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Art + Architecture + Planning
UBC Library |
Web Resources in Costume |
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Decoupage figures.
Dover Pictorial Archive series, 1988. |
"Things are always falling apart; our simple duty is not to yield,
but to be an example, to create inspite of everything" - Dior
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| RESOURCES |
- Celluloid Wrappers Costume in the movies.
- The Costume Gallery "A central location on the web for costume and fashion".
- The Costume Page "An index of costume and costuming-related links, for those who make and/or study costumes."
- The Costume Site. Online Costuming Sources for Historical, Science Fiction & Fantasy Costumers.
- The Costumer's Manifesto. A search engine for costume related sites on the Net.
- Elizabethan Period Costumes. Includes descriptions, photos, a guide to reference sources, patterns, and where to get accessories.
- Fashion Plate Collection. Digtial collection from the University of Washington containing plates from leading French, American, and British fashion journals of the 19th and early 20th century.
- Footware of the Middle Ages. With special emphasis on Britain, Scandanavia, Germany, Ireland and elsewhere.
- Greek Costume through the Centuries. Anna Mavromatis' award-winning web site contains descriptions and images of Greek dress ranging from the Minoan civilization, through Ancient Greece, Roman/Byzantium times, to the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. The site also has a short bibliography.
- The History of Costume. Originally printed from 1861 to 1880 in Munich by the publishing firm of Braun and Schneider, the on line version includes all 500 plates of historical dress from antiquity to the end of the nineteenth century.
- A History of Kimono. With pictures of kimono for women, men and children.
- Ravensgard Costuming and Textiles Page. Oriented towards Medieval and Renaissance costuming.
- Vintage Textile. A commercial site
specializing in High-style Vintage Clothing and 18th Century Costume.
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ORGANIZATIONS |
- Australian Costumers' Guild Learn about armoury, corsetry, historical costuming, fantasy costuming, make-up, and more.
- Costume Society of America "advances the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance", offering information on the annual symposium, study tours, awards and scholarships, links to regional websites, and more.
- International Costumers' Guild "...a worldwide organization of costume professionals and hobbyists chartered "to promote the educational, cultural, literary, artistic, and theatrical advancement of costume design and construction..."
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