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Costume History
  • The Costume Page
    Index of links for making, wearing and history of costume. Access to reference resources, costume museums, theatrical costume sources and related organizations.  Provides links to many Internet sites that feature ethnic and folk costumes from all regions of the world.  (Julie Zetterberg)
    http://users.aol.com/nebula5/costume.html


  • The Costume Ring
    Provides links to over 100 sites dedicated to costume, including historic fashion, traditional and folk dress, and theater and film costume.
    http://www.marquise.de/webring/costumering.html


  • La Couturiere Parisienne: Costume and Fashion
    Site includes sections providing information on ethnic costume, as well as an illustrated history of costume from 1400-1939, timelines, patterns.
    http://www.marquise.de


  • Greek Costume Through the Centuries
    Informative text with illustrations tracing the history and evolution of Greek costume, from the Minoan period through the late 19th century. (Anna Mavromatis)
    http://www.annaswebart.com/culture/costhistory


  • History of Costume
    Plates with brief identification, from the c. 1861-1880 publication by Braun & Schneider. (C. Otis Sweezey, Southern Illinois Univ.)
    http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html


  • The New York Public Library Picture Collection Online
    A searchable collection of over 30,000 digitized images from the collection of the New York Public Library. Images from books, magazines and newspapers as well as original photographs, prints and postcards, mostly created before 1923; organized into 28 broad categories. Particularly useful for research in fashion and history.
    http://digital.nypl.org/mmpco


  • Timeline of Costume History
    Great examples of costumes through the ages. (Tara Maginnis, University of Alaska)
    http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/timelinepages/timeline.htm


  • Traditional Dress, Ethnic Costumes and Textiles of the World
    (The Costumer's Manifesto)
    http://www.costumes.org/ethnic/1PAGES/ETHNOLNK.HTM


Fashion
  • American Apparel Manufacturers Association
    Provides statistics, industry news, organizational activities, list of publications.
    http://www.americanapparel.org


  • The Fashion Center, New York City
    A guide to the business of fashion in NYC, including a Fashion District map, industry links, calendar of events.
    http://www.fashioncenter.com/main.html


  • Fashion Designers in the Yahoo Directory
    http://dir.yahoo.com/arts/design_arts/fashion_and_beauty/designers


  • FIT Library Guide: Fashion on the Web
    Guide to internet resources covering current and historic fashion information and information by geographic region.(Fashion Institute of Technology)
    http://www3.fitnyc.edu/library/research_guides/internetguide/int_fashion.htm


  • Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion and Design
    Includes links to fashion, design and schools and provides an online textile dictionary and a fashion glossary.
    http://www.ntgi.net/ICCF&D/index2.htm


  • NPR: Fashion Week
    Series of reports behind the scenes of Fashion Week in NYC. Includes audio files and links to related stories and sites.(National Public Radio)
    http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2003/sept/fashion/index.html


  • Open Directory: Designers
    http://dmoz.org/Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Fashion/Designers


  • Solemate:The Century in Shoes
    Decade-by-decade history of women's fashion shoes in the 20th Century. Video clips and advertisements are included for each decade. (The Marketing Store)
    http://www.centuryinshoes.com/home.html


  • Style.com: Fashion Shows, Runway Reviews
    Features reviews and digital images for each season. Highlights from New York, London, Paris and Milan. (CondeNast)
    http://www.style.com/fashionshows


  • Women's Wear Daily
    An industry standard. Website provides some content of print edition. Much of the content is available only through subscription. MHC maintains a current print subscription with a 3 month backfile.
    http://www.wwd.com


Interior Design
  • American Decorative Arts
    20th-century modern design (1925-1975).
    http://www.decorativearts.com


  • Design Site
    A web site for architecture and design related information, products and services.
    http://www.design-site.net


  • Home Furnishing
    Information about furniture and furnishings. Buying tips, constrution, interior decorating, furniture care and repair. Links to related sites.
    http://www.homefurnish.com


Textiles
  • Cotton Incorporated
    http://www.cottoninc.com


  • Emerging Textiles
    Textile and clothing trade information.
    http://www.emergingtextiles.com


  • Fabriclink
    Resources for fabrics, apparel, home furnishings; the characteristics, history, care, and production of fibers. Includes dictionary, product information.
    http://fabriclink.com


  • Fibersource
    Features include Fiberworld Classroom with history, uses, products, care and maintenance, and manufacturing; and FiberLinks with categories including science and technology, trade and professional organizations, government resources, and educational institutions.(American Fiber Manufacturerers Association and Fiber Economics Bureau)
    http://www.fibersource.com/


  • Google Directory: Arts > Crafts > Textiles
    http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Crafts/Textiles?tc=1


  • Google Directory: Business > Textiles & Nonwovens
    http://directory.google.com/Top/Business/Textiles_and_Nonwovens


  • How Products are Made
    Electronic counterpart of 7-volume print set published by Gale (1994-2002). Search or browse; articles includes background, diagrams, raw materials, manufacturing process, future of the product and a bibliography. (Gale)
    http://www.madehow.com


  • Textile Dictionary
    Subdivided into cotton, standard worsted and wool, standard silk and silk imitation, specialty, plant, manmade and miscellaneous fibers. (Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion and Design)
    http://www.ntgi.net/ICCF%26D/textile.htm


  • Textile Source
    Textile companies, design, trade publications, bibliography, links.
    http://www.textilesource.com


In place: March 2001; Last updated: 7/24/3007
Bev Robertson, Reference Services Librarian
brobertson@mhc.edu
Renfro Library, Mars Hill College