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HIST. of Fashion (Secondary Survey Info. & Primary Docs.)

Time Period (range late 1890-1910; you stop at 1903 but fashion overviews cover ten-year periods ex:1900-1910)
Designers - Jeanne Paquin... House of ...
Styles - Victorian, Edwardian, la belle Époque, Gibson Girl Era... S-curve silhouette ...
Catalogs, Portraits, Paintings, Advertisements
Regions - London (men) Paris and Vienna (women)? & Russia

TT490-695 Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring

GT500-2370 Costume. Dress. Fashion

Books & Primary Sources

Bound and Determined by Kristina Seleshanko
Call Number: eBook

Corsets in one form or another have existed since biblical times. By the 19th century, they were so firmly entrenched in feminine life that it seemed impossible to live without them. These foundation garments altered more than the figure -- their restrictions affected the wearer's behavior as well as impressions of her character.
The Empire's New Clothes by Christine Ruane
Call Number: on order
ISBN: 0300141556

In 1701 Tsar Peter the Great decreed that all residents of Moscow must abandon their traditional dress and wear European fashion....
Russian Elegance by L. V. Yefimova; T. S. Aleshina
Call Number: on order

This beautifully illustrated book shows examples of Russian dress and accessories from the 15th to the early 20th century.

OAC online archive of california
Archives with Fashion collections
Archives West
Archives West provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the western United States, including correspondence, diaries or photographs.
Moscow Kremlin Musems
Virtual Exhibitions

Encyclopedias and Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Access to encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Titles can be searched alone, by subject, or all titles can be searched together.

RUSSIA: HISTORY OF DRESS
Entry from: Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion. Ed. Valerie Steele. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005. p121-127.

Artists painting people alive at the turn of the century and representing the world they see.