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Costume Design I: THTR 2612

Must Have Books!

The Magic Garment by Rebecca Cunningham
ISBN: 0881337625
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Covers a wide range of topics found in costume design, fabrics, getting jobs, etc. A must read!
Survey of Historic Costume by Phyllis G. Tortora; Keith Eubank
ISBN: 9781563678066
Publication Date: 2009-06-08
An excellent reference book.
A Pictorial History of Costume : a Survey of Costume of all Periods and Peoples from Antiquity to Modern Times Including National Costume in Europe and Non-European Countries by Wolfgang Bruhn, Max Tilke
A classic history of costume design.
Everyday Dress 1650-1950 by Elizabeth Ewing
ISBN: 9780713437799
Publication Date: 1989
Contains some great primary research on the history of clothing.
How to Read a Dress by Lydia Edwards
ISBN: 9781350172210
Publication Date: 2021-11-18
Contains terrific color photos with explanatory notes of costume through the ages. Covers women's dress only.
The History of Underclothes by Cecil Willett Cunnington; Phillis Cunnington; A. D. Mansfield (Editor); Valerie Mansfield (Editor)
ISBN: 9780571117475
Publication Date: 1982-11-01
Covers underclothing from the Medieval period through 1939.
Dress and Undress by Elizabeth Ewing
ISBN: 9780896760004
Publication Date: 1978-10-01
Covers women's underwear from 3000 BCE to 1978.
The Cut of Men's Clothes: 1600-1900 by Norah Waugh
Publication Date: 1964
A must for costume designers.
The Cut of Women's Clothes by Norah Waugh
ISBN: 9780878300266
Publication Date: 1987-01-07
A must for costume designers.
Corsets and Crinolines by Norah Waugh; Judith Dolan (Editor)
ISBN: 9781351683210
Publication Date: 2017-08-03
A must for costume designers.
The Evolution of Fashion: Pattern and Cut from 1066 and 1930 by Margot Hamilton and Peter A. Bucknell
Contains large illustrations alongside patterns for each costume.
From the Neck Up by Denise Dreher; Beth Sanders (Illustrator); Randall W. Scholes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780941082006
Publication Date: 1982-01-01
Contains patterns and instructions on making hats from throughout history.
Millinery by House of Leko
ISBN: 978-0965383813
Publication Date: 2002
A helpful book on millinery techniques.
The Golden Thread by Kassia St. Clair
ISBN: 9781631494802
Publication Date: 2019-11-12
History of how fabrics were developed over time across the world, and how those fabrics influenced politics and history.
The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair
ISBN: 9780143131144
Publication Date: 2017-10-24
The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them.
Color by Victoria Finlay
ISBN: 9780345444301
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Finlay shows where color comes from (from all over the world) that is used to make paint for watercolors.
Fashion Victims by Alison Matthews David
ISBN: 9781472577733
Publication Date: 2015-09-24
History of how clothing throughout history has caused injury and death to its wearers.
Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell
ISBN: 9780525657606
Publication Date: 2020-07-21
Just for fun: an "imagined" story of William Shakespeare's son Hamnet, who inspired Hamlet.

Some useful call numbers

Don't know exactly what book you're looking for? Try browsing the collection using these call numbers:

GT500-2370: Costume, Dress, Fashion
NK7300-7600: Jewelry, Gemstones
PN2067-2068: Theatrical Costume and Makeup Design
TT500-650: Dressmaking and Tailoring, Fashion Designers
TT950-979: Hairdressing, Beauty Culture

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Subjects: Theater

Tags: clothing, costume, fashion