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

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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 9 78-1-895817-31-7 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. Show more