Mistress Hnimefendi Zaynab Yasmine bint Hasan A Turkish Lady's Ensemble and accessories.
Festive
Attyre Jen has an inspiring collection of Italian images and her own dress diaries
Ailith Macintosh Wonderful Lady and online friend who has produced some stunning results.
The Elizabethan Lady (formerly known as "Sewing the Seeds of rebellion") Some lovely dress diaries on here.
Sempstress
"Dial-a-Dress" tool featured on this site is very funky, and more
dress diaries.
Lady
Drea's Wardrobe Unlock'd Drea Leed's This lady is the first dress site I had ever
saw on the net, it became an instant favourite and I am a huge
fan. If you are into Elizabethan dress at all, this is a must in your book
marks.
Costumes by Lynn McMasters This site is the second site I saw on the net. WOW some wonderful details on those little finishing touches that make an outfit so much more.
Melanie
Schuessler: Costume Design and Construction Melanie's is stunningly
photographed and very authentic, a must have on the bookmarks.
Seamstrix
An amazing gallery of Elizabethan dress styles for men and women. Very
inspiring.
Ninya Mikhaila: Historical Costumier A professional English costumer with a very impressive resume.
Gerry and Julie's Landsknecht and Costume Site Any one wishing to do German dress needs to bookmark this one.
An
Online Costuming Portfolio This guy hasn't forgotten what its all about,
"FUN".
Guy's Home Page Mens Elizabethan, there should be more of it.
One
Tough Costumer Margo Anderson is another of the first ever sites I saw on
costuming and has some wonderful advice to offer newby of experienced sewer
alike.
Tudor
Costumes Dress diaries, I love dress diaries.
The
Florentine Persona (formerly Aoda's Follies) Vangelista's has put togeather
a lovely site and looked at some of the sometimes over looked features of dress.
The
SCA pages of Lady Katherine Rowberd I met this lady many years back when
she was still in Australia. Now she had a wonderful web site to share.
Suzi Clarke--Costumier Another professional UK costumer. I so want to go to the UK.
Raveness.com Renaissance Costuming Some wonderful research on Flemish peasant gowns in a style that is often overlooked and shouldn't be. This is a very nice style of the Flemish dress. bookmark it bookmark it !!
Michaela de Bruce, Costumer Her German frock is ..... WOW
Historic
Costumes by Saragrace Flemish styles, love Flemish styles.
Pyotr's
Sewing Projects
Medieval and Renaissance costumes and archery My house mate is into archery so I had to include this one.
Brooke's Tudor Photos Page Like it says, photos of Tudor dress, very lovely Tudor dress.
Hope's garb closet This wonderful lady has sewn for her entire family, kidlings and all.
Dawnkitty Costumes Another large gallery of Elizabethan dress.
Most Marvelous and Comely: Medieval and Renaissance Costuming more wonderful dress diaries..... hehehehehe
M'Lady's Wardrobe Some lovely work, very inspirational.
All Thoughts and Fantasies A nice little site with a few surprises.
Isabella's Frocks Fwwaaaarrrr..... yummy stuff in here you just have to see.
Katerina's A&S Page Another Australian costumer, who makes stuff for her bub too.
Alaina Blackram's Homepage This lady has some lovely and inspirational Italian gowns.
The Realm of Venus A nice collection of Venetian Images in one convenient location.
Lady
Diantos Home Page Information about FANS
The
Renaissance Tailor this lady has online classes showing you how she has achieved stunning
results in all manner of things including her dress diaries.
Janet
Arnold's Reproduction Doublets at tudor-portraits.com
Mistress
Meadbh's Gown with Blackworked Sleeves
Lorenzo d'Este
Tim Wilkins A metal weapons person and president of 'Company of the Wolf: Virtues Guard'.
The
Elizabethan Costuming Page Drea Leed's site is not to be passed up by anyone
serious about 16th century clothing.
The Renaissance Tailor this lady has online classes showing you how she has achieved stunning results in all manner of things including her dress diaries.
Reconstructing History A helpful section for beginners.
Renaissance,
the Elizabethan World Well worth looking at.
Medieval
Clothing Pages: Articles by Cynthia Virtue Lots of stuff for many time periods
up to the 16th century.
The Costumer's Manifesto So many resources here it's amazing.
Milieux:
the Costume Site More costuming links than you can see in one day.
Make
You're Own Dress Dummy This is a must for those of us who have unique
bodies!
Cesare
Vecellio's Costume Plates Dress study done with in the 16th
century…… very very cool a must for any one wanting to do Venetian dress
especially
Milanese
Tailors Hand book. Another
wonderful resource. A book of
conceptual sketches for Italian dress for men and women. The pages that are not
available on the net are about tent design.
The
Painted Face Renaissance Makeup Recipes & Techniques
What
Kids Wore: 16th Century Dress for Children
A
Tangled Weaving: The Social Status of Clothing in Early Modern Venice
Tudor
Sumptuary Laws: What did the laws of the time have to say about dress?
The
Frazzled Frau Huge archive of German Dress pics
http://www.thevenetianball.com/historypage.htm some interesting points on sumptuary laws and masks
Bodice taping method of patterning and fitting ... try one of these sites
Doublets
& Bodices from the Bavarian National Museum
The
Dungiven Jacket:16th c. Irish Menswear
National Museum of Art, Washington
16th
and 17th c. CLothing from the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
V&A
Costume & Textiles Tour 16th & 17th c. clothing at the V&A
Elizabethan
Costume at the Bath Costume Museum
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
16th
C. Clothing at the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum at La Couturiere Parisienne
Elizabethan
Costume in the Victoria & Albert Museum at L'Age d'Or
Artcyclopedia - Fine Art Search Engine
16th C. "Dress" at the Victoria & Albert Museum at the Costumer's ManifestoLos Angeles County Museum of Art
Tackling the V & A from a different angle.
16th
c. doublet & shirt at tudor-portraits.com
Temperamentally Unsuited this is a wonderful collection of links to galleries and museums
When you have days to spend looking at amazing image visit this site. Professor Michael Greenhalgh is one of my university lecturers at the Australian National University. This is his data base of images. The thumb nails are not so good but the larger images are very detailed. http://rubens.anu.edu.au/
All
About Blackwork An article by Michelle Palmer
Bronwen's
Blackwork Library Hundreds of blackwork patterns from Italian, English &
German sources
How
to do Holbein/Double Running Stitch A Beginning Blackwork Tutorial
Du
Debvoir des Filles 16th Century Lace Patterns
Blackwork
Designs from 16th C. Sources
Needlelace
History & Technique
Metal
Thread Embroidery Techniques
Photographs
of Elizabeth I's embroidered seal purse
A
Blackwork Pattern for Jane Seymour's Cuff
Choosing
Lace for 16th Century Clothing
Blackwork
GalleryA Gallery of 16th c. Paintings showing blackwork embroidery
Fabric
Printing In The Renaissance
16th
Century Beadwork From the Medieval Beadwork Page
A
Brief History of Lace in the 1500's
Elizabethan
Embroidery & Blackwork Resources
Les
Singvliers Et Novveaux Povrtraicts: A 16th century Lace-making Pattern Book
Basics
of Elizabethan Costume Detailing
Elizabethan
Applique: Late 16th Century "Slips"
The Lace Maker's Home Page the only lace Page I've been able to find with an anachronistic bent
Metallic Trims for Some Early Period Personae Nice patterns
Online Publications mostly on lace or weaving
Banners and other heraldic display. http://www.sca.org.au/st_florians/artisan/heraldry.htm
Some online music to down load. For that little extra bit of inspiration or ambience.
Manuscripts on Line
A Milanese Tailor's Handbook Pictures from a handbook from the 16th century, quite interesting and shows both men's and women's dress
Habitus Varium Orbis Gentium (Costume of the Various Peoples of The World), 1581. Jean-Jacques Boissard (French, 1528-98). Hit the "Start" button. Then click on "Simple Search" and enter the key word Habitus, making sure to check "Only Records with Images" or an alternate link to the same information.
Cesare Vecellio's Costume Plates this is an essential reference for any one wanting to do Venetian or Italian dress of the 16th century
In Frauwenzimmer Prints from Jost Amman's costume book published in 1577.
Album Amicorum of a German Soldier, 1595 Hit the "Start" button. Then click on "Simple Search" and enter the key word Album Amicorum, making sure to check "Only Records with Images"
Habitus Praecipuorum Populorum Another costume book from 1577 by Hans Weigel
My Gracious silence. A collection of manuscripts from the Yale university Library looking at women's issues.
Woodcuts of various trades by Jost Amman
Books on Line
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