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Bissonnette on Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion

Example images of costume by locality, time period and accessories.

Bits of Blue and Gray - American Civil War Fashions

The column describes the clothing women wore during the Civil War era, undergarments, dresses, jackets, coats, hats, as well as accessories, shoes, belts, purses, etc.

Clothing of the 1830s

Cornell Costume and Textile Collection

Costume History at The Costumer's Manifesto

Links to many sites by period which are useful for dating old photographs based on the clothes worn by the subjects.

Dating Portraits - Clothing Styles

Dressing Baby - 1850s Style

Dye History from 2600 BC to the 20th Century

Fashion-Era

Fashion history, costume trends & eras, Victorian costumes & haute couture. Useful source for dating old photographs.

Godey's Lady's Book

Historical Boys Clothing

Jessamyn's Regency Costume Companion

Lisa's Fashion History Database

Full-color drawings of ladies fashions from the 1800s and 1900s.

Notes and Illustrations on Regency Clothing Styles

With 1895 Charles E. Brock illustrations for Pride and Prejudice.

Southern Refugee Society

Civilian Civil War Re-enactors with information and links on period fashions.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

The Black Fashion Museum

The Black Fashion Museum in Washington DC acknowledges the achievements and contributions of people from the African Diaspora to the apparel industry.

The Costume Gallery

The Costume Page - Costume History

The Costumer's Manifesto

Victorian fashion links.

The History of Costume

By Braun & Schneider - c.1861-1880.