The Costume Museum of Canada is home to a collection of 35,000 artifacts spanning 400 years. The renowned collection represents the identity of everyday Canadians, urban and rural, public and private, through the garments that they made, purchased and wore.
The Costume Museum of Canada also has some of the best
of world fashion with pieces from:
Chanel, Norman Hartnell, Worth, Schiaparelli, Vionnet, Scassi and Paco Rabanne.
The purpose of the CMC is to serve as a Canadian repository uniquely dedicated to the collection of costumes, textiles and related accessories and to preserve, research, exhibit and interpret those items in its collection.
