Research Resources and Museums

History and Research History of Costume: Braun & Schneider The Costume Site A great source of reference materials about costumes and accessories for stage, film and reenactment groups. The Costume Page. This site is one of the best to have a look at when searching for reference materials. It also has information about museums and festivals. RLShep Publications. RL Shep is a publishing house that carries a wide variety of difficult to find reference books. It also has a costume links page for further reference sites The Costume Gallery Costume Library. Provides links to other sites that have costume information, also has a list of research sites Historic Costume Bulletin Board Historic Costume Calendar Historic Costume Research h-costume archives Archive of the Historical Costuming mailing list Period and Styles of Costume Fashion History Historical Costuming FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) Historical Costume Gopher Historical Reenactment History of Costumes Image Index Excellent pictures.

Museums The Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto The Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum: Textiles Goldstein Museum- Costume Collection LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) Masterpieces: Costumes & Textiles Makeup Museum The Museum of Costume Museum of the City of New York Costume Collection Museum of the City of New York Theater Collection The Musuem of Historical Arms Museum of Korean Embroidery Museum for Textiles The Sage Costume Collection Textiles Through Time Treasures of Montreal