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Books you can buy from Amazon.Com Click on the links to learn more! Historical Clothing Books Click Here for Historical Knitting Books Textiles for Early Victorian Clothing:... 
This series of books by Sally Queen is a wonderful help for those struggling to find fabrics to use for authentic garments. There is one for Colonial era clothing, one for the first half of the 19th century and one for the second half. A must have! Shoes 
This book traces the evolution of footwear from the medieval through the Victorian. The authors, curators from the Victoria and Albert Museum, use photos and period illustrations to trace the evolution of footwear. The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society,1500 - 1914... 
Stuffed with over 250 illustrations, this book draws from garments of the English National Trust to illustrate and discuss clothing in its historical context . Includes not only discussion of clothes of the upper class, but also children and the working classes as well. What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America 
Written by the curator of Colonial Williamsburg, illustrated profusely, and the book discusses the nature of history and clothing, with plently of historical tidbits. Tidings from the 18th Century 
This book is written like it was a series of letters from someone from the past to the present. It discusses many aspects of how to do a mid-18th century reenacting impression, how to make clothes, what sort of gear a person would have, types of dishes, foodstuffs and other things. Good book for someone starting out in this period. Corsets and Crinolines 
Discussion of period undergarments with patterns to make them, too! Covers from the 1500s to the early 20th century. Lots of information. The Edwardian Modiste: 85 Authentic Patterns... 
The full title of this work is: The Edwardian Modiste: 85 Authentic Patterns With Instructions, Fashion Plates, and Period Sewing Techniques. This will help you recreate a typical wardrobe of a woman from the early years of the 20th century. Hats: Status, Style and Glamour 
This book discusses hats in context of rank, social context, occupation, status, instead of just a purely historical evolution. Includes insight on design change, changes in how people were perceiving hats and their functions, with lots and lots of pictures. 
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