Participants in Zuzu Hudek’s workshop exploring costume as a central dramaturgical and choreographic element
Following a series of successful events since 2014, Costume and Research in Finland is organized this year for the ninth time by the Costume in Focus (CiF) research group at Aalto University. CiF gathers doctoral and post-doctoral researchers working in the field of costume research with Professor Sofia Pantouvaki.
Costume in Focus promotes costume design as a scholarly research field, while also connecting the costume community members nationally and internationally. The aim of the Costume and Research in Finland seminar is to offer a forum for dialogue and exchange of ideas in the field.
Programme
This year’s primary goal is to physically bring together the wider community of costume in Finland, and share the latest news on costume research.
Session 1 COSTUME AND REPRESENTATION
Session 2 COSTUME AND IDENTITIES
Session 3 COSTUME AND COMMUNITY
Session 4 COSTUME AND BODIES
Doctoral candidate Alyssa Ridder “trying on” a virtual costume
Book Launch and Reception
This year will celebrate and feature the presentation of the new research monograph: Dress in Auschwitz: Clothing and Survival in the Holocaust (Bloomsbury, 2026).