Period Fashions Reference Library

TOPICS IN THE LIBRARY

Much of the information in the library can be found in the Vintage Dress Series of books, published by Vintage Victorian:

Mid-Nineteenth Century (1850's-1860's, American Civil War Era)

• Styles of 1850´s and 1860´s evening dress for ladies and gentlemen, a general guide for putting together an outfit for a ball. updated 30 March 2007
• 1850´s and 1860´s fashion plates of evening dress for ladies, with original period descriptions. updated 5 September 2007
• 1850´s and 1860´s Ladies´ Fashion Accessories for ladies, with original period descriptions. updated 24 March 2007

Bustle Era (1880's)

• Styles of 1880´s evening dress for ladies, a general guide for putting together an outfit for a ball. updated 21 May 2006

Late-Nineteenth Century (1890's, Belle Epoque)

• Styles of 1890´s evening dress for ladies and gentlemen, a general guide for putting together an outfit for a ball. updated 8 March 2007
• 1890´s fashion plates of evening dress for ladies, with original period descriptions. updated 5 April 2007
• 1890´s fashion plates of gentlemen´s evening attire. updated 8 March 2007
• Fashion Accessories of the 1890´s, hairstyles, jewelry, gloves, fans, shoes, stockings and outerwear. updated 9 March 2007
• Day dress of the 1890´s, Contemporary Descriptions of Ladies' Day Dress. updated 8 March 2007
• 1890´s Ladies´ Sporting Clothing. updated 8 March 2007

Turn-of-the-Century (1900-1910, Gibson Girl Era)

• Turn-of-the-Century Evening Fashions for Ladies, a general guide for putting together an outfit for a ball. updated 5 June 2006
• Turn-of-the-Century Evening Fashions for Gentlemen, a general guide for putting together an outfit for a ball. updated 16 November 2005
• Dress 1905-1906 for ladies. a general guide for putting together an outfit for afternoon events. updated 17 May 2006
• Early 20th Century Undergarments:1900-1909. a general guide to appropriate styles. updated 20 September, 2007
• Fashionable Photographs 1900-1910. Period photographs to aid in reproducing the look of the period.. updated 16 May 2006

Ragtime Era (1910's, World War I Era)

• Styles of Evening Dress of the 1910's for ladies and gentlemen, a general guide for putting together an outfit for a ball. updated 15 November 2005
• Undergarments of the 1910's. updated 5 June 2006

Special Occasion Dress

• Period Bathing Costumes (under construction). updated 8 March 2007

Period Photographs (new category! still under construction)

• Fashionable Photographs 1900-1910. Period photographs to aid in reproducing the look of the period.. updated 16 May 2006

Suppliers

• Suppliers: Patterns, books, cloth, notions, etc... Address list updated 15 November 2005
• Sewing and Costuming Website Links updated 15 November 2005
• Vintage Dance related Links updated 15 November 2005

Vintage Dance References

• Fashionable Dances of the Day, Harper's Bazar, 1896. updated 15 November 2005
• Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Castle's New Dances For This Winter, October 1914. updated 15 November 2005