and to view the entire
program click: http://www.ronanreg.com/1804/email2.htm
B. HISTORIC: REBECCA MORRISON-PECK of Lacings sponsors a
series of workshops at the Clark County Museum in downtown
Vancouver, WA. Ongoing workshops on Monday evenings on
various study topics: Quilts, already in progress; beginning
Feb 9, 2004, Historical Costuming; beginning April 19,
Historic Doll & Clothing. Contact REBECCA at 360-686-3482
for more information.
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5. VINTAGE FASHION
The 7th New York Vintage Fashion & Antique Textile Show &
Sale will take place at The New Yorker Hotel in NYC on
Friday & Saturday, February 20-21, 2004. Dealers from all
over the United States, as well as France and England, will
be selling textiles, linens, buttons, trims, designs for
inspiration, men's and women's apparel, purses, hats, shoes,
shawls, and all sorts of wonderful accessories. For more
information and to purchase tickets in advance, visit the
show website at http://www.newyorkvintagefashionshow.com CSA
member SHEILA FEENEY is the show promoter and can be reached
at 718-783-9736.
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6. NEWS ABOUT MEMBERS
A. GRACIOUS & LOVELY: KATHERINE S. HOFFMAN of Hartford, CT
and a member of CSA since 1975, died in May of last year.
This from CAROL KRUTE: "KAY worked hand-in-hand with CSA
founding member J. HERBERT CALLISTER at the Wadsworth
Atheneum. She traveled to Thailand and Laos with Dale
Gluckman on the 1997 tour. Our gracious and lovely KAY died
May 14, 2003."
B. MR. NEBRASKA: For its 50th anniversary issue, "I.D." --
The International Design Magazine -- chose one designer from
each state to profile. Region III member, DR. ROBERT C.
HILLESTAD was chosen from Nebraska. He is one of two
fashion/textile designers appearing in the issue. KATHI
MARTIN reports that this is "quite an honor and a great
article about ROB appears in the January/February, 2004
edition." http://www.idonline.com/ Congratulations, ROB.
C. THEATER: Member of Region V Board of Directors, HOLLY POE
DURBIN of San Diego, designed Edwardian costumes for an
Off-Broadway play in New York last summer called "The
Daughter-in-Law" for the Mint Theater. "The New York Times,"
in its December year-end wrap up of the theater season,
named it one of the top 10 shows in New York. Also, HOLLY
just won a 2003 San Diego Critics Best Costume Design Award
for a production at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego named
"Time Flies." HOLLY teaches costume design at San Diego
State University.
D. HONORED: JOANNE B. EICHER, Regents' Professor in Design,
Housing & Apparel at the University of Minnesota, was
awarded an honorary doctorate (Doctor of Humane Letters)
from Iowa State University this past December. She was
nominated by CSA members University Professor JANE
FARRELL-BECK and Distinguished Professor MARY LITTRELL, both
from the textiles and clothing program at Iowa State
University.
JOANNE presented a seminar to the textile and clothing
graduate students and faculty titled "Serendipity: Left
Brain Meets Right Brain in Research" and also gave the
graduation address at the undergraduate graduation ceremony
where she received the honorary doctorate.
E. SHOE CALENDAR: Region II member GLENN ROBERTS of NYC, a
collector of Chinese dress accessories, has five different
images from his collection of Chinese Lotus Shoes
represented in the Workman Publishing 2004 Day Calendar,
"SHOES." Each individual page for every day depicts a
different historic shoe in full color -- a historic shoe
gallery for your desk! (Glenn's wonderful collection will be
featured in OUR 2005 Historic Fashion Calendar -- available
first at CSA's Symposium in Houston this year.)
F. MEXICAN: Region V member, VIRGINIA DAVIS will present a
paper, "Persistence and Change: Mexican Stitch and Tie
Resist Skirts," in a panel on "Pre-Columbian Continuity in
Mexican Culture," on February 20, 2004 at the College Art
Association in Seattle, WA.
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7. EXHIBIT REMINDERS
A. LAST CHANCE!: LINDA BAUMGARTEN reminds us that "The Language of
Clothing," an exhibit of more than 300 costumes from the Colonial
Williamsburg collection, closes February 16, 2004. The exhibition is
in the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum at Colonial Williamsburg.
See
http://www.history.org/visit/eventsAndExhibits/calendar/index.cfm?showthiseve
nt=26498
B. CULTURE: GILLION CARRARA at the Art Institute of Chicago
reminds us that "Social Seduction" opens Feb 27. The exhibit
-- running until April 9, 2004 -- explores the role of
fashion and its impact on contemporary culture. Look for a
schedule of curator talks and accompanying programs at
http://www.artic.edu/saic/art/galleries/betty.html or call
312-443-3703.
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8. CSA GRANTS TO SMALL MUSEUMS
CSA annually awards up to two $1,500.00 Grants to Support
Costume in Small Museums. This classification includes
historical societies, historic houses or sites, and other
similar institutions with very limited budget and staff to
support their costume collection. Funding is intended to
assist the costume and textiles collections of small
museums, and may be used for appropriate supplies or display
items, the services of a consultant or specialist, or other
projects which relate directly to the institution's costume
collection and foster the care or use of the collection at a
level appropriate to the particular collection's most
pressing needs.
Applications are due February 28, 2004. For complete
criteria and applications, go to
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/GrantsAwards/smallmuseum.html
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9. YOU ARE NEEDED
CSA Region II and National needs YOU! Anyone interested in
working on the 2005 National Symposium in Philadelphia,
please contact BARBARA DARLIN at 610-543-4759,
mailto:mladydarlin@hotmail.com or KRISTINA HAUGLAND at
215-685-7574, mailto:khaugland@philamuseum.org. No special
skills needed and a wonderful opportunity to meet people!
The first meeting is 11am this February 14 at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. If you can attend, please
contact KRISTINA or BARBARA for meeting room and other
specifics.
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10. NEW ZEALAND COSTUME SYMPOSIUM
The New Zealand Costume and Textile Section is holding its
3rd Annual Symposium on Saturday March 13, 2004 in Auckland.
Contact LAURA JOCIC at mailto:ljocic@xtra.co.nzor for list
of topics and presenters. LAURA reminds us that there are
many costume related exhibits during this time at the Otago
Settlers Museum in Dunedin, Ewelme Cottage in Auckland, and
the Christchurch Art Gallery.
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11. EVENTS AT FSU
The Historic Clothing and Textiles Collection at Florida
State University in Tallahassee is sponsoring two events
this month. A community workshop, "Caring for Antique
Textiles and Clothing," is February 12, 2004 at the
Brokaw-McDougall House from 10am-12 noon. An exhibition,
"Kimonos: History-Art-Fashion," is open February 6-27, 2004
in the Sandels Building on campus, Exhibit Room 201. For
more information, contact Region VI member JOSE BLANCO at
mailto:jblanco@garnet.fsu.edu
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12. BOOK OF THE MONTH
The BOOK OF THE MONTH for February in CSA's Online Bookstore
is "Reforming Women's Fashion, 1850-1920: Politics, Health
and Art" by CSA member PATRICIA A. CUNNINGHAM, Associate
Professor at Ohio State. TRISH is a member of the CSA Board
of Directors and Executive Committee. For a review of the
book that was released last year, click
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/Bookstore/index.html
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13.
THREE E-NEWS EDITIONS THIS MONTH!
Message from your Editor: Thanks for sending all the great
news! Because of the extensive amount -- we are a busy and
fascinating group -- we will have *THREE* E-News editions in
February. Please be on the look out so you won't miss any
news from your friends and colleagues.