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.
The following are organisations with an interest in dress history. Select a link to view individual websites.
The Medieval Dress and Textiles Society
http://medats.org.uk/
Dressing the Early Modern
http://www.dressingtheearlymodern.com/Home.html
The Textile Society
https://www.textilesociety.org.uk/
Dress and Textiles Specialists
http://www.dressandtextilespecialists.org.uk/
International Committee for Museums and Collections of Costume
http://network.icom.museum/costume/
The Burgon Society
http://www.burgon.org.uk/
Fashion Research Network
http://fashionresearchnetwork.co.uk/
Knitting History Forum
http://knittinghistory.co.uk/
The Pasold Research Fund
http://www.pasold.co.uk/index
Embroiderers’ Guild
https://embroiderersguild.com/
The Northern Society of Costume and Textiles (NSCT)
http://www.nsct.org.uk/
The Costume Society
http://costumesociety.org.uk/
West of England Costume Society
http://wofecostumesociety.org/
Southern Counties Costume Society
https://sccostumesociety.org.uk/
Costume Society Scotland
http://www.costumesocietyscotland.co.uk/home/4590053733
Costume Society of America
https://costumesocietyamerica.com/
Textile Society of America
https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/
The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, England
MA, History of Dress
https://courtauld.ac.uk/research/sections/history-dress
The University of Brighton, Brighton, England
BA (Hons), Fashion and Dress History
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/fashion-and-dress-history-ba-hons.aspx
The University of Brighton, Brighton, England
BA (Hons), History of Art and Design
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/history-of-art-and-design-ba-hons.aspx
The University of Brighton, Brighton, England
BA (Hons), Visual Culture
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/visual-culture-ba-hons.aspx
The University of Brighton, Brighton, England
MA, History of Design and Material Culture
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/history-of-design-and-material-culture-ma.aspx
The University of Brighton, Brighton, England
MA, Curating Collections and Heritage
https://www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/curating-collections-and-heritage-ma.aspx
Central Saint Martins, London, England
BA (Hons), Fashion Communication: Fashion History and Theory
https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/curation-and-culture/undergraduate/ba-hons-fashion-communication-fashion-history-and-theory-csm
London College of Fashion, London, England
MA, Fashion Cultures: History and Culture
https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/curation-and-culture/postgraduate/ma-fashion-cultures-lcf
London College of Fashion, London, England
MA, Fashion Curation
https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/curation-and-culture/postgraduate/ma-fashion-curation-lcf
Wimbledon College of Art, London, England
BA (Hons), Costume for Theatre and Screen
https://www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/performance-and-design-for-theatre-and-screen/undergraduate/ba-hons-costume-for-theatre-and-screen-wimbledon
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England
MA, Culture, Style and Fashion
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/course/art-and-design/pg/ma-culture-style-and-fashion
The University of Exeter, Exeter, England
BA, Art History & Visual Culture
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/undergraduate/degrees/art/arthist/#Overview
The University of Oxford, Oxford, England
MSt, History of Art and Visual Culture
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/humanities/history-of-art?wssl=1
The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland,
MLitt, Art History: Dress and Textile Histories
https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/dresstextilehistories/
The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
MSc, Museum Studies: Artefacts and Material Culture
https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/museumstudiesartefactsmaterialculture/
The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
MPhil, Textile Conservation
https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/textileconservation/
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
BA, Fashion
https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/undergraduate/degrees/index.php?action=programme&code=W230
The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
MSc, History of Art, Theory and Display
https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/degrees/index.php?r=site/view&edition=2019&id=41
National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Ireland
MA, History of Design and Material Culture
https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/school-of-visual-culture/ma-design-history-and-material-culture/
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
MA, Fashion Studies
https://www.ims.su.se/english/education/programmes/master-s-programme-in-fashion-studies
The University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
MA, Theory and Culture of Fashion
http://www.ttf.unizg.hr/index.php?str=183&lang=en
Parsons The New School, Paris, France
MA, History of Design and Curatorial Studies (also offered at Parsons The New School/Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, New York)
https://www.newschool.edu/parsons-paris/ma-history-design-curatorial-studies/
Parsons The New School, Paris, France
MA, Fashion Studies
https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/ma-fashion-studies/
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York, United States
MA, Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice
https://www.fitnyc.edu/fashion-textile-history/index.php
Bard Graduate Center, New York, New York, United States
MA/PhD, advanced study of the cultural history of the material world
https://www.bgc.bard.edu
New York University, New York, New York, United States
MA, Costume Studies
https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/art/costume/
The University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
Undergraduate Minor in Fashion History and Culture
https://www.fashion.udel.edu/undergraduate/majors-and-minors/minor-in-fashion-history-and-culture
The University of Rhode Island, North Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
MS, Textiles, Fashion Merchandising, and Design, with a concentration in Historic Fashion and Textiles, Textile Conservation, and Cultural Analysis
https://web.uri.edu/business/academics/graduate/tmd
and
BFA or BA in Theatre, with a specialisation in Costumes
https://web.uri.edu/theatre
The University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
BSc, Clothing, Textiles and Material Culture
https://apps.admissions.ualberta.ca/programs/ah/ah060/ctxmc1
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
BA with Honours in Theatre (Costume Studies)
https://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/school-of-performing-arts/programs/theatre-programs/costume-studies.html?fbclid=IwAR2D0b_iYTSx3zHB0IqRB3qiFaf_tMZluZJoTZ6889DCXn7RWQgNsJOOPEo
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