The list continues to grow!

A few more sites have been added to the list! I still have to sort through some of the other recommendations people have made because it's been so long since I've updated this thing... and I've forgotten to keep track of some stuff @___@;;;

Also, I'd like to direct people over to Googlebooks! Two very good books can be found on there: Fashion: Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute and The Ladies' Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness, which has notes on Victorian dress starting at pg 21. Don't miss out on these two books... because I'm unable to link to them >_>;;;

~Seitou

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If you know of a site that features either paintings & pictures or reproductions of historical clothing, let me know and I'll add it to the list. Also feel free to recommend books (I need the full titles and author though). As far as the time period is concerned, it doesn't really matter-- anything from ancient times up through the early 20th century is fine. New sites will be marked with a * next to the link (at least until the next update).

Websites


[link] 18th Century Venice (interesting stuff about masks, beauty spots, and the language of fans)

[link] Antique Corset Gallery (good corset reference material)

[link] Art Encyclopedia (recommended by ~Jacobea )

[link] Bissonnette on Costume (real costumes from the 18th-20th centuries)

[link] BPL- Rare books Department (mostly information about 19th century fashion, contains some plates)

[link] Chenilles et Papillons (in French, amazing reproductions, mostly late 18th century clothing)

[link] Clothing of the 18th Century (information & pictures- a good overview)

[link] Costume Museum of Canada (extant clothing)

[link] Costumer’s Guide (site with film costumes, recommended by ~KeeganYoung )

[link] The Costumes of Marie Antoinette (dedicated to the 1938 film, but it also features good info and reference material for 18th century costumes)

[link] Decollete (great site with info on the French Revolution and the Incroyables and Merveilleuses)

[link] Demode: Historical Costume Projects & Resources (amazing site recommended by *KingAndrewI )

[link] Drews' Costumes (amazing reproductions)

[link] Elizabethan Costuming Page (good source of reference material and information)

[link] Eras of Elegance (great site recommended by ~Natohamae )

[link] Fashion History Costume Trends (lots of stuff @___@ )

[link] Fashion Plates (19th century plates)

[link] Fashion Plate Collections (19th century plates)

[link] Festive Attire (historical clothing reproductions plus some fashion plates)

[link] German Hosiery Museum (linked to the gallery page, #10 is 18th century stuff)

[link] Glossary of 18th Century Fashion Terms (recommended by ~Jacobea )

[link] History of Western Fashion (a wikipedia page that's very thorough)

[link] Janne Austen Centre (recommended by ~Jacobea )

* [link] Journal des Luxus und der Moden (recommended by *Idzit, 1786-1827, scans of fashion plates and articles from the German magazine-- site is in German and can be difficult to navigate but is still VERY useful)

[link] Katherine's Dress Site (more reproductions)

[link] LACMA Collections Online (real surviving clothing from as far back as the Middle Ages to the 20th century-- great for 18th and 19th century reference)

[link] La Couturiere Parisienne (in German, but with English version--one of the best sites around)

[link] Lafayette (vintage photographs)

[link] la mode illustree (a livejournal community about fashion through the ages)

[link] Lara Corsets (great site on the history of corsets, also has a good collection of reference material and fashion plates)

[link] L'Atelier - Contemporary Photographs (part of La Couturiere Parisienne, but worthy of a direct link-- 19th century photographs)

[link] Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts (collection highlights, features real clothing through the ages)

[link] Metropolitan Museum of Fine Arts- Clothing Subject Index (another part of the site above with links to the thematic essays!)

[link] Mode Historique (reproductions)

[link] Musee McCord Museum (linked to the collections page-- look at costumes and textiles)

[link] Nehelenia Designs (some pretty awesome reproductions of historical clothing--in German with English version)

[link] Notes and Illustrations on Regency Clothing Styles (regency clothing! w00t!)

[link] Olga's Gallery (online art gallery-- good reference material)

* [link] The Period Movie Review (contains movie reviews for costume flicks and has some great screencap galleries)

[link] Piekna niewiasta (recommended by ~Nibilondiel, click on "tablica" to see the fashion plates)

[link] Polskie stroje ludowe (recommended by ~Nibilondiel --in Polish )

* [link] Reine des Centfeuilles (recommended by *Idzit, has amazing reproductions that are very accurate and some are even based on fashionplates and paintings! German version is available.)

[link] Renaissance and Medieval Weaponry, Clothing, etc. (also contains movie reproductions)

[link] The Salacious Historian's Lair (17th century costumes, plus some info about pirates and the costumes in Pirates of the Caribbean)

[link] Very Merry Seamstress (most medieval, Renaissance, and Tudor clothing reproductions)

[link] Romantic Era (19th century costume--part of the Costumer's Manifesto site)

[link] Sense and Sensibility's Vintage Image Gallery (clothing from 1795-1959)

[link] Smithsonian National Museum of American History (linked to the page on women's fashion)

[link] Timeline of Costume History (the easiest way to navigate through the Costumer's Manifesto--that site is crazy @__@ )

[link] The History of Costume by Braun & Scheider (too much here, but it's well worth sorting through)

[link] The Regency Fashion Page (great reference material for the 1790s to early 19th century)

[link] Vigee Le Brun Gallery (paintings by Vigee Le Brun-- lots of images of Antoinette)

[link] The Village Hat Shop Gallery (the best site to use for reference when drawing all those spiffy hats- you can hours on this site and never get bored)

[link] Web Gallery of Art (recommeded by ~Kathelyne )


Books (you can find all of these at Amazon)


18th Century Costume in The Nation Museums and galleries of Meryside by Pauline Rushton

The Art of Dress: Fashion in England and France in 1750-1820 by Aileen Ribero

The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institiute- Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Centuries Published by Taschen (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

Complete Costume History by Racinet Auguste (a HUGE book filled with illustrations from all around the world from ancient times up to the end of the 18th century)

Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh (recommended by :devgoldenspring)

Costume - 1066 to the Present by John Peacock (recommended by *Idzit--indispensable)

Costume Cavalcade: 685 Examples of Historic Costume in Colour by Henry Herald Hansen (recommended by ~KeeganYoung )

Costume Close-up by Linda Baumgarten (recommended by ~Goldenspring )

Dangerous Liaisons: fashion and Furniture in the Eighteenth Century by Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, and Mimi Hellman

Designs by Erté (recommended by *Idzit--supermegafantastic designer of the early 20th century)

Dress in Eighteenth Century Europe from 1715-1789 by Aileen Ribeiro

Eighteenth Century French Fashions by Stella Blum

Elegant French Fashions of The Late Nineteenth Century by JoAnne Olian (fashion plates of the mid 1880s busle gowns)

European Costume 4000 Years of Fashion by Doreen Yarwood (recommended by ~Meowyiff )

European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790 by Francis M. Kelly and Randolph Schwabe (recommended by *Idzit )

Fashion and Fiction: Dress in Art and Literature in Stuart England by Aileen Ribeiro

Fashion in Costume 1200-2000 by Joan Nunn (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

Fashion Illustration for Designers by Kathryn Hagen (a MUST-HAVE for illustrators--features contemporary fashion though)

Full-Color Victorian Fashions: 1870-1893 by JoAnne Olian (fashion plates^^)

Great Ballet Prints of the Romantic Era by Parmenia Migel (my copy is ancient, so I don't know if this is still available)

A History of Costume by Carl Kohler (recommended by *Idzit--has patterns in it!)

The History of Costume by Blanche Payne, Geitel Winakor, & Jane Farrell-Beck

In Royal Fashion by Kay Stanland (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

In the Russian Style Edited by Jackie Onassis (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

Masterpeices of Women's Costume in the 18th and 19th Centuries Written and Illustrated by Aileen Burnstein (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

Patterns of Fashion 1: 1660-1860 by Janet Arnold (recommended by *Idzit )

Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen’s Dresses and Their Construction: 1860-1940 by Janet Arnold (recommended by *Idzit )

Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women: 1560-1620 by Janet Arnold (recommended by *Idzit )

V&A: Historical Fashion in Detail by Avril Hart and Susan North (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

V&A: Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnson (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

Victorian Costumes and Fashions from Harper's Bazaar:1867-1898 Edited by Stella Blum (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

What People Wore by Douglas Gorsline (recommended by *KingAndrewI )

Women's Hats, Headdresses and Hairstyles (from medieval to modern) by Georgine De Courtais (recommended by *Idzit )

Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from La Mode Illustrée(recommended by *KingAndrewI)