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Costumes and Fashion

Costume History at The Costumer's Manifesto
Massive site with links to costuming from Prehistoric era to modern times, broken down by time period. Also includes references to published resources on the topic of historical dress for each era.

The Costume Page
Site with over 2000 links to costuming resources, broken down into categories and many cross-referenced.

Costuming
Links to costumes and fashions through the centuries.

Eras of Elegance
Links to reproduction clothing, patterns, costumers, etc. from Ancient times to the Edwardian period.

Fashion-Era
200 illustrated pages of fashion history, costume history, fashions and social history.

FibreArts Online
Various links to historical clothing and fabric.

The History & Fashion of Shoes
Various links focusing on the evolution of footwear, from the Middle Ages to the present.

How to Research Historical Hairstyles and Fashion
Tips on how to find books, articles and internet resources and links to historical clothing and fabric.

Katherine's Dress Site: Reproduction Historic Fashion and Fashion History
Reproduction Historic Fashion (including dress diaries!), Fashion Plates, CDVs, and pictures of antique costume.

Medieval Clothing Page
Articles written by Cynthia Virtue for folks interested in the High Middle Ages in Northern Europe; mostly England and France plus Burgundy.

Milieux: The Costume Page
Costuming resources for historical, science fiction and fantasy research.

Tudor Dressing
Costume site providing quality products to re-enactors and Ren Faire regulars, specializing in Medieval and Renaissance fashion recreated using design tips collected from numerous books, museums and historical artifacts.

Updated Jun. 7, 2010


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