The Costume Society Patterns of Fashion and Patterns for Performance Awards 2021

The Costume Society’s annual ‘Patterns of Fashion’ and ‘Patterns for Performance’ celebrates Janet Arnold’s significant contribution to dress history and specifically her invaluable texts Patterns of Fashion to inform costume practices. Both of the awards invite students of dress history, costume practice and costuming to develop a final outcome using one of her patterns from the books published. The ‘Patterns of Fashion’ award asks the applicants to produce a historically accurate outcome informed by one of Janet Arnold’s patterns, and the ‘Patterns for Performance’ invites the applicants to use one of Janet Arnold’s patterns to inspire a design for a performance garment. We hope, you will join us in celebrating the finalists for the awards in 2021 For more information about applying for these awards: https://costumesociety.org.uk/awards/the-patterns-of-fashion-award https://costumesociety.org.uk/awards/the-patterns-for-performance-awards