Reference Books

TTC's Library/ Learning Resources Center offers many useful sources for researching costumes and fashion trends throughout the ages, from ancient times to the present day. Reference books are items that cannot be checked out of the library. These books are for library use only, which allows access to more users since they will be here when needed. Below is a list of some of the reference books available on the subject of costume and fashion history. The books listed below are in the reference section (first floor) on Main Campus. Call numbers are listed after each title.

1. Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages - Call number: GT 511.P46 2004
2. The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Costume and Fashion: From 1066 to the Present - Call number: GT 730.C37 1994
3. The Illustrated History of European Costume: Period Styles and Accessories - Call number: GT 575.R325 2000
4. Folk Costumes of the World - Call number: GT 511.H38 1999
5. The Complete History of Costume & Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day - Call number: GT 375.C67 2000
6. The Encyclopedia of Fashion - Call number: GT 507.O53 1986

Main Campus (Stacks)

Several of the books on the history of costume and fashion are located in the stacks here at Main Campus. These are books that can be checked out with a TTC ID (this can obtained in the 410 building). Students can check out up to ten books at one time. The stacks at Main Campus are located on the second floor. Here is a listing of some of the books that are available on costume and fashion. Call numbers are listed after each title.

1. History of Children's Costume - Call number: GT 1730.E88
2. The Changing World of Fashion: 1900 to the Present - Call number: GT 596.C35
3. Collars, Stocks, Cravats; A History and Costume Dating Guide to Civilian Men's Neckpieces, 1655-1900 - Call number: GT 2120.C6
4. History of American Costumes, 1607-1870 - Call number: GT 607.M22 1969
5. Costume in England: A History of Dress to the End of the Eighteenth Century - Call number: GT 730.F2 1968
6. Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century - Call number: GT 513.L5 1968
7. History of Fashion - Call number: GT 510.P 468
8. The Book of Costume - Call number: GT 513.R325 2000

Berkeley and Palmer Campuses (Stacks)

Here are some of books at Berkeley and Palmer campuses on the subject of costume and fashion history. Call numbers are listed after each title.

1. Fashion: The Changing Shape of Fashion through the Ages - Call number: GT 513.D6 (Berk.)
2. Two Centuries of Costume in America: MDCXX-MDCCCXX - Call number: GT 605.E2 1968 (Berk.)
3. Dress, Adornment, and the Social Order - Call number: GT 510.R59 (Berk.)
4. Costume in Antiquity; 480 Illustrations - Call number: GT530.K513 (Berk.)
5. A History of Costume - Call number: GT 510.K6 1963 (Berk.)
6. Fashions of the Past - Call number: GT 511.B87 1999 (Palmer)

Netlibrary books are electronic books ("e-books") that can be viewed through TTC's library webpage. Users can access them anywhere they have access to the Internet (here on TTC Campuses, home, or work) once a user's account has been created. Netlibrary can be found under Online Databases (on the black menu bar from the library home page) and instructions are then provided for a creating an account to check out one of these e-books. For more assistance, ask a reference librarian or call the reference desk at 574-6096 during regular hours of operation.

1. Couture Culture: A Study in Modern Art and Fashion
2. The Englishness of English Dress
3. Bound to Please: A History of the Victorian Corset
4. 'Don We Now Our Gay Apparel': Gay Men's Dress in the Twentieth Century
5. American Costume, 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costumer

Provided below is a list of helpful costume and fashion websites. These websites have been reviewed. However, many websites on the Internet have not undergone a review process. Remember almost anyone can create a website so it is important to fully evaluate a website before using it as a source for assignments. For additional assistance, review the criteria listed in Website Evaluation found under the Research Help link on the black menu bar on the library's homepage.

1. http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~dress/
2. http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html
3. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum/collections/online/index.asp
4. http://www.milieux.com/costume/
5. http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/godey/images/picsgodey.html
6. http://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/reg3.html