Books Mentioned
- Alcega, Juan De. Tailor’s Pattern Book 1589. Hollywood: Costume & Fashion Press, 1999.
- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1 Englishwomen’s dresses and their construction c1660-1860. London: Macmillan Publishers, 1977.
- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 2 Englishwomen’s dresses and their construction c1860-1940. New York: Drama Publishers, 1977.
- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 3 The cut and construction of clothes for men and women c1560-1620. New York: Drama Publishers, 1985.
- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 4 The cut and construction of linen shirts, smocks, neckwear, headwear and accessories for men and women c1540-1660. London: Macmillan Publishers, 2008.
- Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 5 The content, cut, construction and context of bodies, stays, hoops and rumps c1595-1795. London: The School of Historical Dress, 2018.
- Baumgarten, Linda. Costume Close-Up. California: Quite Specific Media, 1999.
- 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.
- Burnston, Sharon. Fitting & Proper. Texas: Southwest Printers & Publishers, 1998.
- Cabrera, Roberto. Classic Tailoring Techniques: A Construction Guide for Men’s Wear. New York: Fairchild Publications, 1983.
- Carr, Roberta. Couture: the Art of Fine Sewing. Oregon: Palmer/Pletsch Inc., 1993.
- Coffin, David. Shirtmaking. Newtown: Taunton Press Inc., 1993.
- Cunnington, Willett. English Women’s Clothing in the Nineteenth Century. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1990.
- Editors of Creative Publishing. Tailoring: The Classic Guide to Sewing the Perfect Jacket. Minnesota: Creative Publishing International, 2005.
- Fukai, Akiko. Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century (Collection from the Kyoto Costume Institute). Taschen., 2006.
- 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.
- Hope, Dale. The Aloha Shirt. Oregon: Beyond Words Publishing, Inc., 2000.
- Landini, Roberta. Moda a Firenze 1540-1580. Firenze: Edizioni Polistampa Pagliai, 2005.
- Landini, Roberta. Moda a Firenze 1540-1580 Cosimo I de’Medici’s style. Firenze: Edizioni Polistampa Pagliai, 2011.
- 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. Everyday Fashions 1909-1920 as Pictured in the Sears Catalogs. New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1995
- 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.
- Shaeffer, Claire. Couture Sewing Techniques. Connecticut: The Taunton Press, 2007.
- Shih, Joy. Courture Fabrics of the 50s. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997.
- Stowell, Lauren. The American Duchess Guide to 18th Century Dressmaking. Salem: Page Street Publishing Co., 2017.
- Thursfield, Sarah. The Medieval Tailor’s Assistant. Hollywood: Quite Specific Media Group, 2001.
- Tiramani, Jenny. Seventeenth-Century Men’s Dress Patterns. London: V&A Publishing, 2016.
- Tiramani, Jenny. Seventeenth-Century Women’s Dress Patterns. London: V&A Publishing, 2011.
- Waugh, Norah. The Cut of Men’s Clothes 1600-1900. New York: Theatre Arts Book, 1964.
- Waugh, Norah. Corsets and Crinolines. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1954.
- Waugh, Norah. The Cut of Women’s Clothes 1600-1930. New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1968.
- Wilkins, Lesley. Beginner’s Guide to Blackwork. Kent: Search Press Limited, 2002.
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