The New York Times

All Clothing Is Costume

Laia Garcia is the associate editor of Lenny. Updated June 3, 2016, 4:28 PM If costume is defined as “an impractical article that is not intended to be worn ordinarily and every day” — as one costume ...
The New York Times

Legal and Social Distinctions Between Costume and Clothing Are a Matter of Context

Susan Scafidi, a law professor at Fordham University, is the founder of the Fashion Law Institute. Updated October 30, 2015, 3:20 AM Clothing is our second skin, a daily presentation to the outside ...
LancasterOnline

This fashion historian's learning about the past from what we wore; Now she needs your vintage clothing

Deep inside the museum archives, Tori Pyle peels away layer after layer of tissue paper until she reveals a pile of black fabric covered in glinting jet beads. She and Damayanthie Eluwawalage ...
Hindustan Times

The MET says costume and fashion are art; these designers prove it

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has officially unveiled the theme for the highly anticipated 2026 Met Gala: Costume Art. The concept delves into the deep relationship between fashion and fine art, ...