Guides
Boy or Girl? - Differentiating between little boys and girls in portraiture.
Clothing Occasions - What is a promenade dress? A morning dress?
Clothing Occasions for Men - What men wore and when.
The End of Mourning - Why did the custom of mourning end?
The Skirt and Its Lengths - A guide to skirt lengths.
Victorian Mourning Rituals - How long to mourn, what to wear, etc.
Boy or Girl? - Differentiating between little boys and girls in portraiture.
Clothing Occasions - What is a promenade dress? A morning dress?
Clothing Occasions for Men - What men wore and when.
The End of Mourning - Why did the custom of mourning end?
The Skirt and Its Lengths - A guide to skirt lengths.
Victorian Mourning Rituals - How long to mourn, what to wear, etc.
Resources
Fashion Magazines - A huge list of fashion magazines printed before 1930. It includes when and where they were published and the names of their fashion plate series (if any). There is also a backwards list of fashion plate series titles if you need help identifying which magazine one came from. Click on hyperlinks for a listing of issues available online.
Flapper Notes - Quotes from contemporary sources which mention flappers. This is part of my personal research on public opinion versus reality.
Historical Sewing, Crafting and Cooking - Contemporary instructions for a number of subjects.
Illustrated Dictionary - (Under construction) A dictionary of historical fashion terms with descriptions meant for the layman (or laywoman). Pictures provide examples for each entry and many have etymology information.
Random Quotes - Just a bunch of random quotes from contemporary sources, fashion magazines or not, having to do with clothing. Or not.
Fashion Magazines - A huge list of fashion magazines printed before 1930. It includes when and where they were published and the names of their fashion plate series (if any). There is also a backwards list of fashion plate series titles if you need help identifying which magazine one came from. Click on hyperlinks for a listing of issues available online.
Flapper Notes - Quotes from contemporary sources which mention flappers. This is part of my personal research on public opinion versus reality.
Historical Sewing, Crafting and Cooking - Contemporary instructions for a number of subjects.
Illustrated Dictionary - (Under construction) A dictionary of historical fashion terms with descriptions meant for the layman (or laywoman). Pictures provide examples for each entry and many have etymology information.
Random Quotes - Just a bunch of random quotes from contemporary sources, fashion magazines or not, having to do with clothing. Or not.