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Theater and Dance: Costume & Fashion

A guide to print and online resources available through the DeWitt Wallace Library for drama, theater, dance, and the performing arts in general.

Magazines @ Mac

Located on Level 1 in the southeast corner. Select titles available online.

Glamour Magazine
Publication Date: 1941-
"T" The New York Times Style Magazine

YouTube Videos

Good Places to Start

Here are some online resources that may provide you with inspiration or act as a starting point for your research.

Clothing & Dress - Credo Topic Page
Compilation of hyperlinked articles, images, videos, and definitions to help you start your research.
Subject Guides - Oxford Art Online
Curated introductory summaries of different artistic movements, offering images and sources for further research.
Timelines of World Art - Oxford Art Online
Review significant moments in art history from all over the globe.

Books @ Mac

Annals of the New York Stage, Volumes 1-15
Publication Date: 1927-1949
MAC Stacks PN2277.N5 O4
Latin American Fashion Reader by Regina A. Root (Editor)
MAC Stacks GT623.L38 2005
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion by Valerie Steele
eBook
History of World Costume and Fashion by Daniel Delis Hill; JoAnne Eicher
MAC Stacks GT511 .H55 2011
The Birth of Cool: Style Narratives of the African Diaspora by Carol Tulloch; Syd Shelton (Cover Design by)
Changing Clothes in China: Fashion, History, Nation by Antonia Finnane; Michael J. Dwyer (Contribution by)
MAC Stacks GT1555 .F56 2008
The Costume Timeline: 5000 Years of Fashion History by Claudia Müller
MAC Stacks Oversize GT513 .M85 1993
Men's Fashion: The Complete Sourcebook by John Peacock
MAC Stacks GT1710 .P43 1996
Clothing Through American History by Michelle Webb Fandrich; Susan W. Greene; Ann Buermann Wass
MAC Stacks GT607 .W37 2010
Costume and Design: A Concise History by James Laver
MAC Stacks GT511 .L39 1995
The Language of Clothes by Alison Lurie; Doris Palca (Illustrator)
MAC Stacks GT525 .L87
The Chronicle of Western Fashion by John Peacock
MAC Stacks GT511 .P42 1991
Art of Dress: Clothes & Society, 1500-1914 by Jane Ashelford; Andreas von Einsiedel (Photographer)
eBook & MAC Stacks GT730 .A68 1996

Online Collections

Vintage Sewing Patterns Wikia
A free library of sewing patterns at least 25 years old.
Image Collections Catalog - VADS
A wide variety of image collections hosted by the Visual Arts Data Service.
The Illustrated London News
Online Journal access,1874-1918.
ArtStor Digital Library
An image database featuring an unparalleled range of images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists.
The Secret Life of Costumes
Online Exhibit & Archive of the last 40 years of costuming from Canada's National Arts Centre.
Europeana Fashion Collection
"Explore fashion - historical clothing and accessories, contemporary designs, catwalk photographs, drawings, sketches, plates, catalogues and videos - from museums and archives across Europe."
Fashion and Costume Sources from DPLA
Search for items tagged as "fashion" or "costume" in the Digital Public Library of America
Theatre & Performance Collection from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Online guide and materials supporting the V&A's collection documenting performing arts in the United Kingdom.
Billy Rose Theatre Division, NYPL for the Performing Arts
Digital collections of the Billy Rose Theatre Division and other resources from the New York Public Library.

Film