Costume-Wearer as Chameleon: The Transformative Power of Textiles in History and Contemporary Life


A website devoted to historical and contemporary textile research, focusing on costumes for rituals, both secular and religious. Eventually I plan to add a large selection of links to costuming sites, and to continue writing from a sociological/transformational perspective about clothing as protection, as identification, and as artistic statement. Please feel free to write to me on any of these issues!



I will be adding to this webpage gradually as I find the time. In the meantime, please see my listings of vintage textiles and historical costume re-creations on eBay. My eBay Seller ID: rainadance. This page has been visited times.