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Useful Books
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These are some of the books I have found useful for research and costume making
for LRP. As costume books tend to be rather expensive I found most of these in
either the public libraries (most will get you anything you order if it is obtainable)
or at second-hand bookshops.
- Period Costume for Stage and Screen: patterns for women's dress
Volume 1 1500-1800 (ISBN 0-88 734-610-3) Players Press
Volume 2 1800-1909 (ISBN 0-88734-609-X) Players Press
Medieval-1500 (ISBN 0-88734-653-7) Players Press
Jean Hunniset
These include informative text, patterns and detailed instruction on how to
make the costumes, from the corset up. Very good "big frocks", and
the Tudor/Elizabethan overrobes are good for anything. I think these are about
£35.00 each, but well worth getting from the library. Good general construction
details as well. The medieval book includes italian renaissance dresses to
die for!
- Patterns of Fashion 3(1560-1620)
Arnold, J (ISBN 0333 382845) Macmillan
Drawings of men's and women's clothing showing their construction and detailed
patterns. Not for the beginner to construct, but good for inspiration and
to copy some elements.
- The Evolution of Fashion 1066-1930
H Hamilton-Hill & P Bucknell (ISBN 0 7134 5818 6) Batsford
Line drawings, description and patterns for men and women's dress. Good for
LRP as this book covers the norman and medieaval periods.
- English Costume of the Early Middle Ages
English Costume of the Later Middle Ages
English Costume in the Age of Elizabeth
Iris Brooke
The above are all part of a series covering English costume. They include
black and white drawings, with some in colour, of costume in chronological
order, with a description. They may not be that correct historically (according
to some of the comments in the historical costuming FAQ), but provide useful
LRP inspiration.
- Costume 1066-1966
Peacock, John (ISBN 0-5000-27404-5)Thames & Hudson
Detailed line drawings of men and women's costume. I think there is now a
new edition, taking the period covered up to the 1990s.
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