Dance Resources: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

2nd ed. From aprons to wigs, gems to feathers, and furs to swimsuits, this dictionary provides definitions and illustrations of fashion throughout history.

An illustrated dictionary detailing all types of clothing and the parts thereof.

This encyclopedia is so extensive it covers such things as canes, sleepwear, sunglasses, luggage, cummerbunds, and yachting clothes. Illustrated with a glossary in the back.

Many color photos and text trace the development of costume from ancient time to the 1880s.

This broadly based dictionary covers designers, movements, and 20th century trends as well as the usual costume terminology.