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Costume History

Costume history is the study of attire through history in its widest sense. This covers the history of fashion, dress, accessories, and other items worn on the body for adornment. This broad category encompasses both academic study and study for recreation, including leisure and living history. It is part of social history

Costume History Books

Corsets and Crinolines
Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing sixteenth - century dress
Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute - A History from the 18th to the 20th Century
Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times
The History of Underclothes (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860
The Medieval Tailor's Assistant: Making Common Garments 1200-1500
Patterns of Fashion 2
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
Patterns of Fashion 3: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women, C.1560-1620
The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660–1900
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
Support and Seduction: The History of Corsets and Bras
Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Womens' Dress, 1500 - 1800
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Fashion
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