This in-depth collection offers images and background information about fashions and accessories from the 1700's to the present day.

The Goethe-Institut provides a wonderful resource leading to many German design and fashion sites on the web. Sites include current national topics in German design and fashion, home and furniture designs from Germany, German designs of...

A descriptive history of female fashion in the twentieth century, decade-by-decade.

Learn about Italian-born fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli at this animated site from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

100 years of fashions, 1840-1940, are showcased in this collection of images. Included are close-up photographs that detail much of the intricate work produced during the Victorian Period.

In this Wide Angle video, visit Istanbul, Turkey for the fashion show of Tekbir, a clothing line of conservative fashions for Muslim women. [2:54]

The attire donned by individuals during the Middle Ages were more than simple fashion statements. They were much more important statements of wealth and social hierarchy.

Explore 1920s fashion with advice on how to dress for a variety of social situations for both men and women.

An encyclopedia of fashion and clothing throughout the ages, from prehistoric to modern times. To find something, click on a letter of the alphabet, a time period, or type a search term.

View ladies fashion from the flapper era. Some sections require a Library Card from The Costume Gallery.

With this collection, visitors can explore the fashions and culture of Chinese Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Explore fashion from the 1700's with the slideshow. Includes a discussion of popular styles, textiles and silhouettes.

Opened in 1959, the Phoenix Art Museum contains nearly 16,000 works, with collections from around the world (American, Asian, European, Latin American, and Western American); along with Fashion Design and the Thorne Miniature Rooms as...

Overview takes a look at women's costume and fashion history and analyses the mood of the early 20th century. Changes in technology, leisure, work, cultural, moral values, homelife, and politics contributed to lifestyle trends,

Explore women's fashions in the 1950s. Note: Some external links may not work.

This resource provides information about fads and fashions during the 1990's.

Biography of influential French fashion designer, Christian Dior.

The Model Network is the fashion e-zine for the modeling industry, with featured articles on the latest trends.

Are you interested in fashion? Explore resources for those looking to develop personal style or to become a model.

Photographs and fashion illustrations of clothing typically worn in 1920's America and Europe.

This website provides lots of information on Rococo fashion of the 18th century. Includes articles on the history and evolution of Rococ fashion, images, and instructions on how to make clothing, hairdos, and cosmetics.

A lengthy discussion of the Flapper in 1920s America. Read about flapper fashion, how Clara Bow, the movie star, epitomized the flapper, and how the ideals of the flapper were reflected in changes in women in the work force.

A site with many links to information about all aspects of life in Elizabethan England, including food, games, religion, occupations, London, fashion, children, pastimes, names, education, and maps.

A comprehensive look at life in the twentieth century complete with timelines and photos. Decades are broken down by art and architecture, books and literature, educational movements, fads and fashion, historic events and technology,...