There’s no denying that as well as historical costuming, I love books. I’m a complete bibliophile. Sometimes it’s hard deciding whether I want to spend my ‘pocket money’ on fabrics and sewing supplies or on books. There’s something so magical about books and over the past couple of years, I have amassed quite a few books relating to historical costuming. Oops.
Below are the titles that currently reside on my bookshelf:
Patterns of Fashion 2 – Janet Arnold
Shoes, Hats and Fashion Accessories – Carol Belanger Grafton
Victorian Fashions – Carol Belanger Grafton
18th Century French Fashion Plates in Full Colour – Stella Blum
Fashions and Costumes From “Godey’s Lady’s Book” – Stella Blum
Paris Fashions of the 1890s – Stella Blum
Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harpers Bazar, 1867-1898 – Stella Blum
Corsets and Codpieces – Karen Bowman
Costume in Detail: 1730-1930 – Nancy Bradfield
Metropolitan Fashions of the 1880s From the 1885 Butterick Catalog – Butterick Publishing Company
Fashion Plates: 150 Years of Style – April Calahan
Women’s Hats, Headdresses and Hairstyles – Georgine De Courtais
Making Victorian Costumes For Men – Sil Devilly
Men’s Fashion Illustrations from the Turn of the Century – Jean L Druesdow
In True Colonial Fashion: A Lively Look At What New Zealanders Wore – Eve Ebbett
How to Read a Dress – Lydia Edwards
How to Read a Suit – Lydia Edwards
Men’s Clothing and Fabrics in the 1890s – Roseann Ettinger
Full Colour Sourcebook of French Fashion – Pauquet Freres
Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey – Alison Gernsheim
Turn of the Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques – S S Gordon
The Lady’s Stratagem – Francis Grimble
Bustle Fashions 1885-1887 – Francis Grimble
Directoire Revival Fashions 1888-1889 – Francis Grimble
Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 1 – Francis Grimble
Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 2 – Francis Grimble
The Voice of Fashion – Francis Grimble
56 Turn of the Century Fashion Patterns – Kristina Harris
Authentic Victorian Dressmaking Techniques – Kristina Harris
Keystone Jacket and Dress Cutter – Chas Hecklinger
Dresses and Dressmaking From the Late Georgians to the Edwardians – Pam Inder
Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail – Lucy Johnston
Shoes: A Brief History – Lucy Johnston, Linda Woolley
Sporting Fashion: Outdoor Girls 1800 to 1960 – Kevin L. Jones, Christina M. Johnston, Kirstin Purtich
Bikes and Bloomers – Kat Jungnickel
Fashion History: From the 18th to the 20th Century – Kyoto Costume Institute
La Mode Illustree Fashion Plates in Full Colour – Florence Leniston
The Corset and The Crinoline – W B Lord
Underwear Fashion In Detail – Eleri Lynn
A Victorian Lady’s Guide to Fashion and Beauty – Mimi Matthews
Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present – Alison Matthews-David
Edwardian Fashion – Daniel Milford-Cottam
La Mode Illustree: Elegant French Fashions of the Nineteenth Century – Joanne Olian
Victorian and Edwardian Fashions from La Mode Illustree – Joanne Olian
Everyday Fashions: 1909-20 As Pictured in Sears Catalogs – Joanne Olian
Regency Women’s Dress: Techniques and Patterns 1800-1830 – Cassidy Percoco
The Victorian Dressmaker – Izabela Pritchard
Dressed: Fashionable Dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840-1910 – Claire Regnault
Corsets: Historical Patterns & Techniques – Jill Salen
The Art of Fashion – Deb Salisbury
The Art of the Hoop – Deb Salisbury
The Art of the Mantua Maker – Deb Salisbury
Embellishments – Astrida Schaeffer
Bound & Determined: A Visual History of Corsets, 1850 – 1960 – Kristina Seleshanko
60 Civil War-Era Fashion Patterns – Kristina Seleshanko
Metropolitan Fashions of 1898 – Kristina Seleshanko (pre-ordered)
Edwardian Fashion – Kristina Seleshanko
British Working Dress – Jayne Shrimpton
Victorian Fashion – Jayne Shrimpton
The Corset – Valerie Steele
The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking – Lauren Stowell & Abby Cox
Inside The Royal Wardrobe: A Dress History of Queen Alexandra – Kate Strasdin
Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail 1700-1915 – Takeda & Spilker
Racinet. The Complete Costume History – Francoise Tetart-Vittu
The Mode in Costumes – R Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Hats and Headdress – R Turner Wilcox
The Mode in Footwear – R Turner Wilcox
The House of Worth 1858-1954 The Birth of Haute Couture – Chantal Trubert-Tollu et al
Nineteenth Century Women’s Fashion – Felicity Warnes
Corsets and Crinolines – Norah Waugh
English Women’s Clothing in the Nineteenth Century – C Willet Cunnington
The History of Underclothes – C Willet Cunnington
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