Costume Society Scotland
Monthly Guest Speakers
Monday nights at 19:00
Events programme 2021/22
Monday 7th October 2019
Milford's Shirts: Scotland, Linen and Clothing the Enslaved
Dr Sally Tuckett
Lecturer in Dress & Textile History, University of Glasgow
Monday 4th November 2019
Fabric design and decoration on vintage Kimono
Sue Selwyn
Former Museum Curator & Head of Cultural Services and avid textile collector
Monday 2nd December 2019 - 19:00 (note earlier time)
Xmas party - Cocktail theme, details here
Monday 6th January 2020
'Better is the Proud Plaid'
Clothing and tartans worn by the Jacobite forces in the '45'
Jenn Scott
Author
Monday 3rd February 2020
‘Thinking about Fashion through the Collection
of the National Galleries of Scotland.’
Professor Chris Breward
Director of Collection and Research at the National Galleries of Scotland
Monday 2nd March 2020
‘Little Black Dress’
Georgina Ripley
Senior Curator, Modern and Contemporary Fashion and Textiles, National Museum of Scotland
If you own a LBD please wear it!
April 2020 - May 2021 - no meetings held due to Covid-19 pandemic
Accessories presentation part one - by Judith Hallam
Accessories presentation part two - by Judith Hallam
Monday 4th October 2021 19:00
'Proliferation of hydros in Scotland in the 19th Century'
Novelist
Monday 1st November 2021 19:00
'Scottish Jewellery and Gems'
Jeweller
Monday 6th December 2021 19:00
Christmas party - theme to be announced
Monday 10th January 2022 19:00
‘Costumes and embroidery from Turkey and Palestine early to mid-twentieth century’
Janet CM Starkey MA, MPhil, PhD
Retired Lecturer in Anthropology, Durham University
Monday 7th February 2022 19:00
'Amidst Flowers and Leafy Trees'
Garden scenes in Iranian dress and textiles
Principal Curator, Middle East and South Asia, Department of World Studies, NMS
Monday 7th March 2022 19:00
‘Unpacking Tutankhamun’s Wardrobe'
Rosalind Janssen, BA, MA, MSc, MTeach, MTh, PGCE, SFHEA
Honorary Lecturer, UCL Institute of Education
Monday 4th April 2022 19:00
Lace is my passion!
Lace maker, designer and teacher
Monday 9th May 2022
AGM
Previously at Costume Society Scotland
