Directory of Period Resources

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Sites in this category cover "Western Hemisphere" historic costumes, in keeping with the majority of costume publications. Sites focusing on Eastern and traditional costume can be found in the Ethnic and Folk portion of this costume category.

Subcategories

• 17th Century
• 18th Century
• 19th Century
• 20th Century
• Ancient World
• Medieval and Renaissance
• Shopping

Resources in This Category

• Deliberately Concealed Garments Project

  http://www.concealedgarments.org/
  The Textile Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton explores the folk tradition of concealing clothing in the fabric of buildings. Includes a database of garment finds in the United Kingdom.

• Fashion-Era

  http://fashion-era.com/
  Pauline Weston Thomas and Guy Thomas place costume alongside the social history of an era, focusing on fashion from 1800. Includes undergarments, haute couture and British royal fashion.

• The Costumebase

  http://www.costumebase.org/
  Access over 3500 pictures that depict period costume, fabrics and fashion accessories: paintings, prints, fashion plates, and photographs of extant items.

• The Ladies Treasury of Costume and Fashion

  http://www.tudorlinks.com/treasury/index.html
  An ezine of 19th and 20th century costume and needlework resources, offering articles on period dress and related social history, plus free patterns based on original ladies' books and magazines.

Related Categories

• Home > Arts > Design > Fashion
• Home > Recreation > Living History > By Time Period
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