Costume Society of America and Western Region are pleased to announce that the 51st Annual Meeting and Symposium will be held in Los Angeles, California, from June 1 through 5, 2025. This symposium will explore the diasporic history of fashion, costume, dress, and appearance practices through the lenses of culture, production, materiality, technological inventiveness, and performance (in all forms). The 2025 symposium will be held in the center of one of the most technologically advanced and diverse cities in the US, Los Angeles, the home of Hollywood, Disneyland, major museums, a vibrant fashion scene, and a center for theatre, dance, and live performance. The research will highlight modern and historical innovations in the craft and art of dress, with an emphasis on diversity and the convergence of multiculturalism, both ancient and new. The intent of the symposium is to provide a platform to discuss theoretical and practical research, designs, innovations, and influences in the culturally varied topic of dress and appearance.
Possible areas of investigation include, but are not limited to:
The call for submissions will be published in late spring of 2024.
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