Mom essay. Written for a costume history course. 1950s family photos included.
A Gallery of Italian Portraits: Cardinals from 1510-1546
Aaron's LOLmoths. Aaron played a little practical joke on me and hijacked my website. He infested it with his LOLmoth creations. They were hidden in some of the pictures as Easter eggs. Here they are together, preserved for posterity, in a moth gallery.
References and Resources used throughout:
Books:
Alcega, Juan De. Tailor's Pattern Book 1589. Hollywood: Costume & Fashion Press, 1999.
Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion The cut and construction of clothes for men and women c1560-1620. New York: Drama Publishers, 1985.
Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion Englishwomen's dresses and their construction c1860-1940. New York: Drama Publishers, 1977.
Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1 Englishwomen's dresses and their construction c1660-1860. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1977.
Blum, Stella. Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harpers's Bazar 1867-1898. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1974.
Bradfield, Nancy. Costume in Detail 1730-1930. Hollywood: Quite Specific Media Group, 2003.
Burnham, Dorothy. Cut My Cote. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1973.
Coffin, David. Shirtmaking. Newtown: Taunton Press Inc., 1993.
Gernsheim, Alison. Victorian and Edwardian Fashion A Photographic Survey. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1963.
Hunnisett, Jean. Period Costume for Stage and Screen: Patterns for Women's dress 1500-1800. London: Bell & Hyman, 1986.
Landini, Roberta. Moda a Firenze 1540-1580. Firenze: Edizioni Polistampa Pagliai, 2005.
Mikhaila, Ninya. The Tudor Tailor. Hollywood: Costume and Fashion Press, 2006.
Olian, JoAnne. Elegant French Fashions of the Late Nineteenth Century. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1997.
Olian, JoAnne. 80 Godey's Full-Color Fashion Plates 1838-1880. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1998.
Palmer, Pati. Easy Easier Easiest Tailoring. Oregon: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing, 1977.
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