Managing Costume Collections offers systematic approaches to organization, accessibility, record keeping, safety, and a host of other stewardship concerns related to managing costume collections of every type. Conceived to address needs long identified by the Costume Society of America, this guide is written for a broad spectrum of collection managers at museums, historical societies and houses, university theaters and study collections, and company archives, as well as for vintage dealers, private collectors, and living history performers.             Drawing on the wisdom of many disciplines, Coffey-Webb takes a holistic approach to problem-solving, explaining appropriate procedures and the reasons behind them, to arm collection managers, specialists and nonspecialists alike, with sufficient tools to make informed decisions on their own. She also offers alternative solutions to the recommended guidelines.             Although there are books on costume conservation, there is a paucity of available material on costume-collection management. Managing Costume Collections is the first work in collection management to address a wide audience, from general to acad... [Read More]

Rubie's Costume Company has designed quality costume and fun clothing for decades. Trusted to be the leader of cosplay, Halloween, and general decor items, Rubie's does not sacrifice quality for price. Expect the highest in costume design and material with Rubie's.

This Aeromax award winning Astronaut suit is the favorite for space travelers. Quality construction and details are all sewn in to create the most authentic Get Real Gear for kids everywhere. High quality fabric, heavy duty zippers, detailed NASA patches. This product like so many other Aeromax products is designed to raise the self esteem of those who engage with it. Makes a great gift for any child, boy or girl, anytime.

          This unique book, by a man who has chosen to "dress plain," describes the history and use of hats, bonnets, dresses, overcoats, and other articles of clothing used by the various religious groups who wear plain garb. This is the first comprehensive book about why more than 150,000 persons in North America wear plain clothes for religious reasons. Who are the various people who dress plain? Where do they live? Why do they do it? Where did the plain pattern come from? Don't they ever change? Answers to some common objects to plain dress! Will plain dress survive? Authoritative, yet gentle in tone, this book will be of interest to many readers.

At one time America’s silk industry was the largest in the world. Silk was late to be industrialized, well after cotton and wool. Nonetheless, nineteenth-century American entrepreneurs rapidly built a silk industry with levels of production once unimaginable.American Silk, 1830–1930 traces the evolution of the American silk industry through three compelling and very different case studies: the Nonotuck Silk Company of Northampton, Massachusetts; the Haskell Silk Company of Westbrook, Maine; and the Mallinson Silk Company of New York and Pennsylvania. The mills specialized in different products, from sewing-machine twist and embroidery threads to mass-produced plain silks and high fashion fabrics.The case studies span the development of the U.S. silk industry from its beginnings in the 1830s to its decline in the 1930s. Starting in the 1920s with the growth of rayon, the first of the synthetic imitators, the market share for silk shrank, and silk gradually returned to being a luxury at the top of the hierarchy of fabrics. But, for a time, American technological innovations and entrepreneurs succeeded in bringing the pleasure and aesthetic of silk within the reach of more people ... [Read More]

Our elegant lady of the Renaissance will bring you straight back to the middle ages. This Renaissance Queen outfit is a perfectly designed slip-on dress with attached collar. Accessories include a detachable necklace and crown. Shoes not included.

Illustrated with additional eighteenth-century images and artifactsTens of thousands of shoemakers worked in eighteenth-century Paris and London, but if any wrote about their trade before M. de Garsault in his 1767 Art du cordonnier, nothing survives. Surprisingly little scholarship has been published since, until this richly contextualized translation. Informing this edition are D. A. Saguto’s extensive notes and incisive examinations of eighteenth-century German and Italian sources as well as later French editions of Garsault’s work. The result is an elegant illumination of artisanship and practices that otherwise might have been lost.Art of the Shoemaker returns us to a world where shoes, like most other goods, were made by hand with time-honored techniques—from preparing threads and shoemakers’ wax to the stitch-by-stitch use of the awl and the proper making of an inseam. Complementing Garsault’s original copperplate images are contemporaneous illustrations and hitherto unpublished photographs of eighteenth-century tools and artifacts. Also included are a facsimile of the original French text, translations of other eighteenth-century writings on shoemaking, a glossary... [Read More]

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Clothing is the most personal expression of a culture. Objects of dress and adornment reveal so much about the individuals who wore them and the cultures and times in which they lived. History, art, technology, psychology, culture, social systems, customs—all are reflected in people’s clothing.Countless treasures exist in clothing and textile collections across the U.S., but until now no comprehensive directory to the collections was available. Clothing and Textile Collections in the United States is the first guide to list information on more than 2,600 American collections. Included in each listing are location and contact information, and many listings also offer a brief description of the collection. This guide is essential for museum directors, costume studies professionals, and librarians, as well as anyone interested in clothing and textile history.

Dressing up is fun all year long when you have costumes and accessories from Dress Up America.Product comes complete with: Tunic and Hat. Everything in one re-usable easy to handle beautiful package.Our Crayon Costume is guaranteed to get attention. After your Child wears this costume, your child will think his or her name is ""Ahh how cute"".Very nice quality and comfortable to wear. This Costume is available in Green and Red. Versatile: Great for Halloween stage, kids parties or one-on-one play time year round Additional Features: ? Very durable: resistant to most chemicals, stretching and shrinking, wrinkle resistant, mildew and

Click here to view the Dress Up America sizing guide.This cute Drum Major costume from Dress Up America features a jacket with epaulettes and pants. A matching hat with feather completes this fun costume. Color options: RedBrand: Dress Up AmericaPieces: ThreeIncludes: Jacket with epaulettes, pants and hat with featherDoes NOT include drums or shoesMeasurement Guide Child's Sizing Guide Polyester Machine

Product comes complete with: Shirt, Pants, Sash, Belt and Crown*White button down shirt features gold buttons, fringed epaulets and a stand-up collar*Maroon pants have a side stripe of metallic gold and an elastic waistband for comfortable fit*Crown has an elastic for adjustable fit and 3 jewels*Costume of high design, sturdy fabrics and careful