Misc European Renaissance Costume Links
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Burgundian / French Renaissance Costume Sites
- Burgundian Costume — "Being a study of formal dress of Northern Europe, especially Burgundy and Flanders, in the later half of the 15th century." By Lady Lyonnete Vibert.
- Burgundian Costume: Women's Formal Dress of Northern Europe (PDF) — A document on women's dress of the late 15th century, especially in Burgundy and Flanders
- Eleanor le Brun — Pictures of her Burgundian and French costumes. Also lots of embroidery.
- Garb Index — Information on Burgundian clothing, farthingales, partlets, ruffs, paned slops, and more.
- Le Poulet Gauche: 16th c. French Clothing — Site about 16th century France. Among other topics, there is a section on clothing, including "The Poulet Gauche Poster Girl" page.
- Medieval Tailor, The New! — Site on 14th century English and French women's clothing. Lots of demos on sewing techniques and garments, such as kirtles, stocking, etc.
Flemish Renaissance Costume Sites
- 15th Century Flemish Dress — by Hope Greenberg. "A portfolio of images."
- 16th Century Flemish Market Woman's Costume — Page with lots of resources for making a Flemish woman's (Brueghel) costume.
- Alina's Wardrobe — Elizabethan and Flemish costumes.
- Burgundian Costume — "Being a study of formal dress of Northern Europe, especially Burgundy and Flanders, in the later half of the 15th century." By Lady Lyonnete Vibert.
- Burgundian Costume: Women's Formal Dress of Northern Europe (PDF) — A document on women's dress of the late 15th century, especially in Burgundy and Flanders
- Constance Fairfax's Commonplace Book — Lots of information and pictures of Breugel men's, women's and children's clothing.
- Flemish Peasant Men in 16th Century Art — Dawn's site is often very slow to load, but her info is worth the wait.
- Ginafae's Costuming Research Site — Has some info on a Breugel gown.
German Renaissance Costume Sites
- Curious Frau — by Marion McNealy. Research and articles about the clothing (and food) of renaissance Germany.
- Devil's Nightmare Regiment — A Landsknecht site with links to resources and a photo gallery.
- Does This Make Me Look Fat? — by Alyxx. Diaries of Elizabethan, Venetian, Saxon, Augsburg, etc gowns she has made. Some beautiful stuff! (and the name makes me laugh!)
- Frazzled Frau
— THE site about German female garb. Tons of images! - German Calendar — Great site with images from a calendar from renaissance Germany. The Pictures are zoomable.
- German Image Gallery — Lots of images of German woodcuts, patterns, etc.
- Grand Ladies New! — Lots of portraits of "grand" ladies from late 15th century through the Belle Epoque, approx. 1914.
- In Nova Corpora — In German. One family's website of medieval through renaissance costumes - really lovely stuff. "Kleidung" is Clothing; "Quellen" is Sources; "Anleitungen" is drawings of the patterns they made;
- Landsknecht & Costume site — By Gerry & Julie. Costume guides, photos, and woodcuts.
- Myra's Closet — Costume in the Early German renaissance
- Oonagh's Own — From the website: "An overview of dress from the 16th century, with a strong focus on Venetian dress of noble women." Mostly Venetian, but also a German gown and a few Elizabethan gowns. Oonagh makes really gorgeous things.
- Philippa's Wardrobe — Lots of lovely costumes from various regions and eras - flemish, italaian, english, roman, etc.
- Real Landsknecht Homepage, The — German clothing from 15th and 16th centuries. Sections on the different parts of Landsknecht clothing, patterns, etc.
Spanish Renaissance Costume Sites
- Early History of the Spanish Farthingale — Pictures and descriptions of the beginning of the farthingale.
- Goode Gryphon — Has images of Spanish & French renaissance era portraits.
- Jessamyn's Closet — Bibliography and images on Spanish clothing from the 11th thru 16th century.
- Saya Espaņola — Lots of great information on Spanish clothing from the late 16th century: images of extant clothing, portraits, patterns, and more.
Other Renaissance Costume Sites
- Crafty Costume — Links to other costuming sites: ancient civilizations, Celt, regency, etc
- Genevieve d'Aquitaine — Elizabethan, Italian renn, middle eastern, Russian, etc
- Latcho Drom — Resources for the Romani reenactor
- Renaissance and Baroque Scandinavian Clothing Links