Dress & Drinks Uncovering Dressmakers with Sage Foley & Steph Haire | Conversations on Dress

In conversation with host Leon Wiebers, Sage Foley and Steph Haire discuss the emerging Uncovering Dressmakers Project, an initiative dedicated to illuminating the lives and labor of nineteenth-century dressmakers. Sparked by their work cataloguing garments at Cosprop and the V&A, where makers’ names often survive but their stories do not, the project is building an accessible database to reconnect dressmakers to the objects they created and the networks they shaped. Together, they discuss the hidden narratives garments can reveal, the collaborative research behind the project, and how researchers and curators can get involved as it grows. To learn more about CSA, sign up for future webinars, or become a member, visit: https://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/ To learn more about the Uncovering Dressmakers Project visit: https://www.uncoveringdressmakers.com/