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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

The History of Underclothes (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
Tudor Tailor: Reconstructing sixteenth - century dress
How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century
The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C. 1660-1860
Costume in Detail: Women's Dress 1730-1930
Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction C.1860-1940
Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History
Corsets and Crinolines
Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World
The Pocket: A Hidden History of Women’s Lives, 1660–1900
The Subversive Stitch: Embroidery and the Making of the Feminine
Patterns of Fashion 3: The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women, C.1560-1620
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