The 417 digital images cover many stylistic periods in French and English history. These include the Empire (1806-1813), Georgian (1806-1836), Regency (1811-1820), Romantic (1825-1850), Victorian (1837-1859), Late Victorian (1860-1900) and Edwardian (1901-1915).

Over 6,200 hand-colored, finely detailed fashion illustrations produced between 1780 and 1880 for British and American fashion magazines.

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Fashion history is about more than pretty clothes. Dressed explores the incredibly rich and complex history behind the clothes we wear.

Special Collections and Archives

Various collections of drawings & illustrations related to costumes. Use search term to narrow your search; for example, "military uniforms".

18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries

See their Renaissance exhibit and other resources, including streaming videoguide https://webapp.onspotstory.com/bata/2 and youtube videos.

Results for search "fashion" : exhibitions, images, articles, videos.

Select a timeline to view fashions from 1750's-1990's.

Textiles, Costume & Fashion

"... collection of more than thirty-five thousand costumes and accessories represents five continents and seven centuries of fashionable dress, regional costumes, and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present." (from the website).
Includes special collection types, such as 'military'.

Over 14,000 entries.

The mission of the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection is to educate and inspire through the documentation, exhibition, and preservation of historic costume.
At Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA.

Over 6,000 costume images

...more than 50,000 costumes and textiles dating from the eighteenth century to the present...

The fashion resource and store made famous by Project Runway. Find out what is trending. They have links to free patterns, at Mood Sewciety.

A -Z-, with history, applications, and images.