18th Century Fashion

Updated September 14, 2025
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Corsets and crinolines
Waugh, Norah.
Paper Book
Corsets and Crinolinesis a study of the changing shapes of women's dress and how these were produced, how simple laced bodices became corsets of cane, whale-bone and steel, while padding at shoulders and hips gave way to the structures of farthingales, hoops and bustles. Added are contemporary...
Fashion dictionary fabric sewing and apparel as expressed in the language of fashion
Picken, Mary Brooks, 1886-1981.
Paper Book
Fashion a history from the 18th to the 20th century the collection of the Kyoto Costume Institut
Paper Book
Clothes define people. A person's attire, whether it be a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential code to his or her culture, class, personality, even faith. Indeed, clothing has the power to define people and their generation. Recognizing this sartorial significance is the Kyoto...
Fashioning fashion : European dress in detail, 1700-1915
Takeda, Sharon
Paper Book
Luxurious textiles, exacting tailoring, and lush trimmings abound in this glorious volume that celebrates the evolution of European dress through two centuries. Fashion is in the details. The textiles, tailoring, and trimmings all work together in the creation of the finest pieces. Drawing on...
A handbook of costume drawing : a guide to drawing the period figure for costume design students
Baker, Georgia O'Daniel.
Paper Book
Perfect for students of costume design and history, A Handbook of Costume Drawing illustrates and describes the dominant male and female costume silhouettes for major historical periods ranging from Egyptian dynasties through the 1960s. Important details, including head and footwear, hair styles,...
Period costume for stage & screen : patterns for women's dress 1500-1800 : Period costume for stage and screen
Hunnisett, Jean.
Paper Book
Period costume for stage & screen patterns for women's dress 1500-1800
Hunnisett, Jean.
Paper Book
Victorian fashions and costumes from Harper's Bazaar 1867-1898 : Harper's Bazaar
Blum, Stella.
Paper Book
Day costumes, evening wear, sports clothes, shoes, hats, other accessories in over 1,000 detailed engravings. Very thorough identification of styles, materials, colors by editor. "An endlessly entertaining book." -- "Theatre Design and Technology,"

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