The award winning film, Dior and I, is coming to Toronto this summer. The film follows the creation of Raf Simons first haute couture collection for the famous fashion house. The film will be shown at Bloor Docs cinema, on Bloor Street in June. For further details, including dates, times and prices, visit the cinema website. ...
Read MoreIf you’re looking for a way to banish the winter blues and keep warm and cosy without bundling up head over to the Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Place for Toronto’s Vintage Clothing Show this weekend (March 7 & 8). There’s a wealth of stalls with incredible vintage and retro fashion. Who knows? You might even find a great coat to help you bundle up elegantly against the snow, wind and ice! For more details visit the Toronto Vintage Clothing Show...
Read MoreCheck out our museum exhibitions and events pages for a wealth of dress related activity this winter. It includes four days left to see the Street Style exhibition at Waterloo Regional Museum while The Politics of Fashion runs at the Toronto Design Exchange until the end of January. For dance fans there’s Queen Charlotte’s Ball on January 17 while at the Bata Shoe Museum there are two shoe making...
Read MoreThe annual meeting of the CSO will take place at a familiar venue, the Textile Museum of Canada, 55 Centre Street [ just south of Dundas, east of University Avenue ]. The museum is easily accessible by transit and parking is located nearby. Come out and hear the latest news, reconnect with friends and fellow members and join in the delightful discovery of fashion and costume in all their various forms and discuss the impact on society and vice versa of clothing through the ages. We are pleased to announce that a number of the present Board, whose terms are up, have agreed to stand for re-election. While these stalwarts have elected to stay on, there are still vacancies to fill in the Board and Resource Committee ranks. Important openings remain for a Vice-Chair and a Head of Publications. As well, there are opportunities on the Resource Committee. We always need innovative ideas; sage advice and trusted counsel from our membership which will help us continue and grow. We...
Read MoreThe Fashion History Museum, run by Jonathan Walford and Kenn Norman has found a new home in a Cambridge former post office building, with funding from Arts Connect Cambridge and hopes to open in fall 2015. For more details visit the article in The...
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