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Welcome to the BC Society for the Museum of Original Costume

SMOC

Attend an upcoming SMOC event to explore the collection and learn from industry experts.

 
 
 
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 Majorie’s Cape, by Vancouver filmmaker Michael Rouse, is currently playing alongside the Dressed for History exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver.

 

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Rainforest Chic: Designer Lore Maria Wiener Archive
Rainforest Chic: Designer Lore Maria Wiener Archive
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SMOC Fashion Lecture: Tartan Fashion Display
SMOC Fashion Lecture: Tartan Fashion Display
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Studying Maya Textiles - with Cara Grace Tremain
Studying Maya Textiles - with Cara Grace Tremain
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Unraveling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey with Dr. Sylvia Olsen
Unraveling Canada: A Knitting Odyssey with Dr. Sylvia Olsen

Guest speaker Dr Sylvia Olsen shared her lifelong study of knitting in Canada. Knitting-related items from Ivan Sayers’ and SMOC’s collections were on display.

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Peek Into the SMOC Collection: 1730s Irish Shoes
Peek Into the SMOC Collection: 1730s Irish Shoes
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On Collecting for Museums with Ivan Sayers
On Collecting for Museums with Ivan Sayers

SMOC’s Honorary Curator, Ivan Sayers, discusses collecting for museums and the importance of preserving fashion history in British Columbia.

This video was commissioned by the Vancouver Art Gallery for Modern in the Making: Postwar Craft and Design in British Columbia

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'V for Victory' presented by Ivan Sayers & Denise Jacques
'V for Victory' presented by Ivan Sayers & Denise Jacques

SMOC’s collections show us that past fashions are relevant today more than ever, especially in these challenging times.

In today’s video Ivan Sayers (SMOC Curator) & Denise Jacques (SMOC President) showcase ‘V for Victory’ items from our collection.

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The Canadian Museum Association Conference
The Canadian Museum Association Conference

The Canadian Museum Association’s national conference was held in Vancouver, April 9-13th, 2018. The conference, at Vancouver’s Sheraton Wall Centre, and was attended by professionals at Canada’s large museums and galleries, and smaller museums and galleries, from East to West. The participants were academics, artists, conservators, CEO’s, and consultants…

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Our Mission

PRESERVING FASHION HISTORY IN VANCOUVER

SMOC is home to thousands of artifacts that date from circa 1800 to today. The ultimate goal of SMOC is to house and display our collection in a permanent museum of historic fashion and fabric arts for residents of and visitors to the city of Vancouver.

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Thank you to everyone who attended SMOC’s 31st Annual General Meeting this afternoon. We shared the update on all of the events and projects we’ve been working on over the past year, put out a call for volunteers particularly regarding we
Notice of the Annual General Meeting Find out about the exciting projects SMOC has been working on over the past year, and learn how you can get involved. After the AGM, Ivan Sayers will present some of the most notable pieces collected in the last
Vendor spotlight: WILDWOODROSE VINTAGE Wildwoodrose Vintage presents true vintage fashions that include historical costume, designer finds or simply interesting pieces that catch the eye of Wildwoodrose’s owner and renowned Canadian Costume Des
Vendor spotlight: UNITARIAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE The Unitarian Refugee Committee sponsors refugees from around the world through the Canadian Government Refugee Program. Our organization has been generously gifted a collection of vintage costume jewelry
Vendor spotlight: TERESA FROLEK COLLECTION Teresa began collecting vintage clothing for wardrobe in her twenties. With a background in textiles and an interest in women’s history, she assembled a large and varied collection of wearable vintage
Vendor spotlight: SWIFTSURE COSTUME CO Welcome to the best collection of Costume and Fashion Clothing books.  Upgrade your creative, technical and pure joy about textiles, by visiting the Book Collection table at Bizarre Bazaar. If you are a c
Vendor spotlight: OTHELLO TEMPLE VINTAGE Welcome to my trip! Othello Temple Vintage is an electric ensemble of hallucinatory vintage apparel and killer classic rock merchandise. All pieces belong to the personal collection of a full-time costume desi