Clothing & Textile Collections

For a comprehensive guide to clothing and textile collections, please reference the CSA publication, Clothing and Textile Collections in the United States: A CSA Guide.

Each month, the Dress & Drinks program of our Conversations on Dress webinar series highlights collections around the country. Video recordings can be found on our YouTube Channel.

PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: DAVID A. MEYER II, AKTÁ LAKOTA MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER PETRA SLINKARD, PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM LORI NEUENFELDT, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY ADAM MACPHÀRLAIN, MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Digitizing Costume Collections

As part of our 50th-anniversary projects, the Costume Society of America is creating a new, digital interactive guide to institutions holding costume collections that are available for scholarly research.

We invite you to submit information about your researchable costume collections to this new guide. The CSA Virtual Field Guide Submission Form can be accessed through the link below.

The submission process is easy and takes just 5 minutes. Non-member institutions can fill it out, but only members will be able to access it when done. Thanks so much for your participation!