PERIOD COSTUMES

A Festive Attire -- Renaissance and Elizabethan costuming.

AlterYears -- Historical, ethnic, dance and specialty patterns and supplies.

Amazon Drygoods -- Clothing and patterns for true Victorian living.

Armour Construction -- A great site detailing simple construction of armour and accessories from everyday items.

Bjarne Drew's Costuming Page -- Terrific examples of Renaissance attire.

Books on Costuming and Vintage Clothing -- Lavolta Press publishes high-quality books on historic costuming. We sell to individual customers, retailers, wholesalers, and libraries. We have been in business since 1993.

Chenilles & Papillons -- A collection of garments inspired by writing, paintings, and journals of the 18th Century.

Clothes of the Eighties -- Comprehensive listing of 80s fads and fashions.

CoPA -- The Commercial Pattern Archive.

Cosprop -- One of the world’s leading costumiers to the film, theatre and television industries.

Costume Armour, Inc. -- Gothic, Medieval, Roman armour head to toe.

Costume Exhibits -- 50 Movies designers and 50 costumes from concept to character.

Costume Gallery, The -- We host over 800 webpages and 2500 images of fashion and costume.

Costume Institute, The -- See specially selected works of art and read about the curatorial department and its holdings.

Costume Museum of Canada, The -- A collection of 35,000 artifacts spanning 400 years representing the identity of everyday Canadians, urban and rural, public and private, through the garments that they made, purchased and wore. The purpose of the CMC is to serve as a Canadian repository uniquely dedicated to the collection of costumes, textiles and related accessories and to preserve, research, exhibit and interpret those items in its collection.

Costume Research and Image Site -- Links to period costuming.

Costumer's Manifesto, The -- a comprehensive costuming website with historical patterns and advice from all time periods

Costumes by Lynn McMasters -- Fine photographic examples of a variety of historic garments.

Costume Site, The -- Online Costuming Sources for Historical, Science Fiction & Fantasy Costumers.

Creating Armour Braces -- Step by step instructions on making arm braces from fun foam.

Cuillinn Craft Highland Dress -- Highland Dress accessories, bagpipe accessories, reproduction 18th and 19th century Tartan cloth, custom-knitted kilt hose, Victorian Gordon Highlanders pattern garters, Ultimate eighteenth-century pattern garters.

Custom Corset Pattern Generator -- Fill in the measurements, and recieve individualized instructions on creating a perfectly fitting corset pattern.

David Caudon Paper Dolls -- A unique collection of historically accurate paper dolls created from renderings of actual 17th century actors and actresses.

Dawn's Costuming Guide -- Simple patterns and instructions to create a first outfit for the RenFaire, or an SCA event, or a decent Robin Hood costume for the school play.

Elizabethan Costuming Page -- Comprehensive site of Elizabethan fashion.

Evil Ash -- Step by step instructions for building head to toe armor.

Farthingales -- Costume and corset supplies, patterns, and hoop steel.

Fashion Plate Collection -- Includes 417 fashion plates from 1806-1914 from some of the leading fashion journals of the times.

Five Rivers Chapmanry -- We're a small, friendly husband wife team here to serve your historically and artistically-minded needs.

French Hood Images -- Images shown here in mostly chronological order, covering the whole sixteenth century while they were in fashion.

Fugawee -- Carefully researched shoes and boots from French and Indian War to Civil War.

Gallery -- Image collection of garments from 1755-1905.

Gallery of Costumes -- One of the largest collections of costume and accessories in Britain, an excellent resource for students and researchers.

Garment District, The -- Vintage, 60s-80s, and Contemporary online department store.

Gentleman's Emporium -- Features authentic Victorian men and women's clothing and traditional writing goods.

Hand Finished Tricorn hat -- Black wool felt hat cocked and trimmed in your choice of white or black. Finished with a cotton hatband inside. Black rosette cockade with pewter button on left side. Order by hat size or head measurement.

Harper House Vintage Costuming Pattern Catalog --Vintage sewing patterns for the costumer, the re-enactor and the hopeless romantic. Your favorite time is sure to be represented in our wonderfully illustrated catalog of vintage sewing patterns, hoopskirts, costume findings, reproduction needle art implements and more.

Headdresses -- Renaissance European head wear.

Historical and Fantasy Costumes -- Nice website with galleries, accessories, patterns, and great links.

Historic Costume Collection -- Our collection contains clothing, textiles and related items, and works to reveal how these objects serve as a record of life.

History of Costume, The -- A reprint of the original 1861 document written in Germany by Braun and Schneider.

In Prayse of the Needle -- Research site on middle class Elizabethan clothing.

Jas. Townsend and Son -- A mail order company that supplies 18th and 19th century reproductions for living history. We specialize in Historic Clothing, Camp Gear, Tents, Books, Music, Knives, Tomahawks, Oak kegs and other assorted goods for people or organizations reenacting the periods from 1750 to 1840 especially the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and War of 1812.

****Jedi ElfQueen -- Large collection of fantasy costumes and artwork.

Judaica -- An Israeli based Website dedicated in bringing you the best tallit and Judaica, directly from the Israel.

***Junk for Joy -- Vintage 50s, 60s, 70s, & 80s vintage clothing, collectibles, & other goodies.

La Couturiere Parisienne -- This site is all about period costume, from the Middle Ages up to the early 20th century. Access 4000 costume pictures through a database, read one of hundreds of articles, or download some authentic period patterns.

Margo Anderson's Historic Costume Patterns -- Much sought-after patterns, instructions, advice, and examples.

Michaela de Bruce, Costumer -- Examples of SCA, Renaissance, movie, fantasy, and other historical garments.

Museum of Costume, The -- Includes a Fashion Research Centre.

My Vintage Sole -- Edwardian style boots, cancan boots, vintage-inspired reproduction shoes; all styles are professionally crafted by dancewear makers. We supply street & stage footwear to individuals, filmmakers and the theater.

Ninya Mikhaila - Historical Costume Site -- Ninya Mikhaila supplies high quality reproduction costumes that help to bring history to life.

***Naergi's Costuming Site -- Examples and tutorials of period garments.

Palladia Passementerie -- Reviving the splendor of the past in costumes, fabrics, and interiors of today.

Patterns from the Past -- Original, dress and vintage costume patterns, original recently out of print and vintage sewing patterns of all kinds, and older knitting, crochet and tatting patterns and shuttles.

Paul Meeks -- Military history books specializing in English Civil War books, Napoleonic books and WW2 Airborne books.

Period and Style for Designers -- Costume designs from the ancient world to the present.

Period Corsets -- Let us inspire you to create a world of costumes: our corsets, petticoats and additional attire serve as the basis for this range of looks from elegant to mysterious to wistful. Our silhouettes can be your starting point--your imagination is the only limitation.

Recollections -- The leading designers and quality suppliers of Victorian, Edwardian, Civil War, and Old West Styling for Women!

Renaissance Costuming FAQ -- Designed to answer questions for the most basic of costuming questions to those questions a more advanced costumer might ask.

Renaissance Fabrics -- Costuming supplies for creating beautiful period clothing.

***Renaissance Pleasure Faire -- Comprehensive descriptions of Elizabethan fashion for peasant and middle class men and women.

Renaissance Tailor, The -- In crafting historically accurate clothing, it is as important for the pattern to be accurate as it is for the embellishment.

Saya Espanola -- Images and information concerning late 16rh Spanish court dress for women.

Seamstrix -- Period costumes for the modern world.

Sense and Sensibility -- Winsome clothing with an old-fashioned appeal.

Sewing Central -- Five lines of patterns are represented on this page.

Smoke & Fire Company -- Providing Goods for Living History Re-enactors.

Suzi Clark, Costumier -- I make costumes of most periods, up to about 1830 for men, 1900 for women and children.

Thorny Rose -- Meeting all of your tailoring needs, from medieval to modern.

U.S. Civil War Uniforms -- Uniforms of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

***Very Merry Seamstress Shop, The -- Renaissance Gowns, Medieval, Scottish, Irish and Celtic wedding gowns, dresses and costumes.

The Video Beat! -- We carry all the '50s & '60s rock n roll movies that feature the real authentic fashions you're trying to create!

Vintage Sewing Information -- Vintage sewing, fashion, and lifestyle books and images.

Vintage Textile -- Offers a wide selection of the best high-style vintage clothing in all the major categories: Early, Victorian, Edwardian, 1920s, 1930s-1950s, 20th century Designer, Shawls/Textiles.

Wholesale Armour -- Wholesale Prices on Medieval Armor, Roman Armor, Chain Mail, Medieval Helmets, SCA Armor, and more!

Women's Fashions - Peasant Class -- Styles, colors, and fabrics.

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