This session explores the integrative narratives of historical costume in a multifaceted contexts. The adaptation, mutation and transformation of attire is the result of complex interactions between many factors such as economic conditions, political conditions, social conditions, psychological conditions and technology. The meanings encoded in the costume, is one of the noticeable hallmarks of social status and gender. The panel examines diverse topics including, Fashioning Feminism: The Politics of Style in the Era of Women’s Liberation, investigating feminists’ approaches to fashion in the 1960s and 1970s, and their debates regarding the role of fashion in the movement as a tool of sexual expression and empowerment. It argues that despite myths regarding the “ugly feminist,” fashion became central to feminist politics in this era; From Pattern to Pate: An Examination of Early Modern Embroidered English Head-Coverings and their Sources, discusses the sixteenth and seventeenth-century English head coverings in the sociological and aesthetic contexts, as these caps and coifs could range from the simple to intricately embellished status symbols; In It to Win It: The Evolution of Fightwear in Mixed Martial Arts Combat Sports, focuses on the chronological evolution of fight costumes worn by Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) competitors during competitions. The development and progression of fight costumes not only demonstrates the utility of the attire but also the changing rules due to a variety of influences external to the fighter’s preference; Men, Masculinity, and Fashion in Early Twentieth-Century Puerto Rico, analyzes fashion, consumption and modernity in Puerto Rico during the first three decades of the 20th century. The paper argues that the Puerto Ricans debated conflicting conceptions of modernity and expressed their concerns and fears about its impact, especially on gender notions, through fashion texts and images.