I thought it would be nice to do a little post every now and again of websites I like. Not romance blogs, as I link to those all the time, but other sites that I've enjoyed spending time on.
So number one in this series is sites about historical fashion.
So number one in this series is sites about historical fashion.
First up, Koshka the Cat aka The Fashionable Past aka Katherine's Dress Site.
I found this site when I was looking for images of Regency underwear. The author has a great page on Regency underwear, layer by layer. She has made a variety of outfits from the 18th and 19th century and has fabulous photographs of the outfits with lots of fascinating detail as well as plenty of fashion plates from periodicals of the day. Very useful if you're trying to choreograph a scene involving clothing. And all very helpfully indexed. If you're the creative type, she even has patterns you could attempt to follow.
Another very good historical fashion site is Fashion Era. So, for example, if you've ever wondered what a pelisse really is, that would be a good place to look.
And one last mention to the Regency Fashion Page. It has lots of images of genuine Regency clothing (men's as well as women's!) and a nice selection of portraits of the era.
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1 comments:
Great sites, and that Koshka the Cat is sort of quirky. It's interesting how they made those illustrations back then with the women seeming so childlike in the face.
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