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Costume Close Up: Clothing, Construction and Patterns
. January 2000 -The making of patterns.
Baumgarten, Linda.
Eighteenth Century Clothing at Williambury
. February 1991. -An overview of eighteenth century clothing.
Blum, Stells.
Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazaar 1867-1898
. Dove Publications: New York, 1974. -An indepth study of fashion that was designed for Queen Victoria and Empress Eugenie.
Burnsten, Sharon A.
Fitting and Proper: 18th Century Clothing from the Collection of the Cester County
. March 2000 -A detailed story describing the effect of different undergarments on one's health.
Craig, Hazel T.
Clothing, a Comprehensive Study
. J B Lippincott Company: New York, 1973. -The origin and evolution of clothing.
Geringer, Susan.
Clothing Fashion, Fabrics, and Construction
. Glencoe-McGraw Hill: New York, 1997. -Gives current events and celebrities influence of fashion.
Geringer, Susan.
The History of Fashion
. Glencoe-McGraw Hill: New York, 1997. -A comprehensive look at fashion since prehistoric time.
Harris, Kristina.
Victorian Edwardian Fashion for Women 1840-1919
. Schiffer Publishing, 1995. -An overview of victorian fashion of woman.
Johnston, Susan.
Godey's Lady's Book: 1840-1854
. Dover Publications, Inc.: New York, 1977
-The first fashion magazine that was published.
Kalman, Bobbie D. & Pebias, Antoinette(illustrator).
18th Century Clothing
. Crabtree Publishing, 1995. -A picture book of gowns worn during the Victorian era.
Racine, Albert.
The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes
. Facts on File: New York, 1988. -Displays pictures of costumes.
Parnell, Frances B.
Skills For Living
. Good Heart-Willcox Co:Illinois, 1997. -The impact of advertising on buying clothing.
Tierney, Tom.
American Family of the Civil War Era
. Dover Publications,Inc.: New York, 1985 -Describes "The age of the Crinoline" in women's fashion.
Tierney, Tom.
Great Fashion Designs of the Forties
. Dover Publications, Inc. New York,1987. -The rise of American designer after the end of World War II.
Tucker, Andrew & Tamsin, Kingwell.
Fashion: A Crash Course
. Watson-Guptill: New York, 2000. -A short cut on how to design outer garments.
Vanderhoff, Margil.
Clothes: Part of Your World
. Ginn and Company: Mass., 1973 -A guide designed to serve as a study for clothing.
Wolfe, Mary.
Fashion
. GoodHeart-Willcox: Illinois, 1993 -The book give a in-depth look at how the apparel industries work.
Willis-Braithwaute, Deborah.
Black Photographer: 1849-1988
. Harry Abrams: New York,1998 -VanDerZee's photography wrought transformation on the image of blackness in America.
Five Centuries of American Costume
. Charles Scribner's Sons: New York, 1963. -The history of fashion over five centuries time line.