CSA’s Dress Series: Reframing Fashion in the Museum | Conversations on Dress

Learn about the special issue of Dress "Reframing Fashion in the Museum" with three contributing scholars and guest editor Petra Slinkard. Dyese Matthews, Sarah Scaturro, and Kenna Libes share their research published in Costume Society of America’s flagship journal. Topics include: Museums as spaces for critical dialogue on social justice through community-engaged fashion exhibitions; conservation ethics and the debate surrounding wearing historic garments; and challenges of body diversity in fashion displays and collections. Scholars discuss innovative approaches to curating, conserving, and exhibiting fashion demonstrating the evolving approaches to museum practice. Discover how Dress contributes to the field of museology by building community and centering key stakeholders in material culture! --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction with Petra Slinkard 4:48 Dyese Matthews, Curating Community: Centering Collaboration, Public Engagement, Social Justice, and Empowerment Within the Fashion Museum 12:22 Sarah Scaturro, For the People: Renewing Conservation Ethics for Dress Collections 20:45 Kenna Libes, “All the Ba-zooms Go”: Industry Ideals and the Aesthetics of Size in Dress Collections 28:34 Q&A --------------------------------------------------------------- Find out more about CSA at https://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/ Find out more the journal Dress at https://www.costumesocietyamerica.com/dress Donate to CSA at https://cost