Misc Costuming Eras & Countries Links
- Abiti Antichi — In Italian. Lots of beautiful pictures of someone's collection of extant clothing from the 18th century through the 1930s. Easy to navigate, even if you can't read Italian. There is one page in English that explains the site.
- Bayreuth 2007 — Photos from an 18th century event in Bayreuth Germany. Really gorgeous costumes.
- Bjarne's Costume page
— 18th c. men's and women's costumes. Bjarne does gorgeous embroidery!! - 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
- Costumes by Kim — Kim's website with photos of costumes she has created: Renaissance fair through 20th century.
- Démodé Custom 18th Century Wigs New! — Beautiful custom 18th century wigs; also restyling services available.
- Decollete: A Severed Head Gallery — Lots of pictures and information about the Tudors, the French Revolution, and other famous eras with lots of decapitations!
- Embroiderer's Story, The — From the Plimoth Plantation, a blog on recreating a 17th century embroidered jacket.
- Eras of Elegance — Links, articles, movies, etc – medieval thru Edwardian.
- Fashion-era — "Contains 100+ content rich, illustrated pages of Fashion History, Costume History, Clothing, Textiles and Social 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
- Gallery of Fashion (1794-1803) New! — Fashion plates from the end of the 18th century. Part of the old Regency Fashion Page, which has moved to regencyfashion.org, so some links may be broken.
- Genevieve d'Aquitaine — Elizabethan, Italian renn, middle eastern, Russian, etc
- Grand Ladies New! — Lots of portraits of "grand" ladies from late 15th century through the Belle Epoque, approx. 1914.
- History of Costume by Braun & Schneider — 9th century drawings of costume, from antiquity to the 19th century. Not very accurate, but could give you some good ideas...
- History of Fashion course — State University of New York, College of Oneonta, fashion course
- History Wardrobe, The — Two ladies who give in-costume presentations on 18th-20th century clothing.
- Images of Fashion at the Court of Louis XIV — Collection of 16th-18th century clothing & fashion plates.
- Introduction to 18th Century Clothing — From Colonial Williamsburg.
- Ithilwyn's Costume 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.
- La Couturiere Parisienne — Portraits and patterns from the medieval period to the early 20th century.
- La Couturiere Viennoise New! — "Musings of a Rococco addict.&34; 18th century costuming blog.
- 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, Edwardian, 1940s and 1950s costumes. Also knitting, crocheting and quilting.
- Mara Riley's Costume Page — From the website: "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. Has some info on late 17th & 18th c. Scottish Highland clothing
- 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
- 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.
- Military Heritage — Historic military uniforms. Also wool fabrics, military braids & trimmings.
- Nicole Kipar's late 17th century Clothing — Site about French and English clothing from the end of the 17th century.
- 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 - Articles — Has a really good "for beginners" section. Also information on ancient Irish, Scottish and Japanese clothing.
- Red Kaganate, The — Clothing of the Steppes peoples, including the Magyar, Turks, Cimerians, Scythians, Sarmatians, and Huns.
- Roman Clothing — Pictures and instructions on making Roman clothing.
- Southcoast Historical Associates New! — 18th century reenactment group. Website has some nice sections on costumes.
- Strutt's "A Complete View of Dress and Habits of the People of England" — A book originally published in 1862. Victorian era drawings of clothing from the 8th through 17th centuries.
- Surviving Garments Database — "A searchable catalog of surviving garments from Europe and the Mediterranean from the dawn of time up through approximately 1500."
- Suzi Clarke - Costumier Updated! — (UK) Although she no longer makes costumes for sale, she has a great gallery of prior projects - 15th-19th c. costumes
- Trystan's Closet — All kinds of costumes, historical, fantasy, goth and more.
- Women's Fashions of the 17th Century - Drawings by Wenceslaus Hollar — Period drawings of English women's clothing.