The Association of Dress Historians are pleased to welcome you once again to our virtual Winter/Spring Seminar Series for 2025/6.
Seminars will be held monthly on Zoom, inviting scholars and curators from across the world to speak on the theme of Curating Dress and Fashion.
Attendance is free to ADH Members. You will receive an email with the Zoom session link a day in advance.
The Association of Dress Historians (ADH) is delighted to host the New Research in Dress History Conference 2026. This is a hybrid event that will take place at The Art Workers’ Guild, London, UK, and can be followed online on Thursday 15 October. Please note that the event will not be recorded.
Our convenors and members of the ADH Executive Committee, Ellie McCartney (Secretary) and Valentina Lava (Communications Lead – Newsletter) present a varied programme that reflects the goal of the New Research in Dress History Conference by exploring themes covering dress, adornment and its materials, untold global histories and connections, curatorial practices and conservation by emerging scholars and professionals.
For queries regarding call for papers, please contact newResearch@dresshistorians.org
For queries regarding ticketing and the venue, please contact events@dresshistorians.org
The Association of Dress Historians are pleased to welcome you once again to our virtual Winter/Spring Seminar Series for 2025/6.
Seminars will be held monthly on Zoom, inviting scholars and curators from across the world to speak on the theme of Curating Dress and Fashion.
Attendance is free to ADH Members. You will receive an email with the Zoom session link a day in advance.
If you are not a Member and are curious to hear an individual session, tickets are £12 (including fees) for attending a single event. Your contribution helps to support our online platforms and events.
Once you have purchased a ticket, the Zoom link to attend the session will be available through Eventbrite. We will send you a reminder the day before the event.
Follow our page so that you can be notified of our other upcoming events. Contact events@dresshistorians.org with any questions.
You can find the 2025/2026 series schedule below:
17th of December
Danielle Thom, Curator, Design Museum. Click here to purchase non-ADH attendance.
21st of January
Sarah Grant, Curator, V&A. Click here to purchase non-ADH attendance.
11th of February
(TBC) Tiya Dahyabhai, Curator, Design Museum, London & Pauline Devriese, Curator, ModeMuseum Hasselt.
18th of March
Darnell Lisby, Associate Curator of Fashion, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
15th of April
Exhibition: Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses.
The ADH will soon once again be announcing its annual open call for new research in the fields of dress and textile history. Venue to be confirmed, and more details to follow.
ADH membership is open to anyone who has an interest in dress and textile histories. Membership is only 10.00 GBP per year and is valid from the date of purchase.
The support of our Members helps us to benefit scholarship with our conferences and events, Awards, and to operate The Journal of Dress History.
