Dress & Drinks: Inside the Wadsworth Atheneum's Costume & Textile Collection with Ned Lazaro

Go inside the Wadsworth Atheneum's costume & textile collection with Associate Curator Ned Lazaro. June's Dress & Drinks welcomes Ned Lazaro, Associate Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Wadsworth Atheneum (Hartford, CT). With an MA in fashion and textile history from UMass Amherst and 20+ years at Historic Deerfield, Ned unpacks how the Wadsworth's collection — rich in 19th- & 20th-century women's fashion, American design, and domestic textiles like quilts and needlework — tells the stories of the people who made and wore it. We'll also talk candidly about how museum collections are shaped by trends and scholarship, and where new research is heading. 🔗 Wadsworth Atheneum: https://www.thewadsworth.org 🔗 Costume Society of America: https://costumesocietyamerica.com 👍 Like, comment & subscribe for more Dress & Drinks conversations on fashion history and material culture.