“Dressed for History: Why Costume Collections Matter, Women’s Fashion 1750-2000” MOV Exhibit Cataloque

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“Clothing is the most personal of artefacts. It reveals so much about who we are, what we do and what we value. Clothing conveys information about occupation, social and economic status, gender and cultural identity and political and religious affiliation.

Clothing not only expresses aspects of a wearer’s identity, it also reveals much about the larger context of production. As products of available raw materials, textile technologies, designs and styles, what we wear connects us to local and global stories of resource extraction, trade, labour and technology.

Four remarkable local collectors have recognized the importance of preserving costumes to document the past and inspire our present and future.” – Museum of Vancouver

 

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This publication accompanies the exhibition Dress for History: Why Costume Collection Matter, presented at the Museum of Vancouver from March 15, 2023, to January 1st, 2024.

ISBN 978-1-895817-31-7

Printed in Canada by Friesens Corporation

All rights reserved. No part of this publications may be reproduced or transmitted by any means without permission.

Four remarkable local collectors have recognized the importance of preserving costumes to document the past and inspire our present and future. Ivan Sayers, Claus Jahnke, Melanie Talkington and the members of the BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume (SMOC) are fashion historians with significant collections that feature some of the rarest garments and fabrics in the world.

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