Boston Uncommon:
Revolution and Evolution in Dress
37th Annual CSA National Symposium
June 7-12, 2011
Cambridge/Boston, Massachusetts
Hosted and sponsored by:
The Northeastern Region, Costume Society of America
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Welcome to Cambridge/Boston!
Costume Society of America Members and Friends,
The Northeastern Region welcomes you to our 37th Annual National
Symposium, Boston Uncommon: Revolution and Evolution in Dress.
Boston has long been the site of cultural, academic, and technological
advancement, and we invite you to join us for a symposium celebrating
equally new and exciting scholarship in dress studies.
Getting Here and Getting Around
Greater Boston is served by Logan International Airport, which offers
frequent flights by all major airlines. In addition, Amtrak and several
bus lines (including Greyhound, Peter Pan, and Megabus) stop within
the city at South Station, North Station, and Back Bay Station.
Information on air travel is available at www.massport.com/logan;
check individual carriers for up-to-date rail and bus schedules.
Our conference hotel, Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT, is easily
accessible via the airport, train, and bus stations. Boston’s clean and
efficient subway system, known as the “T”, offers low-cost transportation from the airport to Le Meridien and beyond; each trip costs only
$1.70. Visit www.mbta.org for more information. Taxis are also readily
available throughout the city and at cab stands near the airport and
train stations.
Attractions in Greater Boston
For more information about Cambridge and Boston, visit the
Cambridge Office of Tourism and the City of Boston’s Official
Website at www.cambridge-usa.org and www.cityofboston.gov/visitors.
Weather
Early summer temperatures in New England can range between
60-80 degrees, with a mix of sun and rain. It’s best to pack layers,
an umbrella, and sunscreen.
Tote Bag Exchange
It’s time to get creative! We encourage you to reuse and recycle
to make your own tote bag — the sky is the limit for design and
styling! Attendees will vote for the best-designed tote, with small
prizes awarded for crowd favorites.
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2011 Schedule at a Glance
Monday, June 6
Thursday, June 9
7:00–9:30 Registration and Tote Bag
7:00–8:00 Evening Meeting of
Design Contest
Angel’s Project
Volunteers
7:00–8:30 Breakfast
Tuesday, June 7
8:00–6:00 Angels Project, Boston
Chapter of the National Society of the Colonial Dames
of America, William Hickling
Prescott House
7:00–8:30 Committee Meetings:
5:00–10:00 National Board Meeting
7:00–6:00 Silent Auction
National Membership
Chairs, Regional
Membership Chairs, Publications, Technology, Social
Media
8:30–9:30 Welcome and Annual
Wednesday, June 8
9:00–12:00 National Board Meeting
Meeting
9:30–10:00 Break
9:00–10:00 Registration: Care of
10:00–11:00 Richard Martin Exhibition
Collections Workshop
Award Presentation: Kevin
Jones and Christina Johnson, Betsy Bloomingdale
and the Haute Couture
10:00–4:00 Care of Collections
Workshop
12:00–5:00 Registration and Tote Bag
Design Contest
11:05–12:15 Juried Papers
1:00–4:00 Endowment Trustees
12:15–1:45 Lunch, New Officer/Board
1:30–4:30 Professional Development
1:15–2:45 Concurrent Session: Panel
Meeting
Orientation
Session I
Professionally Speaking:
A Career in Costume and
Fashion
Everyone’s Doing It:
Perspectives on Social
Media and Fashion
1:45–2:55 Concurrent Session:
2:00–4:00 Visit to MIT Museum
Juried Papers
4:30–5:00 Author’s Corner
3:00–4:10 Concurrent Session:
Juried Papers
4:30–5:00 Mentors/Mentees and First-
Time Attendees Meet-Ups
3:00–4:10 Concurrent: Professional
Development Session II
Conservation 911: Choosing and Working with a
Freelance Conservator
5:00–6:00 Kickoff Reception
6:00–8:00 Awards and Keynote
Address, Dr. Laurel
Thatcher Ulrich, Harvard
University
4:10–4:40 Break
4:40–5:50 Concurrent Session:
8:00–10:00 Keynote Dinner
8:00–
Juried Papers
Dinner on Your Own
4:40–6:10 Concurrent: Professional
8:30–10:00 Students and Emerging
Development Session III
Teaching Costume and
Dress History
Professionals Meet-Up
5:50–8:00 Dinner on Your Own
8:00–9:00 Movie Screening: Betsy
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Bloomingdale and the
Haute Couture
Saturday, June 11
7:00–9:30 Registration
7:00–9:00 Pick up Silent Auction
Winnings
7:00–8:30 Breakfast
9:15–10:15 Millia Davenport Publication
Award Presentation: Alexandra
Palmer, Dior: A New Look,
a New Enterprise
10:15–11:00 Authors’ Corner and CSA
Series Sales
11:00–12:10 Concurrent Session:
Juried Papers
11:00–12:30 Concurrent Session: Panel
Woman’s ensemble in three parts by Arnold
Scaasi, worn by Barbara Streisand, c. 1969.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Arnold Scaasi
Collection – Gift of Arnold Scaasi Photograph
© Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Graveyard of Fashion:
Towards an Archaeology of the
Wardrobe
12:10–1:30 Lunch
Friday, June 10
7:00–9:30 Registration and Tote Bag
Design Contest
Regional Meetings, Past Presidents Meeting
1:30–3:00 Concurrent: Professional
Development Session IV:
Preparing a Book Prospectus
7:00–8:30 Breakfast
7:00–8:30 Committee Meetings:
1:30–3:00 Concurrent Session: Juried
Regional Presidents,
Regional Treasurers
Papers
3:00–4:10 Concurrent Session: Virtual Ex-
7:00–8:30 Set up Research Exhibits
hibition Tour and Juried Papers
7:00–10:55 Silent Auction (Auction
3:00–4:10 Concurrent Session: Panel
8:30–9:00 Stella Blum Student Re-
4:20–4:50 Juried Presentation:
9:00–10:10 Juried Papers
6:00–9:00 Board of Directors Meeting
Closes at 10:55)
(Re)Defining Fashion
search Grant Presentation:
Laura Bellew Hannon,
Patriotic Chic
Reconstructing History While
Dressing Lady Charlotte,
the Countess of Dunmore
10:10–10:25 Break
10:15–11:30Research Exhibits
11:40–12:50Concurrent Session:
9:00–4:00 Post-Symposium Tour:
Juried Papers
American Textile History
Museum
11:40–12:50Concurrent Session:
Scholars’ Roundtable:
Innovations in Fashion and
Dress Scholarship
8:00–5:00 Post-Symposium Tour:
University of Rhode Island
9:00–3:00 Post-Symposium Tour:
12:50–2:00 Lunch
2:00–
Afternoon at the
Museum of Fine Arts-Boston
Sunday, June 12
7:30–8:30 Breakfast on Your Own
Duxbury, MA
10:00–
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Post-Symposium Tour: Sunday
in the South End
Events in Detail
Tuesday, June 7
8:00–6:00 Angels Project
Join CSA’s Angels to help improve costume storage at the William Hickling Prescott House, headquarters of the Boston Chapter of the National
Society of the Colonial Dames of America. Volunteers will work under
the supervision of Dr. Margaret Ordoñez, with help from Susan Jerome
and Martha Grimm, to vacuum, photograph, label, and store objects
from the collection. The event will begin with a meet-and-greet at the
Prescott House on Monday night, when the volunteers will receive
information on the following day’s projects and be introduced to their
hostesses. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch on Tuesday will be provided by
the Colonial Dames. Transportation to the symposium hotel Tuesday
evening will be arranged for those needing it – although public transportation is available, we are aware that some may have too much baggage
to take on the subway. Please contact Martha Grimm at mwgrimm@cox.
net or 602-996-1296 to volunteer.
Three wedding dresses,
c. 1806-1840; Headquarters of
the Boston Chapter of the
Colonial Dames of America.
Photos courtesy of the Boston
Chapter of the Colonial Dames
of America.
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Mothballs discolored and
deformed the sequins
on a 1920s dress. Photo
by Margaret Ordoñez.
Courtesy of URI Textile
Conservation Collection.
Wednesday, June 8
10:00–4:00 Care of Collections
Workshop
Dr. Margaret T. Ordoñez, Organizer
The 2011 Care of Collections
Workshop will feature presentations and demonstrations on caring
for costume collections in the
morning, with presentations and
discussion on disaster planning
for costume collections owned by
individuals and small institutions in
the afternoon.
The special feature for the
morning session will be demonstrations by University of Rhode Island
graduates and current graduate students on repairing and stabilizing
damaged fabrics, identifying and
treating mold, analyzing trims, wet
cleaning, removing objects glued to
cardboard, making the ideal hanger
for vertical storage, and addressing
the increasing number of problems
associated with twentieth-century
innovations in the textile industry.
In the afternoon, a panel will
present the ways that individual
collectors and small institutions
without an umbrella disaster preparedness plan can safeguard their
collections from unexpected events
that could damage objects. Discussion, displays of equipment, and
demonstrations of recovery techniques will show that the tasks do
not have to be overwhelming and
that planning ahead can pay off.
1:30–4:30 Professional Development
Session I – Professionally
Speaking: A Career in
Costume and Fashion
Howard Vincent Kurtz, George Mason
University
Ariele Elia, Fashion Institute of Technology
Panel and round-table discussions
focused on strategies, insight, and
knowledge for emerging professionals in the diverse career areas
of costume and fashion. Discussion
panels will highlight careers in
theater, academia, museum studies,
film costume, archives, fashion appraisal, library special collections,
and conservation. Breakout groups
will share ideas in a round-table
setting, seated by participant interest.
2:00–4:00 Visit to MIT Museum
Visit the MIT Museum and its
inspiring intersection of art,
science, and technology. The
Museum is located two blocks from
Le Meridien and admission is free
with your room key. Meet in the
hotel lobby at 2:00 to join an
informal group excursion.
web.mit.edu/museum
5:00–6:00 Kickoff Reception –
Welcome to Cambridge!
Join fellow CSA members and
friends at an opening reception to
kick off this year’s symposium in
style. Hors d’oeuvres, beer, and
wine will be served. Cash bar.
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Laurel Thatcher
Ulrich, pictured
in her Cambridge
home. Staff Photo
Stephanie Mitchell/
Harvard University
News Office.
8:30–10:00 Students and Emerging
Professionals Meet-Up
Are you a student or have you
recently entered the costume field?
Then join us! This casual event
will provide an opportunity to meet
informally, discuss experiences and
challenges, network, and socialize.
6:00–8:00 Keynote Address
Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich,
Harvard University
The Northeastern Region is
pleased to welcome Dr. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich as our 2011
Keynote Speaker! Dr. Ulrich is
currently serving as 300th Anniversary Professor in the Department
of History at Harvard University in
Cambridge, having joined the faculty in 1995. Much of her research
focuses on early New England
life, culture, and women’s history.
Among Dr. Ulrich’s numerous
publications, perhaps the most
well-known is A Midwife’s Tale:
The Life of Martha Ballard Based
on her Diary, 1785-1812, which
received the 1991 Pulitzer Prize
in History and was adapted to film
for the PBS Series “The American
Experience.” Other publications
include Good Wives: Image and
Reality in the Lives of Women in
Early New England 1650-1750,
The Age of Homespun: Objects
and Stories in the Making of an
American Myth, and her latest
work, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History.
Thursday, June 9
10:00–11:00Richard Martin Exhibition
Award Presentation
“High Style: Betsy Bloomingdale
and the Haute Couture”
Kevin Jones and Christina Johnson, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Museum & Galleries
This exhibition celebrates gifts of
more than 125 ensembles given to
the Museum over four decades by
International Best Dressed Hall of
Fame icon Betsy Bloomingdale. It
includes 60 garments and accessories that describe the processes of
French Haute Couture, showcase
her favorite designers, and examine
her lifestyle and personal fashion
sensibility.
11:05–12:15 Juried Papers
“Simplicity, Good Grooming, and
Good Taste:” The Style of Emily
Wilkens
Rebecca Jumper Matheson, Fashion
Institute of Technology
Charles Kleibacker: Designer,
Educator and Curator 1921-2010
8:00–10:00 Keynote Speaker
Anne Bissonette, University of Alberta
Fundraising Dinner
From Broadway to Fifth Avenue:
The Achievements and Innovations
of American Designer Kiviette
Join Laurel Thatcher Ulrich for
dinner in the Loft at Le Meridien,
intermingled with Q&A. Proceeds
benefit Symposium
Dilia Lopez-Gydosh, University of Delaware
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Christian
Dior croquis,
Autumn/Winter 1989-90,
donated to the
FIDM Museum
Collection
by Betsy
Bloomingdale.
Photo courtesy of FIDM
Museum.
1:15–2:45 Panel – Everyone’s Doing
Using social media, opinions and
information can be disseminated
far and wide with the click of a button. This new freedom of information has led to what is being called
the “democratization of fashion,”
a shift both lauded and criticized.
Panelists will present a variety of
perspectives on the ways in which
social media has altered the reach
and spread of information about
fashion.
It: Perspectives on Social
Media and Fashion
Johanna Björk, Editor-in-Chief Goodlifer.
com and Style Blogger, ConcreteFlower.se
Rachel Harris, Social Media Manager,
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Museum
Sarah Scaturro, Textile Conservator,
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Monica Sklar, Founder and editor, Wornthrough.com
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1:45–2:55 Juried Papers
4:40–5:50 Juried Papers
American Idols: Fashions à
l’Américaine in Pre-Revolutionary
France
Erté and Walska
Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Independent
Scholar
Sonnet Stanfill, Victoria and Albert
Museum
Louise Coffey-Webb, Woodbury University
1984: One Year in British Fashion
Fontanges, Frelange, and Frippery:
A Conversation Between Lace and
Coiffure
Historically-Inspired Dress as a
Personal Style Choice
Dina Smith and Jose Blanco, University
of Georgia
Elizabeth Davis, Cornell University
Monstrous Beauty: Women, Wealth
and Chopines in Late 16th-Century Venice
4:40–6:10
Professional Development
Session III – Teaching Costume and Dress History
Sara B. Marcketti, Iowa State University
Sheryl Farnan Leipzig, MCC-Penn Valley
Elizabeth Semmelhack, The Bata Shoe Museum
3:00–4:10 Juried Papers
The Gossamer: An Enduring Raincoat of the Late 19th Century
Teaching costume history is a
tremendous responsibility, both in
terms of time and energy expenditure.
Panelists will begin a discussion
with an overview of active, participatory teaching strategies and assessments. Participants are encouraged to bring course syllabi and
their own teaching best practices to
share with the group.
Arlessa Shephard, Texas A&M University
Integrating History and Design:
Patent, Process, and Invention
Jean Parsons, Iowa State University
Advice for Women on Working
Apparel from 1890-1900: A Content
Analysis of Ladies’ Home Journal
and Harper’s Bazaar
Kate Carroll, North Carolina State
University
8:00–9:00
3:00–4:10 Professional Development
Movie Screening: Betsy
Bloomingdale and the
Haute Couture
View the documentary made in
conjunction with the FIDM Museum’s award-winning exhibition,
including interviews with
Mrs. Bloomingdale and her family,
curator Kevin Jones, Hubert de
Givenchy, James Galanos, Marc
Bohan (Dior), and Francois Lesage.
Session II –
Conservation 911: Choosing and
Working with a Freelance
Conservator
Jeff Moore, Chief Conservator,
The Preservation Society of
Newport County
Alexandra Allardt, ArtCare Resources
Rebecca Kelly, Freelance Textile Conservator
Jessica Urick, Textile Conservator, The
Preservation Society of Newport County
Join conservation professionals
for a discussion of how to choose
a conservator, what to expect, and
how to ensure that your object
receives the best possible treatment. Resources will help prepare
small institutions and private
collectors to work collaboratively
with conservators to safeguard their
collections.
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The Kente Rap: A Reinterpretation of Traditional Ghanaian
Textiles Through Different
Techniques and Media
Friday, June 10
8:30–9:00 Stella Blum Student Re-
search Award Presentation
“Patriotic Chic: The American War
Production Board and Clothing
Design Restrictions”
Phyllis Miller, Mississippi State University
Rebozos of Mexico: Style Demonstrations
Laura Bellew Hannon, University of
California, Riverside
Elaine Veyna Bannatyne, Independent
Researcher and Collector
This presentation explores General
Limitation Order L-85 by focusing
on the records created by the War
Production Board, held at the
National Archives. It will discuss
how the WPB worked with the
fashion industry in the creation of
L-85, why they drafted the order
as they did, and the application of
L-85 to Hollywood film costume.
Women and Cancer, a Visual
Presentation
Jill Carey and Eliza Fitzgerald,
Lasell College
Suit and Tie
Pamela Sebor-Cable, Framingham State
College
Designing and Adapting Period
Costumes for Community Theatre
9:00–10:10 Juried Papers
Brianna Plummer, Framingham State
College
Alatzas: Handwoven Fabrics
During the Early Industrial Period
in Greece
Defining the Shirtwaist
Karen Depauw, Connecticut Historical
Society
Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island
Dynamic Designs: Handwoven
Textiles of Mary Crovatt Hambidge
Dressing Detroit: Detroit Area
Dressmakers from 1880-1920 as
Represented at the Collections of
the Henry Ford Museum
Susan Neill, Atlanta History Center
Of “Peasant Design and Workmanship:” Contextualizing Eastern
European Costumes and Textiles
from the Christian Brinton
Collection
Erica White, The Henry Ford Museum
A Versatile Mannequin Design
Gwen Spicer, Spicer Art Conservation,
LLC
The Evolution of Dress in the
Early American Republic as Seen
Through the Clothing of the
Robbins Family of Lexington,
Massachusetts
Laura Camerlengo, Philadelphia Museum
of Art
10:15–11:30Research Exhibits
Deborah Franklin: Bringing a
Historic Figure to Life Onstage –
Historical Accuracy in a Theatrical
Production
Jennifer M. Swope, Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
Inside-Out and Online: The Use
of Digital Media to Share Multiple
Perspectives of Historic Costume
Jennielynn Streed, Temple University
Unveiling Women’s Face: The
Impacts on Korean Women’s Dress
of Western Culture During
1870-1910
Arden Kirkland, Vassar College
Skirting the Issue: Examining the
Social Implications of an Early
Hobble Dress
Seunghye Cho, Framingham State
University
Chloe Boxer, Vassar College
“Hobble Skirt Tripped Her!:”
The Portrayal of the Hobble Skirt,
1910-1913
Carmen Keist, Iowa State University
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11:40–12:50 Juried Papers
Canton to Washington: Dress in
Toy Len Goon’s Transition from
Chinese Peasant to Political Icon
Jackie Field, Author and Independent
Scholar
Dressing the Jíbaro: Clothing of
the Puerto Rico Peasant through
Time and Space
Raul Vasquez Lopez and Jose Blanco,
University of Georgia
Hidden Revolution: Native Attributes in the Images of the Virgin of
the Rosary in Eighteenth-Century
Peru
Kelly Mohs Gage, St. Catherine University
11:40–12:50 Scholars’ Roundtable
Innovations in Fashion and Dress
Scholarship
Marilyn DeLong, Professor of Apparel
Studies, University of Minnesota
Anne Bissonette, Curator of Clothing and
Textiles Collection, University of Alberta
Howard Vincent Kurtz, Associate Professor
of Theater Design, George Mason
University
2:00–
Detail of woman’s ensemble in two parts by
Arnold Scaasi, worn by Arlene Francis,
c. 1958. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Arnold Scaasi Collection – Gift of Arnold Scaasi
Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Afternoon at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The MFA Boston is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the
world, with a collection encompassing nearly 450,000 works of art.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the entire museum, including
the newly renovated Art of the Americas Wing and the costume exhibition
Scaasi: An American Couturier.
Note: Staff from the Museum’s Department of Textiles and Fashion Arts will offer
a series of special tours at the museum. These are free of cost, but require advance
registration due to extreme space limitations. Register early to guarantee a spot!
• Tour of Scaasi: An American Couturier and discussion of the exhibition
with a member of the Curatorial staff
• Behind-the-scenes tour of costume accessory storage
• Behind-the-scenes tour of the Gabrielle and Leo Beranek Textile and
Costume Conservation Laboratory
All symposium participants will enjoy a late afternoon reception within the
exhibition Global Patterns: Dress and Textiles in Africa, sponsored by the
Museum’s Department of Textile and Fashion Arts. The museum will
remain open until 9:45, leaving plenty of time to explore. When finished
at the museum, take the “T” back to the hotel – coordinated groups will
leave the museum each hour, for those new to using Boston’s public transit.
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11:00–12:30 Panel – The Graveyard of
Fashion: Towards an
Archaeology of the
Wardrobe
Alison Matthews David, School of Fashion,
Ryerson University
Hilary Davidson, Museum of London
Caroline Evans, Central Saint Martins
College of Art and Design
Buried in archives, museums and
graveyards, durable fragments of
people’s wardrobes often outlive
the fragile bodies of those who
wore them. By weaving together a
variety of scholarly approaches, this
discussion session explores different ways to unearth and interpret
the material evidence left behind
by the dead. The papers in this
session consider 19th-century
burial dress in the collections of the
Museum of London, relic-like fragments of garments which actually
killed the dancers who wore them,
and an archaeological exploration
of a garment in the couture wardrobe of Denise Poiret.
Saturday, June 11
9:15–10:15 Milia Davenport Publication
Award Presentation
Dior: A New Look, a New Enterprise
Alexandra Palmer, Royal Ontario Museum
Alexandra Palmer will discuss the
research and writing of her book,
which examines the corporate
expansion of the post-war fashion house that broke new ground
by creating ready to wear lines
and controlling innovative global
licensing agreements for all Dior
products.
1:30–3:30 Professional Development
Session IV – Preparing a
Book Prospectus
Jane Farrell-Beck, Iowa State University
Judith Keeling, Texas Tech University Press
Rob Schorman, Miami University, Ohio
A panel of writers and editors will
present their insights into the
preparation of a successful
prospectus. Topics covered will
include how a prospective author
should support the need for the
book in the marketplace, who the
probable users of the book will be,
proposed length of the book, and
the technical elements required
such as detailed table of contents,
submission of sample chapters,
and reference lists. Handouts will
be provided for participants in the
workshop.
11:00–12:10 Juried Papers
“A Matter of Extreme Awkwardness and Perplexity:” The Mutual
Interplay of Dance Fashions and
Fashionable Dances in the Nineteenth Century
Karin Boehleke, Shippensburg University
“The New Costumes of Odd
Sizes:” Plus-Size Women’s
Fashions of the 1920s
Carmen Keist and Sara Marcketti, Iowa
State University
Shapely Bodies: The Material Culture of Women’s Health 1880-1920
Kathleen Daly, Boston University
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1:30–3:00 Juried Papers
3:00–4:10 Virtual Exhibition Tour and
Juried Papers
“Everyone Can Go to Harlem –
and Everyone Does:” Fashion
Magazines and Harlem Nightlife
1920-1937
Virtual Exhibition Tour – An
Invitation to the Ball: Marjorie
Post’s Fancy Dress Costumes of
the 1920s
Susan Hannel, University of Rhode Island
Howard Kurtz, Hillwood Estate, Museum
& Gardens
Five Little Dresses: Revealing the
Dionne Quintuplets
Pakaian Adat: Fashionable Change
in Balinese Formal Dress
Tina Bates, Canadian Museum of
Civilization
Carol Bowdoin Gil, Fashion Institute of
Design and Merchandising and Petterson
Museum of Intercultural Art
Revolution or Evolution?:
Emmanuelle Khanh’s Ready-toWear Creations in 1960s Paris
A Biography of the Cloud Collar
Alexis Romano, Independent Scholar
Soul Train Fashion Parade
Emily Ripley, Queens College, Parsons
School of Design
Rachel Silberstein, University of Oxford
3:00–4:10 Panel – (Re)Defining Fashion
Abby Lillethun, Montclair State University
Linda Welters, University of Rhode Island
Joanne Eicher, Professor Emerita,
University of Minnesota
This panel questions the underpinnings of the dominant view on
fashion, examines inherent problems, proposes a general definition
of fashion, and advocates implementation of a new outlook. The
panelists encourage a revolution in
fashion scholarship, teaching, and
learning through incorporation of a
new paradigm, which acknowledges that fashion is global and diverse
in its development, occurrences,
and dimensions.
4:20–4:50 Juried Presentation
Juried Presentation –
Reconstructing History While
Dressing Lady Charlotte, the
Countess of Dunmore
Dress, c. 1930s. Courtesy of
the American Textile History
Museum.
Janea Whitacre and Brenda Rousseau,
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Quilted dressing gown,
c. 1800, Bainbridge
Collection. Courtesy
of University of Rhode
Island Historic Textile
and Costume
Collection.
Woman’s shoes,
c. 18th century.
Courtesy of the
University of Rhode
Island Historic
Textile and Costume
Collection.
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Sunday, June 12
9:00–4:00 Post-Symposium Excursion
to the American Textile History Museum
8:00–5:00 Post-Symposium Excursion
to the University of Rhode
Island
Kingston, RI
Visit the University of Rhode
Island and enjoy the unique opportunity to tour both the Historic
Textile and Costume Collection
and the Commercial Pattern
Archive Database.
The Department of Textiles,
Fashion Merchandising & Design
houses one of the largest collections of its kind at an American
land-grant university. Participants
will see the Collection facilities and
examine selected artifacts, tour the
Conservation and Textile Science
labs, and visit the exhibition
Rhode Island’s Textile Treasures.
The Commercial Pattern Archive
database (CoPA) at the Robert
L. Carothers Library provides a
unique tool for researchers and
designers to recreate or date
clothing from 1868 to 2000.
Visitors will learn more about
CoPA and view a special exhibit of
commercial patterns. Lunch will be
held at the University Club.
Lowell, MA
Begin your visit to the American
Textile History Museum with a
private tour of costume and textile
storage. Then explore the newly
opened exhibit Florals, Prints, and
Solids: Elegance in the 1930s, which
showcases dresses from ATHM’s
collection. Also on view will be
Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam, which examines the graffiticovered canvas bunks created by
young servicemen on their way to
war.
Enjoy a leisurely lunch at the
Gazebo Café, followed by an afternoon visiting the Museum’s newly
renovated exhibition Textile
Revolution: An Exploration through
Space and Time, where you will see
more than 500 artifacts from the
Museum’s collections.
www.athm.org
www.uri.edu/hss/tmd/Collection.html
and http://www.uri.edu/library/special_collections/COPA/
Nathaniel Winsor, Jr.
House, Duxbury MA.
Courtesy of the
Duxbury Rural and
Historical Society.
Costumes on display.
Courtesy of the
Duxbury Rural and
Historical Society.
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9:00–3:00 From Pilgrims to
Shipbuilders:
Post-Symposium Excursion
to Duxbury, Massachusetts
Spend a day in historic Duxbury,
experiencing the seaside town’s
atmosphere from its incorporation in 1637 through its transition
into the 19th century shipbuilding
trade. A bus tour with guides from
the Duxbury Rural and Historical
Society will begin the day. Lunch
will be served at the 19th Century
Nathaniel Winsor, Jr. House,
Society headquarters and home to
their historic clothing collection.
Madelon Ali, Historic Clothing
Chairman, will provide a tour of
the collection, with highlights
including a 1750 quilted silk
petticoat and an 1810 Massachusetts Militia coat with 32 original
brass buttons. The afternoon
session will include a tour of the
19th-century King Caesar house
museum and its historic clothing
exhibition.
www.duxburyhistory.org
10:00 –
Stay in Boston
after the symposium!
The greater Boston area offers a
wealth of possibilities for every taste.
Registration packets will include
information on Cambridge, Boston,
and surrounding areas to help you
make the most of your visit.
Post-Symposium Tour:
Sunday in the South End
Explore Boston’s hippest neighborhood, filled with trendy restaurants,
boutiques, art galleries/studios,
and New England’s largest outdoor
crafts/vintage market. Gathering
will include a brief history of the
South End, the largest intact Victorian neighborhood in the U.S. Free
of cost. Sign up at the symposium.
2011 Symposium Co-Chairs:
Jessica Urick
Textile Conservator, The Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport, Rhode Island
Rebecca Kelly
Lecturer, Parsons The New School for Design and Freelance Textile Conservator, New York, NY
Deborah Brothers
Costume Designer and Lecturer in Theater, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
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Hotel Information
Le Meridien Hotel – 20 Sidney Street, Cambridge MA 02139
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/
res?id=0911031938&key=DA741
Le Meridien Hotel Cambridge-MIT is wonderfully situated in
Cambridge’s Kendall Square, minutes from MIT and Harvard
University, and just steps from a wealth of shopping, dining, and nightlife options. Its location offers the opportunity to explore the unique
flavor of Cambridge while remaining close to attractions in downtown
Boston. Hotel guests may enjoy Le Meridien’s 24-hour fitness center,
food and cocktails at Sidney’s Grille, and direct access to an adjacent
Star Market grocery store.
Hotel reservations must be received by 5 pm EDT on May 14, 2011 to
be assured of the special group rate!
Group Rates:
Per night: $189 /single/double; $209 /triple; $229/quad; each plus an
additional 14.45 % tax.
Register online or by phone:
• Online at http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/
res?id=0911031938&key=DA741
• During weekday business hours: 617-551-0303 or 617-551-0315.
Ask for Costume Society of America group rate.
• Weekend Toll-free Reservation Line: 888-627-7025. Ask for
Costume Society of America group rate.
Please note: by contractual agreement with the symposium hotel, CSA
will incur financial penalties for any guest rooms that are cancelled
after certain dates. We greatly appreciate your care and accuracy with
exact arrival and departure dates when making your reservation. If you
find you need to cancel any or all of your dates, please do so at your
earliest opportunity to make your room available to other attendees.
Taking care with your hotel reservation helps us to protect the valuable
financial resources of CSA.
Overnight parking is available for attendees staying at the hotel for
$28/self parking or $32/valet per 24 hour period.
Attendees who will not be staying at the hotel are encouraged to
purchase parking passes in advance on the CSA registration form
at the reduced rate of $10/day self parking or $13/day valet.
Parking Rates when paid onsite:
3 hours or less - $13
½ hour or less - $4
4 hours or less - $16
1 hour or less - $7
Over 4-12 hours - $19
2 hours or less - $10
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Graphic Design: www.BirrenKirby.com
Hotel Parking
2011 CSA Silent Auction Donation Form
The annual CSA Silent Auction raises funds to support projects and services
that benefit CSA members. Please donate costume and fashion books,
magazines, textiles, clothing and accessories (jewelry, hats, scarves, stoles,
bags), professional services and other items that will fit into a suitcase so
that winning bidders can easily take them home. All donations are tax
deductible. You will receive an acknowledgment letter for your records.
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM BY MAY 1ST
DONATION INFORMATION (Fill out a separate form for each item)
Name
Address
City
State
Daytime Phone
Zip
Alt Phone
Email
Business, institution, or individual to be listed in credits and acknowledgments:
Item Description:
Reserve Price (optional) $
Value $
Send forms and donations to: Mary Juillet-Paonessa
127-3 Joshuatown Road
Lyme, CT 06371
Donation will be mailed
Donation will be brought to the Symposium
Preference if unsold:
Return donation
Do not return donation
Symposium Fees
Full Symposium: Wed-Sat includes:
3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 receptions,
and Symposium abstracts
received by 4/194/20–5/24
Member/New Member, $374 $434
full conference
Student Member,
$344 $399
full conference
Non-Member, full conference
$464 $524
One-Day Registration:
WED: includes opening reception
and keynote address
Member
$39 $49
Non-Member
$59 $69
THU: includes breakfast, lunch,
break, and movie screening
Member
$164 Non-Member
$214 FRI: includes breakfast,
lunch, MFA visit, and reception
Member
$204 Non-Member
$254 $204
$254
$244
$294
SAT: includes breakfast and lunch
Member
$149 $189
Non-Member
$199 $239
Two-Day Registration:
THU & FRI
Member
$309 $349
Non-Member
$399 $439
FRI & SAT
Member
Non-Member
$289 $329
$379 $419
Wednesday Keynote Dinner at
Sidney’s
Member
$84 $84
Non-Member
$94 $94
My dinner choice:
Codfish
Chicken
Vegetarian
My Friday box lunch choice:
Turkey
Tuna
Roast Beef
Vegetarian
Social Functions registration available
to Non-Members accompanying registered attendees – Opening Reception,
three breakfasts, movie screening, MFA
visit and reception
$164 $204
received by 4/19 4/20–5/24
Wednesday: Care of Collections
Workshop, lunch on your own
Member
$50 $50
Non-Member
$50 $50
Sunday Post-Symposium
Optional Tours
Excursion 1: American Textile History
Museum, minimum of 15
Member
$114 $114
Non-Member
$124 $124
Excursion 2: University of Rhode Island,
minimum of 15
Member
$139 $139
Non-Member
$149 $149
Excursion 3: Duxbury, MA,
minimum of 10
Member
$129 $129
Non-Member
$139 $139
Parking Passes:
Day use Self Parking @ $10/day
Day use Valet @ $13/day
Number of days x ($10 or $13) =
I wish to sign up for:
Professional Development I:
Professionally Speaking: A Career in
Costume and Fashion
Professional Development II: Conservation 911: Choosing and
Working with a Freelance Conservator
Professional Development III: Teaching
Costume and Dress History
Professional Development IV: Preparing
a Book Prospectus
Friday: Optional MFA tours
(rank 1-3 – space is not guaranteed)
Tour of Scaasi: An American Couturier
and exhibition discussion
Behind-the-scenes: Costume
Accessories Storage
Behind-the-scenes: Textile Conservation Laboratory
Please confirm that you intend to
participate in the following food/beverage
events, included in your registration fee:
Wed Thurs Fri
Sat
Reception
Breakfast
Lunch
Total Registration
Fees Enclosed
$
Boston Uncommon: Revolution & Evolution in Dress
37TH ANNUAL CSA SYMPOSIUM – JUNE 7-12
Cancellation Policy: Registration fee refunded minus $50 administrative fee
if cancelled by May 24, 2011. No refund after May 24, 2011.
Personal Information: Each person should submit a separate form, including guests.
I am a Member
I am a Non-Member
Name
Mailing Address
City
State
Zip
Country
Daytime Phone
Cell Phone
Email
Fax
Emergency Contact Name/Phone
Name and Affiliation as you would like them to appear on your name tag:
Name
Affiliation:
http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/natsym/htm
form to 908-450-1118
or MAIL form to: CSA Symposium Registration, 390 Amwell Road, Suite 402,
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
REGISTER ONLINE:
FAX registration
Check enclosed Amount $
Mastercard Visa
American Express
Expiration date:
Account #
Cardholder’s Name
Check boxes or fill in blanks that apply:
I am a new CSA member
This is my first Symposium
I would like a mentor
I volunteer to be a mentor
I have dietary needs:
Vegetarian
Other
I have a disability requiring special accommodation (National Office will contact you)
I need help finding a roommate for (circle): June 7
8
9
10
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Questions? Please contact us: [email protected]
or 908-359-1471 or 800-CSA-9447.