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misc costuming eras & countries links

Misc Eras, Countries

• Bjarne's Costume page — 18th c. men's and women's costumes. Bjarne does gorgeous embroidery!!
  • Bjarne's other costume page
  • Danish Court Dress — Bjarne's recreation of a court dress (Gorgeous!), made for display at Gammel Estrup, The Jutland Manor House Museum.
• Braun & Schneider — From Southern Illinois University. A 19th c. book on costume. Not entirely accurate, but interesting.
• A Brief History of Fashion — As of 08/2007, site is gone.
  Website for a fashion course. Covers Greeks through Edwardian.
• Compagnie Grolle — (NL) Site for a Norse 16th-17th century reenactment group. Has some cool pictures of the members in costume.
• Costume Cavalcade — Dolls in period costume
• La Couturiere Parisienne — Portraits and patterns from the medieval period to the early 20th century.
• Eras of Elegance — Links, articles, movies, etc — medieval thru edwardian.
• Fashion-era — 500+ articles with illustrations on fashion and costume history.
• Finnish Clothing — Site is in Finnish, but has lots of interesting pictures and diagrams.
• Fox's Regimente of Foote — English Civil War reenactment group
• Genevieve's Page — Italian renn, elizabethan, Russian, etc
• Historical and Fantasy Costumes — by Deredere. Medieval thru 19th century costumes and patterns.
• History of Fashion course — State University of New York, College of Oneonta, fashion course
• Introduction to 18th Century Clothing — From Colonial Williamsburg.
• Ithilwyn's Cotume Page — From Renaissance through Edwardian.
• Judy's Costuming Page — 1860s Danish costume, 1650s Swedish costume, Viking, Italian Ren, and more, including some nice fantasy costumes.
• Luthien Tinuviel — Site has images from "The Modern Priscilla," a home, garden and needlecraft magazine; she has copies from 1911, 1912, and 1917. Some pages with Regency, Ewardian, 1940s and 1950s costumes. Also knitting, crocheting and quilting.
• Men's Clothing Magazine Articles from the Early 20th Century — This page has copies of several period articles on men's clothing in the 1910s and 1920s.
• Michaela de Bruce — Michaela's costumes run the gamut from medieval and renaissance to "Moulin Rouge" and "Phantom of the Opera" costumes. She is also the owner of the Frazzled Frau site.
• Mara Riley's Costume Page — "Dedicated to 17th & 18th century costume in Europe and the American colonies." Site has patterns and instructions for making various clothing items; essays on costume of this era; and photos of extant garments.
• Margueries Pages — Articles ranging from Medieval to Elizabethan eras, subjects ranging from hats, hair and jewelry to clothing construction and patterns. She also has another site on Bliauts. Section on Textiles includes articles about burn tests, wool, etc
• Military Heritage — Historic military uniforms.
• Oriental Costumes: Their Designs and Colors — By Max Tilke. Images from book written in 1922.
• Our Living History — UK Reenactors website. Forum, ads, advice, etc
• Period Costume — By Melanie Schluessler. Gorgeous costumes, medieval thru 19th c.
• Reconstructing History — Has a really good "for beginners" section.  Also information on ancient Irish, Scottish and Japanese clothing.
• The Red Kaganate — Clothing of the Steppes peoples, including the Magyar, Turks, Cimerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, and Huns.
• Roman Clothing — Pictures and instructions on making Roman clothing.
• Salacious Historian — By Nicole Kipar. Rococo and Baroque (Used to be L'Age d'Or)
• Trystan's Closet — All kinds of costumes, historical, fantasy, goth and more.

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