Church Vestments and Textiles by Margery Roberts

Sewing Church Linens by Elizabeth Morgan.

Vestments for All Seasons by Barbara Dee Baumgarten.

Ecclesiastical robes. 16th and 17th Century.

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16th and 17th Century. Ecclesiastical robes. Swiss Guard. Pope in the robes. Deacon with the dalmatic and Alba. Altar boy in surplice.

The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Beauty by Lauren Stowell & Abby Cox.

Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Avril Hart & Susan North.

The History of Modern Fashion: From 1850 to 2010 by Daniel James Cole & Nancy Deihl.

Ecclesiastical robes. XVI. and XVII. Century.

Ecclesiastical robes. 16th and 17th Century.

Top row left to right: Chamberlain. Cardinal. Prelate. Right: Deacon with the dalmatic and Alba. Altar boy in surplice. Subdeacon in the Alba and colored stole.
Bottom row left: Swiss Guard. Pope in the robes. Pope in the house robe. Right: Bishop in choir sheath (Pluviale). Bishop in the vestments (Casula).

Gallery: On the history of costumes. From Ancient to the 19th century.

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The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World Paperback – December 7, 2021
by Virginia Postrel (Author)

From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)

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  2. Fashion under the Reigns of Louis XI., 1461 to 1515.
  3. Fashion under the Reign of FRANCIS I. 1515 to 1545.
  4. Fashion under the Reign of Henry II. 1547 TO 1558.
  5. Fashion under the Reign of Francis II. 1559 to 1560.
  6. Fashion under the Reign of Charles IX. 1560 to 1574.
  7. Fashion in the Reign of Henri III. 1574 to 1589.
  8. Reigns of Henri IV. and Louis XIII. 1589 to 1643.
  9. Histoire du costume féminin français. Les modes de la renaissance de l’an 1461 á l’an 1574 by Paul Louis Victor de Giafferi.
  10. The Corset and the Crinolin.

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton, Sølve Sundsbø.

Chanel: The Complete Collections of spectacular clothes by Patrick Mauriès.

Tom Ford. 21st century glamour of style and sensuality by Tom Ford, Bridget Foley.