An index of costume links, for those who study and/or make costumes: costumers, students, historical re-enactors, science fiction fans, professionals, amateurs, dancers, theatrical costumers, writers, researchers, and all those interested in fashion, textile art, and costume history.

The Costume Society of America ...

A repository of fashion and costume history info from the Middle Ages to the 1930s: original pictures and patterns, an extensive how-to section and specials.

11 November 1995 (Electronic Version 8.3 - 26 October 2001) Copyright Acknowledgements Introduction What's New Glossary of Historical Shoemaking Historical Shoes Tools and Techniques Shoe Designs and Discussions: General Research General Instructions for Making Medieval Style Shoes for Re-enactors and Others Bibliography Links MARC-CARLSON@UTULSA.EDU (LIB_IMC@CENTUM.UTULSA.EDU; (old) ...

This virtual exhibition from the Smithsonian tells how the hunting of birds for their feathers in the 1890s led to America's first conservation movement.

The Costume Society of Great Britain - covering publications & events ...

Pages relating historical costuming, including sewing tips, reenacting and living history groups, and renaissance festivals ...

More than 126, 450 links! 118, 200 links, categorized & cross-referenced, in over 150 categories. Another 8, 200+ uncategorized new links in the works.

Men s collars are not the first thing most think of when one thinks of men s historical fashion. Never the less they were quite important in there day. They were used to help preserve shirts. Since men usually wore under shirts the places of most contact between skin and shirt was at the collar and the cuffs. By making a removable collar and cuff that could be washed separately you didn t have ...

Our website is designed to provide information on the historical periods we interpret, some background research and our approach to costume reproduction.

Yahoo! Groups - Free, easy email groups ...