The history of clothing and manners from ancient to modern times. Fashion and costume history sorted by country, century and subject from all around the world.
Fashion, Costumes, Illustrations, Articles, History, Research.
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Century CostumesThe French fashion history
Merowingian, Carolingian.Middle Ages. Burgundy court clothing. Renaissance. Baroque.Louis XIV.Louis XV. Louis XVI.The court of Marie Antoinette.French Revolution fashion. Empire costume period. Fin de Siècle.Art deco costume period.
THE GALLERY OF FASHION by Nicholas von Heideloff
England, regency fashion history
First vintage of the famous English fashion magazine, THE GALLERY OF FASHION. Edited by Nicholas von Heideloff, London. First released April 1794. It is considered one of the finest in the history of fashion magazines. In the following, the galleries are displayed as images overview.
Gallery of Fashion Vol. 1,. April 1794 To March 1795.
Gallery of Fashion Vol. 2,. April 1795 To March 1796.
Gallery of Fashion Vol. 3,. April 1796 To March 1797.
Gallery of Fashion Vol. 1,. April 1794 To March 1795.
Gallery of Fashion Vol. 2,. April 1795 To March 1796.
Gallery of Fashion Vol. 3,. April 1796 To March 1797.
Asian Costume history with a focus on India, Japan and China.
Random selection:
Paris fashion – Art deco period 1922
Les Collections de la rue de la Paix. Chapeaux Nouveaux.
Les Créations Parisiennes.
See here an overview of the hat models of the First and Second Edition, including the original introduction, of the famous Paris magazine, Les “Chapeaux du Très Parisien” from the 1920’s.
Les “Chapeaux du Très Parisien” 1921 Vol.1
Les “Chapeaux du Très Parisien” 1921 Vol.2
Paris Art deco period 1929
“Les créations parisiennes. La mode est un art”.
Editors: Maggy Rouff and Germaine Lecomte.
Published: Paris 1929.
(Costume Description in French)
Costume history during the “Middle Ages”
Medieval costume history
