Those items marked with an asterisk are items in the editor's personal collection and are highly recommended for your library
The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600-1930
~Nora Waugh, Theatre Arts Book; illlustrated edition. ISBN: 0878300260
**Patterns of Fashion 1: 1660-1860
~Janet Arnold,Publisher: Drama Publishers; Revised edition (June 1977) ISBN-10: 089676026X
Everyday Dress of Rural America, 1783-1800: With Instructions and Patterns (Dover Books on Costume)
~ Merideth Wright, Dover Publications; Updated edition (December 29, 1992) ISBN-10: 0486273202
**Historic Colonial French Dress: A Guide to Re-Creating North American French Clothing
~Mary Moyars Johnson with Judy Forbes and Kathy Delaney, Ouabache Press, West Lafayette, IN. ISBN: 0- 9609026-0-0
**The Guide to Historic Costume
~Karen Baclawski, B.T. Batsford Ltd. London, England ISBN: 0-7134-6060-1
**After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles
~Frances Grimble, Lavolta Press, San Francisco, California ISBN: 0-9636517-3-0
**Costume Close Up: Clothing Construction and Pattern, 1750-1790
~Linda Baumgarten & John Watson with Florine Carr, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
ISBN: 0-87935-1888-8
**Corsets and Crinolines
~Nora Waugh, Theatre Arts Books, ISBN: 0-87830-526-2
The Art of Dress: Clothes and Society 1500-1914
~ Jane Ashelford
**Fitting & Proper, 18th Century Clothing from the Colletion of the Chester County Historical Society
~Sharon Ann Burnston, Scurlock Publishing Company, ISBN: 1-880655-10-1
**Whatever Shall I Wear: A Guide to Assembling a Woman's Basic 18th Century Wardrobe
~Mara Riley and Cathy Johnson, Graphics Fine Arts Press ISBN: 09638158-7-3
**Tidings from the 18th Century
~Beth Gilgun, Rebel Publishing Company, ISBN: 1-880655-04-7
From the Neck Up: An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking
~ Denise Dreher, Madhatter Press, ISBN: 0941082008
