- All Sewn Up: Millinery, Dressmaking, Clothing and Costume
Digital collection millinery, dressmaking, clothing, and costume books covering first half of the 20th century. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
digicoll.library.wisc.edu/HumanEcol/subcollections/MillineryBooksAbout.html
- Anatomy of a Classic
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Ongoing examination of iconic fashion, such as the scarf, the trench coat, and the little black dress. From Style.com.
www.style.com/trends/classic
- Baroque Costumes
Comprehensive historical information, including engravings and paintings, patterns, and a bibliography.
www.kipar.org/baroque-costumes/index.html
- 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
- Chanel, Coco (1883-1971)@
Find a collection of sites about Coco Chanel, the renowned fashion designer and icon. Includes biographical sites, articles, and a 1971 New York Times obituary.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Designers/Chanel__Coco__1883_1971_
- Cleopatra Costume on Stage and in Film, The
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Considers how the character of Cleopatra has been visualized in theater and films.
www.davidclaudon.com/Cleo/Cleopatra1.html
- Costume Gallery
Fashion history, costume designers, and historical patterns.
www.costumegallery.com
- 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
- Costumes of the Levant
Features analysis and pictures. Includes the historic dress of Kurdish, Bedouin, Syrian village, and Metouali women.
almashriq.hiof.no/general/600.technology/640/646/costumes_of_the_Levant
- Couturi?re Parisienne, La
Illustrated history of costume from 1400-1939 with patterns as well as Bavarian and Asian folk costumes.
www.marquise.de
- Decline of Fashion Photography, The
An argument in pictures by Karen Lehrman.
slate.msn.com/features/010510_fashion-slide-show/01.htm
- Dior, Christian (1905-1957)@
Learn about Christian Dior, the French fashion designer and his brandname, Dior. Sites feature biography, fashion products, obituary, and the museum dedicated to the pioneer and his haute couture, which ranges from menswear to household linens.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Designers/Dior__Christian__1905_1957_
- 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
- Fashion-Era
Covers women's costume history and fashion history silhouettes in detail, from the 1800s to the present day. Also includes the history of jewelry, perfumes, cosmetics, corsetry, and underwear.
www.fashion-era.com
- 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
- 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
- History of Costume, The
Book with full color plates originally published in the late nineteenth century.
www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
- 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
- Le Poulet Gauche: Clothing
Provides an illustrated introduction to the middle class clothing of 16th century France.
www.lepg.org/clothing.htm
- Renaissance Tailor, The
Guide to 16th and 17th century tailoring techniques, with pattern sources, demonstrations, and a shop offering colars, cuffs, and ruffs.
www.vertetsable.com
- Schiaparelli, Elsa (1890-1973)@
Find sites about Elsa Schiaparelli, famous fashion designer in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s. Collection of sites include biographies and photos.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Designers/Schiaparelli__Elsa__1890_1973_
- Style & Status: Imperial Costumes from Ottoman Turkey
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Online exhibit devoted to imperial Turkish robes (kaftans) from the 16th and 17th centuries.
www.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/styleAndStatus
- Victorian Costume
Features clothing between the period of 1840 to 1900.
www.victoriancostume.org.uk
- Victorian Costuming
Resource for information on Victorian clothing. Includes original images, how-to's, pattern sources, and more.
victoriancostume.freeservers.com
- Vintage Hawaiian Shirt: An Artistic Retrospective
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Collection of more than 100 vintage rayon, silk, and cotton Hawaiian shirts dating from the 1930s to the early 1950s.
www.Vintagehawaiianshirt.net
- Vreeland, Diana (1906-1989) (3)
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Vreeland__Diana__1906_1989_
- Walker, Madame C.J. (1867-1919)@
Find sites for Madame C.J. Walker, haircare industry pioneer, philanthropist, and entrepreneur who founded the Madame C.J.Walker Manufacturing Company. Sites feature biography, achievements, pictures, and the haircare and grooming system developed by the beauty moghul who is cited as the first female American self-made millionaire by the Guinees Book of Records.
dir.yahoo.com/.../People/Walker__Madame_C_J___1867_1919_
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