- Costume Society of America
Nonprofit organization seeking to advance global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance. Also publishes the journal Dress.
www.costumesocietyamerica.com
- History of Costume, The
Book with full color plates originally published in the late nineteenth century.
www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
- Costume Gallery
Fashion history, costume designers, and historical patterns.
www.costumegallery.com
- Costume Chronicles: Women and the Story of Their Fashions
By Michele B. Kunz, PhD. Exhibit of women's historical fashions.
www.geocities.com/dr_kunz/costume/costumea.htm
- For the Love of Opera Gloves
Resources for the lengthy opera gloves including fashion news and historical information for the collectors and students alike.
www.operagloves.com/glovmain.html
- Victorian Costume
Features clothing between the period of 1840 to 1900.
www.victoriancostume.org.uk
- Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion
Find costuming ideas, samples of work, and commission information for this costume designer. Includes inspiring images, patterns, tips, and information on costuming events.
www.songsmyth.com/costumerscompanion.html
- Jolique
Articles about the cultural history of beauty.
www.jolique.com
- Serbian Traditional Attire
Pictures and information on traditional costumes from the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.
www.serbianunity.net/culture/history/Hist_Serb_Culture/Traditional_Attire.h...
- 1960s Ladies' Style Site
A brief history of British ladies' dress, hair styles, and makeups, created from period resources by an authentic mod lady.
www.geocities.com/SoHo/4473
- Boys' Historical Clothing
Survey of boys' clothes styles. Covers various styles from Fauntleroy suits and kilts to short pants suits and modern causual clothes.
members.tripod.com/~histclo
- Historic Boys Clothes
Review of clothing styles and trends for boys during the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes illustrations examples of actual clothes, Fautleroy suits, kilts, sailor suits, ect.
www.angelfire.com/wa/boysclothes
- Elizabethan Costuming Page
Devoted to all facets of 16th century Elizabethan and Tudor costume, dress, and fashion. Includes instructions for stockings, corsets, shoes, and more.
www.elizabethancostume.net
- National Geographic Magazine: Swimsuits: 100 Years of Pictures
Includes photo gallery of swimsuit history, postcards, and desktop wallpaper.
magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/swimsuits
- Retropedia: Fashion
Revisit fashion trends from the 1900s to the 1990s. Post photos and discuss the clothes, cosmetics, hairstyles, and brands from the glory days of your youth.
www.retroland.com/pages/retropedia/fashion
- Husfliden - Norwegian Bunads
Features photographs of whole bunads and traditional folk dress from the various counties in Norway.
www.husfliden.no
- Right Chemistry, The
Exhibit which traces the link between color and fashion between 1704 and 1918. From Kent State University Museum.
dept.kent.edu/museum/exhibit/colors/main.htm
- Baroque Costumes
Comprehensive historical information, including engravings and paintings, patterns, and a bibliography.
www.kipar.org/baroque-costumes/index.html
- Costumes of all Nations
Lithographs by Albert Kretschmer of costumes from Ancient Egypt through 1882 Europe.
www.pconline.com/~tomdolan/costume/costume1.htm
- Decline of Fashion Photography, The
An argument in pictures by Karen Lehrman.
slate.msn.com/features/010510_fashion-slide-show/01.htm
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