Period/Costume Sources

historical costume patterns and supplies

clothing, shoes, hats, and patterns

Specializing in Millinery treasures such as bonnets, cloches, trims, feathers, plumes and beading

historic clothing and accessories for men and women

a web site with information on rare, reprinted books providing technical information and footwear patterns for cordwainners, and historians, designers, appraisers, and students.

A series of linked websites offering everything from Halloween Manor to Renaissance, Pirates and Swashbucklers, Biblical and historic ensembles. Costumes for children, teens and adults. Plus size costumes too.

Everything Costumes, from 1920s Costumes to Zorro Halloween Costume

Snoods and hair bands- lots of sizes, styles and colors

a collection of vintage selling venues based in Des Moines, Iowa. -vintage clothing.....the best I can find. From as far back as I can get it to the early 80's. I focus mainly on dresses but offer separates, accessories, lingerie & men's things whenever possible. From the highly collectible to every day wear & everything in between

Extensive line of products for theatrical costumer, professional dressmaker and creative home-sewer.

Specializing in Victorian, Edwardian and Civil War era Ladies Dresses

vintage costuming patterns and
dollmaker's catalog

historic designer clothing, patterns and supplies

Black Silk Top Hats, Proper old ones, Good shapes, Various sizes, Sensible prices
Hatter: Martin Ellis Jones

Three styles of straw bonnets and 5 sizes of plain straw hats. Also custom made period hats for men and women.

threads, ribbons, tools and supplies for the textile arts,including lace-making, embroidery, knitting, tatting, crochet, costume,bridal, etc., to the wholesale and retail market.

Also carries an electric flower iron and tips for making silk flowers.

A snood, also known as a caul, is a net headpiece which permits the hair to be displayed in a setting of colors, beads, or faux jewels; it might be considered a decorative hybrid between a hat and a hairnet. If the snood is constructed properly almost anyone can wear one; most snoods are one-size-fits-all.

Miller's Millinery - 18th and 19th century millinery ready-made and
patterns. The patterns are documented to original items and feature period appropriate construction techniques.

Custom construction of Regency, Victorian and Edwardian hats and bonnets.
Pamela Robles, Proprietress

millinery, corsetry, clothing ( ready-made and custom) drygoods and classes

Stage costumes for rent. Stage curtains for sale.

Indiana Jones hats, ready-to-wear and custom made Fedoras and lots of western hats. Also renovations, cleaning and blocking services.
Fort Worth, Texas

Click on Civilian section for hats

goods for history re-enactors

This site includes going to Renaissance Faires, making costumes and resources for both.

sponsors historic costumed social events in the Seattle vicinity which reflect the most enjoyable aspects of past eras

Success Creations has been creating the most beautiful masquerade masks, stick masks, and feather masks for over 25 years. All of our designer masks are completely original and unique designs, hand-crafted in the USA to give you the highest quality mask possible.

on line costume classes, thousands of images

Vast resource and historic fashion guild from San
Francisco area

find free "tech support" for your clothing projects and impression research sponsored by Elizabeth Stewart Clark & Company

Authentic, quality vintage hats, hatpins and accessories. The Vintage Hat Box…where elegance is always in style.

Buckram hat frames and all things theatrical.

Hats for all types, formal, fraternal, military and movie.

Renaissance, 18th Century, Victorian & Burlesque Millinery
Oakland, California
Milliner: Kim Dye

for serious theatrical and reenactment use "On-the-Shelf" items and custom orders offered.
Ontario, Canada
Truly Carmichael

Top hats, derby, fedora, boaters and other styles in adult and child sizes.

A resource that offers copies of rare, antique, and vintage sewing patterns. The site covers the eras from 1840 through the late 1940's, and includes needlework, fashion plates and other related fashion/textile items.

Vintage Sewing Reference Library, Inc. offers free online access to public domain sewing books. A source for help in recreating vintage fashions.