On Jul 5, 2009, at 7:25 PM, Susan Farmer wrote:
Sorry, that was pretty vague, wasn't it. I blame teaching an
entire semester in 4 weeks.
Resources for research. I don't have a very good clue as to what
was appropriate when. (if that makes any sense!)
It depends on your ultimate goal. If you're doing theatre costuming,
and the general look is more important than historical accuracy, than
redrawn overview books like Wilcox's will probably get you everything
you need. For anything where more accuracy is desirable, I think
it's better to go straight to images from the period in question.
There are plenty of overviews of clothing history that can get you
started (Boucher, Davenport, Payne), and from there you can delve
into more and more specific imagery. As Kimiko points out, many
times there are websites that already have a collection of images
from the time and place you're researching. If you're having trouble
with a specific period, odds are that someone on this list can advise
you on where to look.
I've never seen a single resource with images of headwear from every
period aside from the (rather problematic) Wilcox one, so I'm afraid
there's not a single answer.
Melanie Schuessler
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