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UK & European - Early Costume
- Abiti Antichi - www.abitiantichi.it
If you speak Italian this is a very good informative site. - Eliznik Romania - www.eliznik.org.uk
Romanian Folk Dress - Fashion-Era - http://fashion-era.com
(Rich, illustrated pages of fashion history, costume history, clothing, fashions and social history) - La Couturière Parisienne - www.marquise.de
(Shows 4000 well-known paintings depicting dress from the Middle Ages to the early 20th century) - Antique Corset Gallery - www.antiquecorsetgallery.com
(Take a guided tour through the last 250 years of corsetry and undersupports)
USA - Early Costume
- Karen Augusta - www.antique-fashion.com
- Linda Ames - www.vintagetextile.com
- Deborah Burke - www.antiquedress.com
UK - Vintage Costumes
- Absolute Vintage - www.absolutevintage.co.uk
(Quality Vintage clothing and accessories for men and women from the 1930's to 1980's) - Beyond Retro - www.beyondretro.com
(The most extensive range of vintage clothing and accessories in London) - Tin Tin Collectables - www.tintincollectables.net
(Offers a fine selection of vintage clothing and accessories)
USA - Vintage Costumes
- Victoriana - www.victoriana.com/VictorianaMagazine
(A very impressive online fashion magazine with interesting articles) - The Costumer's Manifesto - www.costumes.org
(Huge excellent site to source books and information on costumes and textiles) - Collectics - www.collectics.com/directory.html
(Online directory for antiques and collectible sites) - Costume Society of America - www.costumesocietyamerica.com
- Lisa Schnapp & Sandy Bailey - www.bustledress.com
(Sellers of authentic clothing and accessories) - Ken Weber's Vintage Martini - www.vintagemartini.com
(Sellers of vintage clothing, accessories, patterns and ephemera) - The Lace Merchant - www.lacemerchant.com
(Shows a large gallery of lace, as well as history & sales)
Chinese
- Embroidered textiles of the Miao minority tribe who have a history of finely embroidered textiles - www.antique-embroidery.com
Reproduction Costumes & Historical Patterns
- The Staymaker - thestaymaker.co.uk
(a bespoke service making period clothing and corsetry for the modern woman) - Vintage Vogue Patterns - www.voguepatterns.com
- Ninya Mikhaila - www.ninyamikhaila.com
(supplies high quality reproduction costumes that help to bring history to life)
UK Arts & Crafts
- Mark Golding - www.achome.co.uk
- Arts and Crafts Online - www.artsandcraftsonline.org
Societies - UK
- The Costume Society - www.costumesociety.org.uk
- Southern Counties - benterrier@zoom.co.uk
- The Kent Costume Trust - chris.godfrey@rikgod.plus.com
- The West of England Costume Society - rosemary_harden@bathnes.gov.uk
- The West Midlands
- The Northern Society of Costumes & Textiles - www.nsct.org.uk
- The Costume Society of Scotland
- The Costume & Textile Association of Wales - www.costumeandtextilesocietyofwales.org.uk
- The Costume & Textile Association for Norfolk Museums
- The Museum of London Friends of Fashion - asinke@museumoflondon.org.uk
- The Medieval Dress and Textile Society - www.medats.org.uk
- The Textile Society - www.textilesociety.org.uk
- The Knitting & Crochet Guild - www.knitting-and-crochet-guild.org.uk
- The Sampler Guild - www.thesamplerguild.co.uk
- Antique Purse Collectors Society - www.antiquepursesociety.com
(Organization with 250+ members in 11 countries who collect antique purses. Member Museum, Care and Cleaning Tips, Repair Resources, Discussion Board, Annual Gatherings and Display Ideas are just a few of the benefits)
Regional Costume Societies:
UK - Museums
- Victoria & Albert Museum - www.vam.ac.uk,
also see The Lafayette Collection of late 19th and early 20th century society photographs - www.vam.ac.uk/vastatic/microsites/1158_lafayette - The Fashion Museum, Bath - www.fashionmuseum.co.uk
- Gallery of Costume, Platt Hall, Manchester - www.manchestergalleries.org
- Museum of London - www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English
- Brighton Museum - www.virtualmuseum.info/collections/cHome_costume.asp
- For more museums with costume & textile collections see the Textile Society website - www.textilesociety.org.uk
USA - Museums
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/department.asp?dep=8
- Fashion Institute of Technology, NY - www.fitnyc.edu/aspx/Content.aspx?menu=FutureGlobal:Museum
- The Textile Museum - www.textilemuseum.org
Costume & Textile Conservators
- Janie Lightfoot, London - www.janielightfoot.co.uk
janie@janielightfoot.co.uk
(Textile & Costume Conservation and Restoration Studio) -
The Textile Conservancy - www.textile-conservation.co.uk
(Since 1998, The Textile Conservancy has provided a comprehensive conservation service for the preservation of textiles that have been damaged as a result of wear, long-term display, accident or poor storage) - National Conservation Centre, Liverpool - www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/conservation
- The Textile Conservation Centre, Winchester - www.textile-conservation.co.uk
(The leading international organisation in the field of textile conservation research, education and practice) - The Textile Restoration Studio - www.textilerestoration.co.uk
(Provides a professional textile conservation service to the general public, churches/cathedrals, stately homes and varied organisations) - Sun-X is a museum grade invisible ultraviolet filter film which
will cut out a high percentage of ultra violet rays. Essential
if you want to hang textile pictures and hangings. It is a simple
job to adhere the film to your windows, or the company will give
you a quote.
www.sun-x.co.uk
Booksellers
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Felicity J Warnes, UK - www.fjwarnes.u-net.com
(Sells out of date and current costume and textile books) -
Judith Mansfield, UK (Todmorden Books) - www.abebooks.com
(Sells out of date books on costume and textiles) -
Jenifer Frost - jf@jeniferfrost.freeserve.co.uk
(134 West Pottergate, Norwich NR2 4BW - Jenifer does not have a web site but sends out lists of Antiquarian & Second-hand Embroidery Books several times a year) -
R.D.Franks - www.rdfranks.co.uk
(The UK's only fashion bookshop - fashion books, magazines and trend books)
Textile Publications
- Selvedge - www.selvedge.org
(Selvedge covers fine textiles - antique and modern - in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and shopping)
Art Links
- Arts Directory - www.artsdir.net
- ArtDesy art links - www.art-desy.net
Photographer
- David Giles
www.davidgilesphotography.com
davidgiles.3@virgin.net
Website designer
- Rudolf Boogerman
www.raboo.com
info@raboo.com
Web development
- Arek Bryzek
arek@2i2.co.uk
