I just defended my Master's thesis (on metal corsets-whee!) and during my defense, my committee challanged my idea that I should wait while my husband gets his PhD. They were all of the opinion that I need to get a PhD in costume history RIGHT NOW and I need to teach.
So rather than my earlier plan of taking the next several years off before continuing my education, I'm starting to look at grad schools *now,* and I'm looking at costume history rather than museum studies. I'm not convinced that this is the route I want to take, but I'm willing to look. Do you, the minds of h-cost, with experience that spans both decades and the globe, have any recommendations? Are there schools you wished you knew about when you were younger? Schools friends or relatives have attended? Programs that are the stuff of fantasy (or, alternately, the stuff of nightmares, so I know what to avoid...)? I am interested in the study of costume and/or textile history, not necessarily theatre costuming (though I'm not opposed, if there's a spectacular program). Completely at a loss of what to do, now that the thesis is done, Emma _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
