2023 Presenters Bissonnette, Hartvigsen, Amidei | As Seen at Symposium | Costume Society of America

Conversations on Dress: As Seen at Symposium with Anne Bissonnette, Molly Hartvigsen, and Aly Amidei This installment of As Seen at Symposium features host Anne Bissonnette speaking with Molly Hartvigsen and Aly Amidei. Molly Hartvigsen earned her BS in Family Studies, with an emphasis in clothing construction and a minor in business from Brigham Young University. She also holds an MA in Fashion and Textile History from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She currently shares her passion for costume history through the creation of costume pieces for the Utah Opera, as well as teaching in the Fashion Department at Salt Lake Community College. At CSA’s 2023 Symposium, she presented Rose Marie Reid: Sea Shape Swimsuits. Aly Amidei is a CSA Costume Design Award Winner and teaches at University of Wisconsin-Madison. A costume designer and playwright, Amidei received a BA in Theatre from Knox College and MFA in Costume Design from Carnegie Mellon University. At Symposium, she presented Uptight Alien Queens Wear Wet Leather: Fetish Clothing in Science Fiction Costuming. CSA’s host for the evening, Anne Bissonnette of the University of Alberta, co-presented Mounting a Full Uniform: Cost Effective Dressing Solutions to a Complex Ensemble at Symposium. Join CSA & Anne Bissonnette to learn more about Aly, Molly, and their work! Did you enjoy this video? Please consider supporting our mission and our free webinar series by visiting our website to make a contribution: www.costumesoc