This is a collection of links to sites and books that I frequently use as sources of research, patterns, materials etc.
Books
- 18th Century Embroidery Techniques by Gail Marsh
- Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh
- Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques by Jill Salen
- Costume Close-Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790 by Linda Baumgarten
- Costume in Detail: Women's Dress 1730-1930 by Nancy Bradfield
- Creating Historical Clothes: Pattern cutting from Tudor to Victorian times by Elizabeth Friendship
- Dress of Gentlewomen in Finland in the 18th century, by Riitta Pylkkänen (Finnish)
- Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century (2 Volume Set) by The Kyoto Costume Institute
- Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915 by Sharon Sadako Takeda
- Fashioning the Body: An Intimate History of the Silhouette
- Fashion Victims: Dress at the Court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, by Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
- How to Read a Dress A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century, by Lydia Edwards
- Kvinnligt Mode Under Två Sekel, by Britta Hammar, Pernilla Rasmussen (Swedish)
- Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
- Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860 by Janet Arnold
- Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses & Their Construction C. 1860-1940 by Janet Arnold
- Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress 1500-1800 by Jean Hunnisett
- Period Costume for Stage & Screen: Patterns for Women's Dress, 1800-1909 by Jean Hunnisett
- Regency Women's Dress: Techniques and Patterns 1800-1830 by Cassidy Percoco
- Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries by Avril Hart & Susan North
- The Age of Undress, Art, Fashion, and the Classical Ideal in the 1790s, by Amelia Rauser
- The American Duchess Guide to 18th century Dressmaking: How to Hand Sew Georgian Gowns and Wear Them with Styl, by Lauren Stowell & Abby Cox
- The American Duchess Guide to 18th century Beauty: 40 Projects for Period-Accurate Hairstyles, Makeup and Accessories, by Lauren Stowell & Abby Cox
- The Corset: A Cultural History by Valerie Steele
- The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930 by Norah Waugh
- The History of Underclothes (Dover Fashion and Costumes) by C. Willett Cunnington & PhiIlis Cunnington
- Underwear: Fashion in Detail by Eleri Lynn
Digital Collections
- Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums: The Collections: Advanced Search
- Alexandre Vassiliev Foundation
- Amsterdam Museum: Online Collection
- Bunka Gakuen Library: Digital Archieve of Rare Materials: Fashion Plates
- CER.ES: Online Collection: Simple search
- Chicago History Museum: Digital Collection
- Cincinnati Art Museum: Digital Collection
- Colonial Williamsburg Collection Online
- Digitalt Museum: Search
- FIDM Museum & Galleries: Collections
- Finnish National Gallery: 18th century
- Historiallisia juhlapukuja
- Historic Threads: Three Centuries of Clothing
- Joconde: Collections of French Museums: Advanced Search
- Kent State University Museum: Gallery of Costume
- LACMA: Collections Online Search
- Leeds Museums and Galleries: Collections: Advanced Search
- Les Arts Decoratifs: Collection search: Mode et textile
- Les arts decoratifs: 1715-1914 digital collection
- London Museum Collections Online
- MCNY Collection: Worth & Mainbocher
- McCord Museum: Online Collections
- Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Costume Institute Collection Search
- Mint Museum of Art: Collections: Fashion
- Modemakt historical costume collection
- Modemuseum Hasselt: Collections
- Modens Historie: Tidens Tøj
- Museo Textil i d'Indumentaria
- Museo de la Moda: Linea del Tiempo
- Museo del Traje: Digital Costume Collection
- Museum of Arts and Crafts in Zagreb: AthenaPlus.
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Search the Collections
- Museum of London: Georgian collection
- National Gallery of Victoria: Fashion and Textiles search
- National Trust Collections
- Palazzo Morando - Historical Collections - Costume Moda Images
- Philadephia Museum of Art: Search Collections
- Phoenix Art Museum: Collection search: Fashion
- Phoenix Art Museum: Fashion Design Gallery
- Pockets of History
- Rids Museum: Costume and Texliles Collection
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum: Online Collection search
- Royal Ontario Museum Images: Textiles and Costume
- Shoe Icons: Costume Collection
- Swedish museums: Digital collection
- Swiss National Museum: Webcollection
- The Bowes Museum: Collections search
- The Chace Catalogue
- The Kyoto Costume Institute: Digital Archieve
- The Museum at FIT: Online Collections
- The Royal Collection: Explore the online collection
- Toj på kroppen
- Victoria & Albert Museum: Search the Collections
- Wayne State University Libraries: Digital Dress Collection
- Web Gallery of Art: Search
Fabric, Patterns, Haberdashery, Reenacting Equipment etc.
Europe:
- Anacronicos (ES)
- Authentic Lace, Ebay (UK)
- Den Haan & Wagenmakers (NL)
- Dressing History (UK)
- Duran Textiles AB (SE)
- Dutch Fabric (NL)
- Hand Bound Costumes Shop (UK)
- Harr Shoes (DE)
- Historical Fabrics Store (SE)
- La Rose Passementarie (NL)
- Lelièvre - Tassinari & Chatel (FR)
- Ljunbergs Factory: Historical Textiles (SE)
- McFarthinbowl's re-enactment shop (BE)
- Nehelenia Patterns (DE)
- Parures de Lumières (NL)
- Paoul - The Italian Dance Shoe Brand (IT)
- Sajou (FR)
- Sartor - Period Textiles (CZ)
- SewingPatterns.eu (NL)
- Vena Cava Design (UK)
- V V Rouleaux Ribbons (UK)
- Wissner (DE)
USA:
- Burnley & Trowbridge (US)
- Corset Making Supplies (US)
- J. P. Ryan (US)
- Jas. Townsend and Son (US)
- Past Patterns (US)
- Reconstructing History (US)
- Renaissance Fabrics (US)
- Reproduction Fabrics (US)
- Silk Baron (US)
- Silk Resource (US)
- Tied to History (US)
- Truly Victorian (US)
- Wm. Booth Draper (US)
Recommended Etsy Shops
Europe:
USA and other:
- Allures d'Antan (FR)
- Classic Costume (UK)
- Gillian Stapleton (UK)
- Hand Bound Costumes (UK)
- Historika (UK)
- Jane's Wardrobe (FR)
- La Comtesse Atelier (SE)
- Regency Regalia (UK)
- The Tudor Tailor (UK
USA and other:
- A Fashionable Frolick (US)
- Arachneattire (US)
- Black Snail Patterns (AU)
- Clockworkfaerie (US)
- Dames à la Mode (US)
- Duchesstrading (US)
- Fleur de Lys Originals (US)
- In the Long Run Designs (US)
- Karina Fienn (RU)
- LBCC Historical (US)
- Mode de Lis (US)
- Palladia Trims (US)
- Patterns of Time (US)
- Patterns Only Period (US)
- Penny River (US)
- Period Corsets (US)
- Queen and Cavendish (US)
- Redthreaded (US)
- Regencyaustentation (US)
- Romantic Recollections (US)
- Rose Galante (CH)
- Sew18thCentury (US)
- Sign of the Gray Horse (US)
- Verdantaah (US)
- Virgil's Fine Goods (US)
- Jno Brantley Perukes (US)
Suomalaisia sivuja
- Apprenticeship in Early Modern Europe
- Early Professional Women in Northern Europe, c. 1650-1850
- Folkdräkten en utveckling från allmogedräkt till modeplagg
- Gustav III:s dräktreform En fallstudie om nationella dräkten
- I den folkliga modedräktens fotspår : bondekvinnors välstånd, ställning och modemedvetenhet i Gamlakarleby socken 1740-1800
- Helsingin porvaristo Viaporin rakennuskaudella (1748-1808) : Sosiaalihistoriallinen perustutkimus
- Kläder i målningar och verklighet - En studie av dräktframställningen i Pehr Hilleströms genremålningar
- NAINEN -Vanhemman suomalaisen kaupunkihistoriantutkimaton sukupuoli
- Pukeutumisen muuttuvat merkitykset : pukeutumisen historia ja sen tutkimus
- Tanuja museoiden kätköistä - käsityöllinen esinetutkimus tanu-päähineestä
- Konsten att avbilda arbete. Kvinnors sysselsättningar och vardag på Pehr Hilleströms genremålningar från 1770-talet till 1810-talet
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