Costume Colloquium is an international, interdisciplinary and inter-cultural bi-annual symposium which concentrate on historical dress, costume for performance and contemporary fashion. The range of perspectives include art history, social history and textile conservation; designing costume for the performing arts and living history; as well as the use of historical dress as inspiration for contemporary fashion.
All facet of dress and fashion history, design and interpretation are explored and the colloquium provides a stimulating platform where participants can exchange ideas and information.
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Costume Colloquim I: A tribute to Janet Arnold (November 2008) was dedicated to the renowned dress historian, artist, fashion designer and teacher who pioneered research into the cut and construction of clothes from the 16th to the early 20th century.
Click here to download the 2008 promotional PowerPoint presentation of Costume Colloquium I: A tribute to Janet Arnold.
Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance (November 2010) concentrated on the interdisciplinary aspects of dance dress and costume as a multi-cultural form of human expression, from a variety of practical, historical and creative perspective.
Click here to download the 2010 promotional PowerPoint presentation of Costume Colloquium II: Dress for Dance.
Costume Colloquium III: Past Dress – Future Fashion (scheduled for November 2012)
Costume Colloquium I & II were promoted by the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation® in collaboration with the Association Friends of the Costume Gallery and under the auspices of Life Beyond Tourism®.
