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Costume -- History Bissonnette on Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion 
 This site invites you to "enter the world of fashion and witness the change in silhouettes, accessories, lingerie and hairstyles from the 18th to the 20th century." It features annotated photographs of fashions, with an emphasis on female dress from Europe and the United States. Also includes information about male and children's fashions, and costumes of India, Greece, Japan, Turkey, China, and central Asia. Browsable. From a curator at the Kent State University Museum. http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 25, 2004 The Costume Gallery
Browse the extensive collection of photos, research Viking footwear and medieval dress, study a guide to textiles, and participate in bulletin board discussions here. All facets of costume and its history from textiles through hairstyles are covered at this site, with commercial links to suppliers and designers. http://www.costumegallery.com/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Performing Arts, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Nov 23, 2002 Costume Museum of Canada
This museum is "home to a collection of 35,000 artifacts spanning 400 years." The site provides images of some collection highlights, and a virtual tour of the "Milestones and Memories" exhibit, which features clothing from the life of a fictional woman from rural Manitoba. Also includes an archive of family photos showing late 19th and early 20th century dress. Some material also in French. http://www.costumemuseum.com Topics: Agriculture, Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Feb 16, 2005 The Costumer's Manifesto (Costumes.org)
Links to the history of costume and fashion, online theater classes, designers, Halloween costumes, military uniforms, movie costumes, sewing patterns, vintage clothing, supplies, and much more. Maintained by a costume designer and theater professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. http://www.costumes.org/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Military, Nonfiction by Genre, Performing Arts Last updated Sep 14, 2006 Elizabethan Costuming Page
A searchable site that includes information, drawings, and photos about clothing for peasant, middle, and upper class men, women, and children from the Tudor and Elizabethan periods (sixteenth century) in English history. In addition there are extensive period illustrations, patterns for making everything from shoes to hats, information on Elizabethan fabrics and colors, and information makeup techniques and costume of the time outside of England. Also available is a bibliography and costuming sources and supplies. http://costume.dm.net/ Topics: Fashion, History, History By Place, Holidays & Observances, Performing Arts Last updated Jan 25, 2005 Fashion Museum
This museum, housed in the Assembly Rooms in Bath, England, focuses on contemporary and historical dress. The site features images of highlights from the collection and fashion history games. Also includes information about the history of the 18th century Assembly Rooms. Available in English, French, and German. http://www.fashionmuseum.co.uk/ Topics: Fashion, History, History By Place, Holidays & Observances, Museums by Place Last updated Jul 28, 2007 Fashion Plate Collection
"This collection includes 417 fashion plates from 1806-1914 from some of the leading fashion journals of the times." Stylistic periods include Empire (1806-1813), Georgian (1806-1836), Regency (1811-1820), Romantic (1825-1850), Victorian (1837-1859), Late Victorian (1860-1900), and Edwardian (1901-1915). Searchable and browsable. "More information about this collection" offers a concise history of these fashion eras. From the University of Washington Libraries. http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumehistweb/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances Last updated Jan 25, 2005 Fashion-Era
Over one hundred "content rich, illustrated pages of Fashion History, Costume, Clothing, Textiles and Social History." Searchable, and browsable by major category, such as body adornment, royal fashion, undergarments, Victorian fashion, image and wardrobe planning, fashion design tutorials and tips, and more. From a fashion and textiles instructor. http://www.fashion-era.com/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances Last updated Feb 5, 2004 Footwear of the Middle Ages
This site provides "an ongoing examination of the history and development of footwear and shoemaking techniques up to the end of the Sixteenth Century." It provides detailed information about shoemaking techniques in the European Middle Ages, many illustrations, a glossary of historical shoemaking, a bibliography, and related links. From librarian Marc Carlson. http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances Last updated Nov 13, 2003 History of the Kimono
This colorful site covers the development of the traditional Japanese garment from the primitive Jomon period of early history (before 300 A.D), to the Edo period (1601-1867 A.D.). Many graphics display the styles and features of men's, women's, and children's kimonos. http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/ Topics: Fashion, History, History By Place, Holidays & Observances Last updated Mar 6, 2004 History's Closet: Everything From Aprons to Zippers
This site provides annotated images of selected items from the holdings of a U.S. fashion history collection, such as basketball uniforms and bathing suits, hats, prom dresses, and a yashmak. From the Emily P. Reynolds Historic Costume Collection at North Dakota State University. http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ercc/exhibitions/histcloset.html Topics: Fashion Last updated Apr 6, 2006 Institute of Draped Clothes (IDP)
This group is interested in "the research, study, preservation and promotion of draped clothing such as saris, belted plaids, Roman togas, sarongs, and other unstitched costumes found all over the world." The site features a "Web Library" of links to sites about topics such as draping styles, pareos, African costumes, and headdresses and turbans. Also includes a newsletter back to 1999. In English and French. Searchable. http://www.idcw.org.uk Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Performing Arts Last updated Jun 8, 2005 The Regency Fashion Page
A wealth of images, information, and links relating to 18th and early 19th century fashion for men and women. Includes images and articles from period fashion magazines, online books about Regency fashion, a year by year chronology of what people were wearing, and more. http://regencyfashion.org/ Topics: Fashion, History, History By Place, Holidays & Observances Last updated Aug 1, 2006 Texas Fashion Collection (TFC)
The TFC "houses more than 15,000 items of historic dress as a valuable resource for students and researchers." Records about items in the collection are searchable by keyword, designer, type of garment, date, and other criteria. The site also includes images of selected garments and designs, images from exhibitions, teaching materials, and related resources. From the University of North Texas. http://www.tfc.unt.edu/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances Last updated May 28, 2009 Textiles & Apparel: Cornell Costume Collection
Website of the Department of Textiles and Apparel at Cornell University, "which includes more than 9,000 items of apparel dating from the eighteenth century to the present, as well as a substantial collection of ethnographic textiles and costume." Contains a gallery of selected items, and a catalog of the collection (note: "for full functionality ... [the catalog] must be viewed in Internet Explorer"). http://costume.cornell.edu/ Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Dec 31, 2005 Works of Art: The Costume Institute
"The world-renowned Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum [in New York] possesses more than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents." This site provides a brief overview of the collection and images of 50 specially selected items. Also includes images and information about exhibits on topics such as fashion and furniture in the 18th century, rock-and-roll style, and "Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed" (about items such as corsets, bustles, and lotus shoes). http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/department.asp?dep=8 Topics: Fashion, History, Holidays & Observances, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Feb 17, 2005 |
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