Costume Society of America

CSA is not only a professional organization for lovers of history of costume in all its aspects--it is so much more!


It is a social group of like-minded men and women who have made amazing friendships and connections through their involvement in this organization either through its diverse regional programs, national symposia, study tours, and leadership, or have benefited from the many opportunities to publish, or from one of CSA’s many grants, awards, or honors.


We are a varied group of professionals and informed enthusiasts representing museums, libraries, theaters, academia, apparel, merchandising, private collections, and re-enactment organizations. CSA promotes personal connections and collegial discovery about clothing, fashion, and costume--its history, design, construction, merchandising and preservation.


Phone:

(800) CSA-9447

Personnel:

Kristen Miller Zohn, Executive Director

Location:

P.O. Box 852 Columbus, GA 31902-0852


News

July 30, 2025
This month, we spoke with Amber-Dawn Bear Robe, Indigenous Fashion Curator and Founder & Creative Director of Native Fashion Week™. The history of dress and the future of fashion act in dialogue, always interfacing to inform our present moment. The Costume Society of America’s diverse members exemplify this reality like no other; through the constant connections across time and disciplines they draw, our membership of costume curators, designers, artists, and so much more embody fashion’s ubiquitous presence - and dress’s daily power to teach us all something new. We hope you will join us for CSA’s new Dialogues on Dress series, interviews now available monthly in our e-News and here on our website. Interested in getting in touch? Email enews@costumesocietyamerica.com
By Kristen Zohn June 26, 2025
This month, we spoke with Brennan Lowery of Uovo, a fashion, art, and wine storage and services business that houses brands from Vera Wang to Carolina Herrera and client wardrobes from Olivia Palermo to Sarah Jessica Parker. The history of dress and the future of fashion act in dialogue, always interfacing to inform our present moment. The Costume Society of America’s diverse members exemplify this reality like no other; through the constant connections across time and disciplines they draw, our membership of costume curators, designers, artists, and so much more embody fashion’s ubiquitous presence - and dress’s daily power to teach us all something new. We hope you will join us for CSA’s new Dialogues on Dress series, interviews now available monthly in our e-News and here on our website. Interested in getting in touch? Email enews@costumesocietyamerica.com
June 12, 2025
Cue the applause— Costume Society of America’s 2025 Symposium was a blockbuster success!
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