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These are web sites, e-mail addresses, surface mail addresses,etc,
of interest to the costumer and reenactor.
Inclusion on this list does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the products or services of any company or organization. The sites just looked cool or their webmasters asked nicely. I've done business with some of these organizations, but not most.
Click on the highlighted text to visit the site or write down the URL and access the site on your own.
If you know of another cool costume-related site, please e-mail
me at randwhit@moirandalls.com
and I can add it to the list. If one of the sites has moved or
gone away, please let me know so I can make corrections.
Link Index
Costume Information and Research Sites
Costume Dealers, Books, and Supplies
Costume-Related Clubs and Organizations
The International Costume Guild
Costume-Related Magazines and Publications
Miscellaneous Links
MIlieux is
a web site maintained by Lauren Podolak containing links to a
tremendous number of other sites and free e-books of interest to
the costumer. These include supply companies, museum image
galleries, and how-to instructions for a variety of garments. Much
of the information is found on a connected Facebook page.
http://www.milieux.com/costume
The Costume
Page by Julie Zetterberg, is an ever-expanding list of
costume and costuming-related links for the benefit of those who
make and/or study costumes.
http://www.costumepage.org/
Jessamyn's
Regency
Costume Companion by David and Jessamyn Reeves-Brown. "Want
to create a Regency costume? Desirous of dressing like a character
from a novel by Jane Austen? Do you do period dancing or own a
period home with which you wish to coordinate? Jessamyn's Regency
Costume Companion is a collection of information, ideas, pattern
tips, and images."
http://www.songsmyth.com/costumerscompanion.html
Sew City "Your
Internet Link Directory for all sewing and related information."
Includes links to most major sewing manufacturers, a chat room,
and many other worthwhile features. Sewing-related merchants can
purchase banner advertising.
http://www.sewcity.com
The Costumer's
Manifesto by Tara McGinnis, Ph.D. includes costume history
information and a bazillion links to information, garment,
pattern, and supply sources. There is even some X-Men fan fiction.
This is the anchor site for The Costume Ring, also
operated by Dr. McGinnis.
http://www.costumes.org
Note to people who type the addresses by hand: This URL is very
similar to that of The International Costume Guild at
www.costume.org.
Apparel
History Timeline - The Evolution of Clothing Over Time by
Sheryl Perkins. This is a brief summary of clothing styles by
historical period with links back to many primary sources on the
web.
http://www.blankstyle.com/articles/apparel-history-timeline-evolution-clothing-over-time
Fashion
and Clothing of the Renaissance by Sheryl Perkins. This is a
brief overview of renaissance clothing with many links for further
research.
http://www.blankstyle.com/articles/fashion-and-clothing-renaissance
Home
Hobbies - Sewing Resources Some useful links to articles and
videos about sewing basics and some fun projects.
http://www.homeadvisor.com/r/home-hobbies-sewing-resources/
Making
the Perfect Theater Costume Here is a collection of links to
pieces on basic sewing and resources for building theatrical
costumes. The host site is an online store with a variety of
interesting seats and other furniture for your media room.
https://www.theaterseatstore.com/sewing-theater-costume
Behind the Scenes: A Guide to Theater Makeup This online article gives a brief history of theatrical makeup, suggestions for building up your makeup kit, basic application, becoming certified as a makeup artist, and a variety of makeup related links. The host site, seatup.com offers home and professional theater seating and accessories. https://seatup.com/blog/guide-to-theater-makeup
MoiRandall's
Randall Whitlock's idiosyncratic commercial page features the
"Randwulf's" line of original sewing patterns for the
medieval/renaissance/highland enthusiast, and even an item or two
for model rocketeers who sew.
www.moirandalls.com
SodHoppers
Medieval Footwear Custom medieval footwear made from a cast
of your foot using top-grain buffalo hide. Order online from their
web site. They'll send you a video which demonstrates how to make
a cast of your foot.
www.sodhoppers.com
Lavolta Press
publishes pattern books on historical costume, particularly
turn-of-the-(20th) century styles. The web site also includes
links to other historical costume sites.
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Calontir Trim
Master Andrixos offers a wide selection of intricate trims at
reasonable prices. The site includes a search engine which locates
trims by color, width, or price range. The trims are illustrated
with magnified color photos.
http://www.calontirtrim.com
Blue
Muse
Ceramics is a bookseller specializing in publications about
ceramic arts and doll-making. There is an extensive links section
for ceramic sources, doll-making information, and doll clothing
resources.
http://members.tripod.com/~Fibergal
Pendragon
Costumes makes most excellent leather doublets and bodices.
If you have visited renfaires in the western US, you have probably
seen their work.
www.pendragoncostumes.com
Curious
Antiquities is an online antique dealer specializing in
items from the Roman Empire, Middle Ages, and Renaissance periods,
along with many other interesting times. The site includes an
extensive links list.
www.curiousantiquities.com
Patterns of
Time A Clothier's Guide for the Complete Costumer, offers a
wide variety of historical clothing patterns from small-run
publishers (including my Randwulf's line), as well as
clasps and other costume accessories, custom and ready-to-wear
renaissance costumes. The web site features a clever search engine
which finds patterns by key word. Patterns of Time is an
Amazon.com partner, so you can make purchases using Amazon's
search engine and your Amazon.com account.
www.patternsoftime
The Scottish
Lion Import Shop Scottish and Irish gift items. Scottish
Lion is a reliable source for items of highland dress, including
kilts, jackets, sporrans, jabots, bonnets, and tartan fabric. Look
for a full-color rendering of your family tartan using an
alphabetical search engine.
www.scottishlion.com
The Ring Lord
Jon Daniels (HL Tarquyn of Sergontium) offers chainmail making
supplies, including rings, coils, wire, weaves, tools and some
highly artistic finished mail items.
http://www.theringlord.com
Bloomers 4 U
Whether you wear them as historical underwear or as colorful
modern puffy pants, this is Your Source 4 Bloomers. http://www.bloomers4u.com
YaTaHai
Beads & Buckskin
Sparrowhawk makes buckskin clothing and a variety of moccassins
and moccassin patterns. Visit her store in Tacoma or her web site
at https://www.facebook.com/pages/YaTaHai-Beads-Buckskin/244208725617059
Gryphon's Moon
Celtic-inspired jewelry, mugs, statuary, ornaments, and clothing.
Sewing patterns including the Randwulf's and Folkwear lines. You
can download the full catalog from the site as an Adobe Acrobat
.pdf file.
www.gryphonsmoon.com
B Coole Designs
Eclectic period costumes, cotton blend ladies and childrens
knitwear, cotton diapers, cotton women's healthcare products,
How-To articles on hats and turbans for hair loss. In recent years
they have shifted to embroidered patches.
www.bcoole.com
Dharma
Trading Company
Based in San Rafael, California. Fiber art supplies and clothing
blanks since 1969. Famous for their line of fiber-reactive dyes.
www.dharmatrading.com/
Tudor Dressing
This company features a wide variety of ready-to-wear medieval,
renaissance and pirate garb; swords and helmets. The garb makes
extensive use of velvets and viscose rayon. The swords are modeled
after those from recent adventurous films. Prices are can be
quoted in a variety of world currencies.
www.tudordressing.com
Mardis Gras Costume Shop
A family owned and run, theater quality costume shop at 5895 North
Granite Reef Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85250.
www.mardigrascostumeshop.com
The Celtic Croft
(Kilts-N-Stuff)
The
Celtic
Croft, a leading kilt clothing company provides extensive
collection of Scottish kilts, Irish kilts, Welsh
kilts, and other stylish kilts stuff etc at affordable
prices. They also provide different style of Scottish tartans
and blankets, bodhran, tartan fabrics, highland
accessories and other quality celtic products.
www.kilts-n-stuff.com
We are your one stop shop for Medieval
Swords, Renaissance
Clothing and many other Medieval & Renaissance items. We
have been serving
the online community since 2003. We carry high quality
battle-ready and
decorative swords, armour, shields, and other weaponry of the
past and present.
Our site is updated daily to bring you the most current
information on things
like pre-orders and new products. We also upload products
weekly so there is
always something new and exciting. Use our Advanced Search
option to see what
we have added recently.
The Central Arizona
Speculative Fiction Society (CASFS) is the host of the
annual Coppercon
Science Fiction Convention. CASFS also publishes the webzine
CONNOTATIONS ONLINE and hosts a monthly book discussion group at
Bent Cover Books in Phoenix, Arizona. Visit their web page for
details.
http://www.casfs.org
Leprecon is
one of central Arizona's three annual fan-run science fiction
conventions. The emphasis is on the art of SF and Fantasy. The
convention is held every May.
http://www.leprecon.org
TusCon is
the third of central Arizona's trilogy of annual fan-run science
fiction conventions. The convention is held every November in
Tucson, Arizona.
https://tusconscificon.com
The Society for
Creative Anachronism (SCA) is the world's largest medieval
re-creation society. From their home page you can explore heraldic
archives or link over to the home pages for the member kingdoms
baronies, and shires. Included also is a Virtual Merchants Row
with links to a variety of medievally oriented companies.
http://www.sca.org/
The Adrian
Empire is a medieval re-creation society whose members are
esteemed for their skill at Live-Steel Combat in a variety of
forms, as well as the arts and sciences. These web sites offer a
general introduction to Adria, its customs, and hints for the
newcomer. I've had trouble with these links before, sometimes
they work, sometimes they don't.
http://www.adrianempire.org
The Estrella
War is the Society For Creative Anachronism's annual
gathering near Florence, Arizona. The event, held every year on
Presidents Day Weekend (and the preceding several days), includes
large-scale medieval battles, arts and sciences demonstrations,
and a Merchants Row to rival any renfaire.
www.estrellawar.org
The Dark Ones
is an organization formed for the expression and exploration of
various cultural themes including, but not limited to, the Dark
Ages and the Renaissance through forms of art including, but not
limited to, painting, drawing, writing, photography, spoken word,
and acts of characterization. The monthly Phoenix-area parties are
good too.
www.darkones.org
Fandata fandom
directory (online edition) is "Your on-line link to Fandom around
the world. Science Fiction, Comics, Trading Cards, Gaming, and
more. Point and click access to thousands of fan, collector,
dealer, store, publisher, club, and convention e-mail addresses
and web sites." Listings are free, though a reciprocal link is
appreciated. Fandata has also published an annual hard-copy
directory of fans and fan-related businesses since 1979.
http://www.fandata.com
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