The Association of Dress Historians supports and promotes the study and professional practice of the history of dress, textiles, and accessories of all cultures and regions of the world, from before classical antiquity to the present day.

ADH Conferences & Events

The Association of Dress Historians (ADH) invites you to join our events!

Conferences are open to all, but discounted to ADH members.

Select additional events are exclusive to members, in recognition of their contribution to our charity.

To become an ADH member for 10.00 GBP per year visit our membership page.

ADH International Conference 2023:

We are excited to announce “Add-Dressing Margins”: Historically Underrepresented Fashion and Style, an international hybrid and in-person conference and workshop in partnership with Drexel University. Centring work on historically marginalized communities, fashion, style, and dress in historic and modern contexts, the conference and workshop will be held at Philadelphia, PA, USA, Drexel University, 26-28 October 2023.

Further information on the call for papers, registration and the programme can be found on our International Conference 2023 page.

Winter Seminar Series 2023/24

The ADH monthly seminars via Zoom will return for 2023/24. Convened by Irene Calvi and Amelia O’Mahony-Brady, the programme will be announced in late summer 2023.

Spring 2024 Conference: Beau Brummell and New Masculinities

We are pleased to announce that The Association of Dress Historians is partnering with University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins to host the conference Beau Brummell and New Masculinities on 4 & 5 April 2024.

The conference is convened by Melanie Davies (Central Saint Martins), co-convened by Emily Taylor (ADH) and will include workshops and centre interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and conversation.

The call for papers is open. View it here.

To submit a proposal, please send: a 200-word abstract, a 100-word biography, and an image that can be published in the programme to Melanie Gale Davies (m.g.davies@csm.arts.ac.uk) by 00:00 GMT Thursday 30 November 2023.

Forthcoming

Autumn International Conference 2024: Dress and Art: Clothing and Textiles in Portraiture

Planning in progress for 7 & 8 October at the National Portrait Gallery, London, UK.

The call for papers will open in autumn 2023.

Spring 2025: New Research in Dress and Textile History

A return to the ADH annual open call for new research. Venue to be confirmed.

Call for papers will open in April 2024.

Do you have an idea for an ADH event?

The ADH is always interested in hearing ideas for new events, curators’ or archivists’ tours, and networking get-togethers. The ADH is also interested in discussing potential new venues for our conferences.

Please contact events@dresshistorians.org to discuss your ideas for new events and ADH conference venues. Thank you!

Index of All ADH
Conference Speakers, 2011-2021

Select an ADH conference to read the programme.

21 April 2023
New Research in Dress History Conference

Winter 2022/2023
ADH Winter Seminar Series

30 September – 1 October 2022
Fashioning the Body for Sport and Leisure

27 May 2022
New Research in Dress History Conference

21-22 October 2021
Curation and Conservation:
Dress and Textiles in Museums
Turin Long Conference Programme

7-13 June 2021
The New Research in Dress History Conference

Winter 2020/2021
ADH Lecture & Conversation Series

25–26 October 2019
The Victorian Age:
A History of Dress, Textiles, and Accessories, 1819–1901

24 May 2019
The New Research in Dress History Conference