The Costumer's Manifesto: Traditional Dress, "Ethnic" Costumes and Textiles of the World Links

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"Ethnic" Costume and Textile Links:
(Traditional Dress of the World)

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General Traditional Dress Links

Africa

Asia

Australia

Central America

Eastern Europe

Middle East

North America

Oceania (Cultures of the Pacific Islands)

Polar Regions

South America

Western Europe

General Traditional Dress Links:

	Recommended Ethnic Costume and Textile Books
	Regional Dress, c.1795 from an unknown Travel Book
	Plates from Le Costume Historique by Racinet 1878
	A Page of Dolls from All Countries - Links
	International Folk Culture Center
	Welcome to Suitsmi.com -costume rentals and Design
	LACMA Collections Online: Luxury Textiles East and West
	The Folk Costume Book - Google Book Search
	Traditional, Ethnic, International and Historical Clothing and Accessories
	History of the Decorative Motifs (Style Travels in embroidery)
	Masks, Masks, Masks
	The International Doll Museum
	VIRTUAL MUSEUM OF WORLD TRADITIONAL DRESS
	Shoes from Around the World
	The Photographic World of William Coupon
	WAMRI - The Weaving Art Museum
	Journeywoman - What Should I Wear? (Travel advice on clothing for locations all around the world)
	1 WORLD SARONGS "The Sarong Source!" Plus, exotic items from around the world!
	HAT HORIZONS Hats And Headdresses from Around the World

Ultimate Barbie International Dolls Sticker Book Cut My Cote

Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes

Africa see Afrocentric Clothing and Textile Links

Asia See Asian Costume & Textile Page

Shamanism : An Encyclopedia of World Beliefs, Practices, and Culture

Ethnic Dress

Folk Costumes of the World

(un) Fashion

Central America

Wave Shaped Wood Platform

Ethnic Style: History and Fashion

The Folkwear Book of Ethnic Clothing

Russian Imperial Costume Paper Dolls

Indian Embroidery

Fruits (Japanese Street Fashion)

Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress : European Empires and Exotic Uniforms (Dress, Body, Culture)

The Empire of Fashion

'New Raiments of Self' : African American Clothing in the Antebellum South (Dress, Body, Culture Series)

	Russian and Soviet Costume Page of the Manifesto
	Eastern Orthodox Vestment links on the Religious Costume Page
	Byzantine Costume Links
	Polish Costume and Military Equipment 17th C. - Unit Standards
	Latvian NATIONAL COSTUMES
	Romanian Clothing
	Estonian Folk Costumes, modern
	Slovak folk costumes - history
	Welcome to Suitsmi.com -costume rentals and Design
	The Russian Museum of Ethnography
	Kateri Scott, Seamstress, and Custom Costumer, with specialty in Garments of the Ottoman Empire
	The Costume Collection (Romanian Peasant Museum)
	Polish Folk Costumes
	17th C. Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Costume Patterns
	Polish Costume and Military Equipment 17th C.
	Greek American Folklore Society - GAFS
	shkoder900 - Includes traditional costume in Albania
	Traditional Polish Dress
	Kent State University Museum: Greek Regions and Their Costumes
	Traditional Folkart Embroideries from Ukraine
	Lemko Map & costume, Poland
	Hungarian Clothes & Dress of the 11th Century
	Gypsy (Rom) Stuff!
	Traditional Bulgarian Costumes - female
	Traditional Bulgarian Costumes - male
	Hungarian Historical Clothes & Dress
	Polish Lajkoniks
	Polish Folk Costumes
	Kent State University Museum: Greek Regions and Their Costumes
	Complete Ukrainian Store - Ukrainian Music, Books, Ukrainian Gifts, Icons, Jewelry, Easter Eggs & Dance Costume Resources Ukrainian Dancing & Costume Patterns :: Ukrainian Book Store Ukrainian Dancing Boots By Victor Stepovy :: Ukrainian Book Store Ukrainian Dancing & Costume Supplies & Accessories :: Ukrainian Book Store Ukrainian Bukovynian Dancing Boots :: Ukrainian Book Store
	NATIONAL COSTUMES OF HUNGARY
	Russian Legacy.com Russian Gifts, Cuisine, Music, Poetry, History, News, Humor, Language & Art
	�� - Greek Traditional Costumes - Flags & Banners
	Greek Folk Dance Resource Manual Home Page
	Greek Folk Dance Resource Manual
	Polish Costuming Resource
	11th Century Andalusi Garb: A Brief Introduction
	The National Archive of Greek Traditional Costume
	Old Armenia Family
	Romanian costume - Fabric overcoats waistcoats and jackets summary
	Romanian folk costume
	Welcome to greektownimports.com - Your source for Greek gifts and Greek music
	Greek Traditional Costumes
	Georgian Muezzin
	CULTURAL HERITAGE Lithuanian National Costume
	Georgian Woman
	Bissonnette on Costume: 2-Geographic Search: Greece
	Georgian Man
	Armenian Officer
	Caucasus Woman in Traditional Dress
	Historical Polish Patterns 16th-18th Century
	Polish Costume of the XVII Century
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Poland
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Hungary and Croatia
	TRADITIONAL ATTIRE (Serbia)
	The Empire That Was Russia: The Prokudin-Gorskii Photographic Record Recreated (A Library of Congress Exhibition)
	Collage Dance Ensemble Costumes Anatolia (Asia Minor)
	Macedonian Folk Embroidery: Index
	NATIONAL COSTUMES OF HUNGARY
	Croatian origins of the The Neck Tie
	Polish Folk Costumes
	TEXTILE AND SELJUKS OF ANATOLIA
	Bulgarian folklore costumes with Bulgarian traditional embroidery
	Caucasus Woman in Traditional Dress
	Belarusian traditional clothing
	Excite Folk Costume: Eastern Europe
	Excite Folk Costume: Greece
	Excite Folk Costume: Balkans
	Kalupe Jewelry (Reproductions of Eastern European Ancient Jewelry)
	Greek Shop - National dress
	Greek Shop - Traditional Clothing :
	Greek Shop - Jewelry
	Town Dress of Cyprus in the 18th and 19th Centuries
	Traditional dress in Ukraine
	Polish Lajkoniks
	greek traditional costumes,
	The Ukrainian Museum - Ukraine and Ukrainians at BRAMA
	CNST 213 Grecian Influences on Fashion
	Lithuanian National Costume
	Armenian Costume Book
	MacedoniaDirect: Folk Costumes Gallery I
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Medieval Poland
	13th-16th Century Polish Dress from Racinet
	Amazon.com: A Glance: BALTIC FOLK COSTUMES A PAPER DOLL COLLECTION
	Treasures of Mount Athos, Hellenic Church Embroidery
	Museum of the History of the Greek Costume of the Lyceum Club of Greek Women
	The National Archive of Greek Traditional Costume
	Polish Folk Costumes
	Polish Art
	Greek American Folklore Society - GAFS
	Latvian NATIONAL COSTUMES
	Lithuanian Costume Images
	Epirus
	Thrace
	Other Eastern Mediterranean regions
	Armenian Doll Dress Collection

Languages of Dress in the Middle East Asian Costumes and Textiles from the Bosphorus to Fujiyama: The Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection
National Geographic - Fashion
Buy This 2003 Calendar At AllPosters.com

Costumes Et Parue Du Maroc The Cultural Politics of Fur Dress in Detail Around the World

Splendid Slippers : A Thousand Years of an Erotic Tradition

Costuming from the Hip

Chinese Clothing : An Illustrated Guide

Style File: A Visual Vocabulary of Middle Eastern Dance Costume

Embellished Bras: Basic Techniques
Belly Dance Costume Making
Bedlah, Baubles, and Beads

Woven Cargoes : Indian Textiles in the East

Flowers of Silk & Gold : 4 Centuries of Ottoman Embroidery African Elegance

Africa Adorned Festivals (20th Century Devlopment in Fashion and Costume Series) Veil : Veiling, Representation, and Contemporary Art

Hair in African Art and Culture

Middle East

Oxford University Middle Eastern Dance Society - costume links

Femininity Moslem Style: Traditional women's costume in Muslim countries

BellyDanceShoppe.com

Palestine costume archive

See Many More Islamic and Jewish Clothing Links on my Religious Costume and Clothing Links Page.

The New Jerusalem Mosaic: Costumes

MAX TILKE: ORIENTAL COSTUMES THEIR DESIGNS AND COLORS

MUSLIM CLOTHING HIJAB JILBAB ABAYA HOW TO WEAR HIJAB- AL MUHAJABAT

Assuit Dress black assuit shawl from Egypt

Weaving Art - Assute Cloth

Internet Archive: Free Download: Oriental costumes : their designs and colors Max Tilke 1922 (Actually North African and Middle Eastern Dress mostly)

Scheherezade Imports - Middle Eastern Dance & Ethnic Dress

Dahlal Internationale - assuit Fabric Shawls and dance costumes

Artemis Imports _ Middle Eastern Dance Costume Supply

Caravan Costumes: Middle Eastern Dance Costumes

Middle Eastern Clothing: Make and wear traditional and belly dancing apparel

Dhyanis, bellydancer, costumes and bellydancing classes

Costumes - Amera's Palace, The Belly Dance Place

How to dress in an Arab Haik and an Indian Sari

eBay Store - Tribal to the Max Asian Imports

Some selections from "Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians" 1860, by E.W.Lane Chapters on Dress, Public Dancers, and Female Ornaments.

Belly dance supplies, belly dance costume, arabic music, wholesale imports

Osmanli D�nemi El Sanatlari (Sales of Ottoman Embroidered Antique items)

The Lure and Legend of Arabian Jewelry, Winter 1997, Volume 13, Number 4

Kateri Scott, Seamstress, and Custom Costumer, with specialty in Garments of the Ottoman Empire

Dar Anahita

The Inner Courtyard of Dar Anahita

Medieval Middle Eastern Fabrics

Thirteenth Century Andalusian Costume

Medieval Muslim Knitting

16th Century Near Eastern Women's Clothing

Pseudo-Muslim-Egyptian Ankle Sock

Mamluk Textiles

Nomadic Felts of Fethiye, Turkey

Textile Arts of the Islamic World

BellyDanceShoppe.com

Dress up Egyptian

Turkish Women's Wear

Middle-Eastern Women from the King's Book of Kings

The Art of Mehndi - Mehndi Tutorial

Hungry Hip Scarves, Deluxe, Pyramid beading

The Turkish Emporium – Everything for belly dance!

Traditional Lebanese Costumes - Al Mashriq

Contemporary Palestinian costume and embroidery

Islamic Clothing - Free Patterns

modest clothing and Islamic clothing at Dara Marie Modest Clothing

BellyRoll Costumes

Beauty Worlds: 'Cosmetics, Styles & Beauty Concepts in Iran'

Dar Anahita

The Inner Courtyard of Dar Anahita (Medieval Muslim Costuming)

Thirteenth Century Andalusian Costume

Medieval Middle Eastern Fabrics

Medieval Muslim Knitting

Palestine costume archive

Turkish Costume Dolls in Traditional Ottoman Dress

Davina aka Dawn Devine Brown - Author - Costumer - Dancer - Historian

Welcome to Costumer's Notes! An eNewsletter devoted to Middle Eastern belly dance costuming!

Pseudo-Muslim-Egyptian Ankle Sock

Turkish Textiles and Dress - The Cornell Costume Collection

Bellydance Master Adam Basma Glossary of terms used to describe Belly Dance Costume pieces.

Belly Dancing with Delilah: Beautiful Images, BellyDancing Videos, Articles, Music, Belly Dance Information and Fun!

Moroccan Treasures: Welcome

From Turban to Toe Ring

Maroc - Morocco _ Exhibition of Traditional Costumes

Ice Cube Imports: Middle Eastern Dance Supplies

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Turkey

Bissonnette on Costume: 2-Geographic Search: Turkey

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia - Traditional Jewelry and Dress

Kohl as a Traditional Adornment of Women in North Africa (PDF)

Kohl: a lead-hazardous eye makeup from the Third World to the First World.

Cabaret Bustier / Belt Set

Customs of Middle Eastern Makeup

Islam Clothing, Jewelry Make-Up

http--www.marilynsimports.com- Tribal Silver and Belly Dance Jewelry - site has annoying audio files and mouse trails, but has good stuff

Old Postcards from the Collection of Lucian Millis: 19th Century North African Jewish Women

Jewish Moroccan Wedding Dress

stellabeer eBay Store Egyptian Jewelry and Belly Dance Supplies

Aziza Sa'id's FAQ - Costume Construction

Aziza Sa'id's FAQ - Costume Construction - Circle Skirts

Aziza Sa'id's FAQ - Costume Construction - Harem Pants

Charifa NEGAFA- Mariage ORIENTAL Qualit� & tradition robes de mari�es beaut� henn� bijoux d�cors

eBay Store - Tribal to the Max Asian Imports: Headdress, Necklaces Chokers, Armlets Cuffs Bracelets

PDF file of a Powerpoint lecture on Ottoman Fabrics

PDF file of a Powerpoint lecture on Coptic Textiles

Arab Americans: customs

VHS Ali Baba Studios Costuming Secrets Unveiled: Creating Basic Bra & Belt Sets

Saudi Arabia's Traditional Dress and Jewelry

Middle Eastern Costume Bibliography

Costumes Of the Sultans (Ottoman)

Ali Baba (Belly Dance) Costuming Secrets Revealed (Video how-to)

Islamic Daggers

The Saudi Arabian Information Resource - Traditional Saudi dress/clothing

Near and Middle Eastern Costume Sites Worth Seeing

Welcome to B2B Turkish Textile Portal

Yahoo! Clubs bellydancecostuming

Oasis Dance Camp - Amel's Costuming Class

AlHediya.com, Kuwait

Online Belly Dancing Catalog - Wholesale Afghan Jewlery - Internet Bead Catalog - Lapis & Carnelian, Turkoman & Koochi - Shop Online Catalog - Central Asian Imports - Textiles, Furniture, Antiques, Beads & Jewelry from Kuchi, Turkoman, Sindhi, Punjab, Baluch, Afghan, Pathan, Waziri, Kazak, Uzbek tribes

Ice Cube Imports: Middle Eastern Dance Supplies

Yahoo! Groups : arabcostume

Medieval Sourcebook: Lateran IV: Canon 68 - on Dress of Jews and Saracens

Modern History Sourcebook: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Dining With The Sultana, 1718

11th Century Andalusi Garb: A Brief Introduction

Aziza Sa'id's Hotlist - Links for Middle Eastern Belly Dancers - Costumes & Vendors

The Turkish Emporium - Turkey's best online shopping mall

Bedouin Woman with Tattoos

Henna-henne Beautifying Oneself in Islam

moroccan henna history + recipes + instructions

Henna Designs from Sisters in Islam

Gingers House of Mehndi

Muslim uses of Henna

eBay.com Seller List: we3bellydance.com

Islamic World.Net: Sister's Page: Henna Info.

William Coupon - Places - Turkey

MFA - Exhibition - Ikat: Splendid Silks of Central Asia from the Guido Goldman Collection

Cariadoc's Miscellany: Notes on Islamic Clothing

William Coupon - Social Studies Ten: Berbers

William Coupon - Social Studies Sixteen: Kurds

William Coupon - Social Studies Nine: The Druzim (Israel)

William Coupon - Places - Egypt

Silver Jewelry of the Middle East

Excite Folk Costume: Middle East

International - Torn Over Garments, Turkey Hurtles Toward a Showdown

Welcome to Essence of Eve! reasonably priced belly dance and tribal costumes

Coptic Egypt, Tunic with Dionysiac Ornament, 4-5th century CE at The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Collection: Antonio Ratti Textile Center: View 1

Coptic Egypt, 8th-10th century CE, Tunic, linen and wool, Louvre.

Costumes of the Levant

Maroc - Morocco _ Exhibition of Traditional Costumes

Basic Medieval Middle Eastern Clothing

ShimmyShimmy.com Boutique for Belly Dance Accessories, Supplies, and Costumes!

Oriental clothes: Bedouin dress, Kefiya, Akal, Turkish hat

Costumes of the Sultans

eBay Store - Tuts Egyptian Gallery: halloween goodies, Egyptian Cotton Products, Belly dance goodies

traditional readymade dresses, African traditional clothes, traditional Arab clothing, readymade garments, fabrics manufacturers, traditional dresses from India

Belly Dancing: Costume Corner

Footwear of the Middle Ages - Shoe Design List/Saracen (c1000-1300)

Near and Middle Eastern Costume Sites Worth Seeing

Antique Ottoman Turkish Textiles

Latest Medieval Egyptian Knitting Projects

Medieval Muslim Knitting

Applying Henna Paste

The Art of Mehndi - Mehndi Tutorial

Tyeing a Turban (Belly Dance)

From Turban to Toe Ring

To the land of henna and kohl, Avon calls

AlHediya.com, Kuwait

Antique Oriental Tribal Kilims and Bags - Turkish, Persian and Caucasian Rugs

Maghribi Costume

Some Clothing of the Middle Ages -- Egypt -- The Background

Ancient Coptic links are on the Byzantine Costume Links Page

16th Century Near Eastern Women's Clothing

Middle Eastern Dance Costume Links

Home Page: Kelsey Museum Virtual Textile Gallery

Personal Style in Late Antiquity

Early Islamic Inscribed Textiles

Riches to Rags Indian Block-Printed Textiles Traded to Egypt (Medieval)

Costumes of the Levant

8th and 9th century (ce) Abbasid clothing

Silks for the Sultans - Ottoman Imperial Garments from Topkapi Palace

Origins of Oriental Dance: Pt 3 - Costumes

An Overview of Middle-Eastern Garments in the Middle Ages

Persian /Iranian clothing is on the Asian Costume Links Page

Near and Middle Eastern Costume Sites Worth Seeing

Belly Dancing: Costume Corner

Thirteenth Century Andalusian Costume

Medieval Middle Eastern Fabrics

The Inner Courtyard of Dar Anahita (Medieval Middle Eastern Clothing)

Our Tribe: Ethnographic Jewelry and Textiles

Turkish Women's Wear

TURKOMEN WOMEN IN COSTUME

MacedoniaDirect: Folk Costumes Gallery I

Middle Eastern Dance Costume Links

Chandra's - Belly Dance Supplies On-Line Catalog

Costumes of the Levant

Adam Basma bellydance traditional native dances Middle East music history Egypt Lebanon Syria Palestine Jordan The Arabian Gulf Iraq Morocco Algeria

19th Century rural dress in Turkey from Racinet

Belly Dance Home Page (Oriental Dance)

Dhyanis, bellydancer, costumes and bellydancing classes

Traditional Lebanese Costumes - Al Mashriq

Crowns : Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats The Button Blanket : An Activity Book Ages 6-10 (Northwest Coast Indian Discovery Kits)

Deerskins into Buckskins : How to Tan With Natural Materials A Field Guide for Hunters and Gatherers

The Shining Cloth: Dress and Adornment That Glitters

Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old West
The Complete How-To Book of Indian Craft

Secrets of Eskimo Skin Sewing

Sinews of Survival : The Living Legacy of Inuit Clothing
Wedding Ceremonies: Ethnic Symbols, Costume, and Rituals

The Aloha Shirt : Spirit of the Islands Deerskins Into Buckskins: How To Tan With Brains Soap Or Eggs

Men of Color : Fashion, History, Fundamentals

Stylenoir : The First How-To Guide to Fashion Written With Black Women in Mind

Ceremonial Costumes of the Pueblo Indians : Their Evolution, Fabrication, and Significance in the Prayer Drama

American Indian Design and Decoration (The Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

Aloha Attire: Hawaiian Dress in the Twentieth Century

Ultimate Sticker Book: Cowboy

The Customs of New England - Google Book Search

	George Caitlin paintings of Plains Indian painted robes New!
	Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection (Peoples of Eastern Canada)
	"Old Believer" Dresses
	Native Americans
	See also Afrocentic Clothing Links
	YaTaHai Native American Beads and Buckskins
	"the People's Paths!" Cherokee Culture Facts - By Wendell Cochran
	Wakeda Trading Post Native American & Reenactor Supplies
	Nudies Rodeo Tailors official website of Nudies suits
	November artifact California Yurok hat
	The Cherokee Tear Dress Eyewitness Accounts
	The Cherokee Tear Dress Facts
	Pigments and Dyes
	Native Clothing in the 17th Century
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: American Indians
	Apache Indian Army Scouts in Army Uniform and Traditional Dress1920s and 1930s
	PowWow: Regalia
	- Drysdales has your denim and western wear covered.
	How to Make Native American Style Cone Bells :: Modern Traditional :: Preserving traditional styles and arts and creating new ones based on good old fashioned sense.
	MTC - How to Make Cone Bells
	Modern Traditional Clothing FAQ
	How to Make Hudson Bay Capote (Indian Blanket Coat) Learn Plans, Patterns
	The Braintan Gallery: Period Garments
	Tribal Index of photos in the "The North American Indian"
	California Fashions Pre 1849
	Civilization.ca - Haida - Haida art - Chiefly possessions
	Civilization.ca - Treasures Gallery - Athapaskan women's costumes and ornaments
	NativeWeb Resources: Native American Clothing
	Native Americans: Prehistoric: Mississippian: Economy: Clothing
	Patriotic 5 Inch Boot with Stars
	Available from the Nightmare Factory
	Yatahai Beads and Buckskins
	Mexican Dress Traditional Mexican Dress Pattern
	Northern California Indian Development Council Photo Gallery
	How to Make Hudson Bay Capote (Indian Blanket Coat) Learn Plans, Patterns
	NativeTech: Making Woodland Style One-piece, Soft-sole, Center-seam Moccasins
	How to Make Moccasins: Moccasin Plans Pattern Patterns Directions
	Historic Crafts & Skills - Soft Sole Plains Moccasins
	Arab Americans: customs
	Swans L.A. Expressions: African American clothing, sorority and fraternity gear.
	Portraits of Notable Native American Men of 1836
	Buckhorn Trading Company (Rendevous suppliers)
	Native American Performance Links
	Welcome to the Black Fashion Museum, Washington, DC
	Native American BEADS -- history, cultural values
	Aztec Dress
	Buckskin & Buffalo : The Artistry of the Plains Indians
	Lakota- Woman's Dress
	Yahoo! Clubs fansmexicandanceandcostumes
	Meskwaki Traditional Arts
	Native American Fashion : Modern Adaptations of Traditional Designs
	William Coupon - Places - Ozarks
	Seminole Indian Clothing
	William Coupon - Social Studies Six: Native Americans
	William Coupon - Places - Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
	William Coupon - Social Studies Eight: Cowboys
	William Coupon - Social Studies Eleven: Ayamara and Quechua Indians
	William Coupon - Social Studies Thirteen: The Tarahumara Indians (Mexico)
	William Coupon - Social Studies Twenty-Seven: The Huichole
	William Coupon - Social Studies Seventeen: The Lacandon (Mexico)
	NAT-EDU mailing list: Re: Graduation dress--A VICTORY!!
	NAT-EDU mailing list: Re: ABQ schools fight traditional dress
	Native (American) Clothing in the 17th Century
	The Aztecs and Women in Aztec Times at Beauty Worlds: Facts and History
	FAMSF: Native American (Sioux) Painted Parasol 1910
	Dread History: The African Diaspora, Ethiopianism, and Rastafari
	Traditional Dress: Knowledge and Methods of Old-Time Clothings (A Good Medicine Book)
	How to Make Cherokee Clothing
	Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume
	NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
	Leather and Clothes
	19th Century Seminole Men`s Clothing ~ Longshirt Appendicies & References
	Child's Dress, Crow people, Montana, about 1875
	Young Woman's Dress, Chinese American, New York City, Mid 1930's
	Raw Vision: The Original Rhinestone Cowboy
	Digital Collection - Ceremonial Moccasins, Huron, c. 1850
	Ghost Dance Dress
	Welcome to the Lda Kut Naax sati' Yatx'i (All Nation's Children) home page
	NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art
	NativeTech: Leather and Clothes
	"And did those feet in ancient time ..." Historical notes on native footwear
	Converse Men's All-Stars Hi Tops, Assorted Colors
	Welcome to Windspeaker's Guide to Indian Country - Portrait of a jingle dress dancer
	Mexico Tourist Attraction Photos by PlanetWare
	Sat'n Spurs: Your Colorado Western Wedding Source
	People : Native Americans Screen Saver, Photos, and Wallpaper by Webshots
	Minx & Tim's Camp: Custom Quillwork & Wampum
	Western Bootmaking School
	Anyiam's Creations: Exquisite collection of Bridal Wear, Formal Wear, Afrocentric Fashions, Robes, Cap & Gown, Tuxedos, Evening Wear, Men's & Ladies Wear, Fashion Design, Online Shop
	CMCC - Hold onto Your Hats! History and meaning of headwear in Canada
	Native Alaskan Costume Information
	CMCC - Clothing Traditions from Three Indigenous Cultures
	Native American - Mainland Traditions
	Crossroads of Continents Exhibit
	Trinidad & Tobago Carnival 1999
	Puntarama Pruductions: CARNIVAL '97
	Carnival Queen Show 1998 Prizes
	CMCC - Clothing Traditions from Three Indigenous Cultures
	CMCC - Moccasins

Oceania (Cultures of the Pacific Islands)

Hawaiian Leis-wedding leis and flowers shipped fresh in 24 hours

Aloha Hula Wear - Home

The Art of the Aloha Shirt Books Desoto Brown,Linda Boynton Arthur

The University of Hawaii at Manoa COSTUME COLLECTION

CNST 213 Hawaiian Influences on Western Apparel

Where Echoes of Spirits Still Dwell: New Guinea Tribal Costumes

Hawaiian Patterns

Sarongs | Hawaiian Sarongs | Tropical Sarongs

Pareo Tying (Tahitian)

Sarong fashion (for men)

MORE SARONG TIES AND USES

A SARONG TUTORIAL, SarongsOnTheWeb.com. High quality Batik Sarongs. Over twenty ways to tie a sarong.

Emerald Beach Sarongs & Exotic Clothing Sarongs Kimonos Punjabis Shoes India Silk Indonesia:

Institute of Draped Clothes -

Clothing the Pacific

Bundi barkcloth butterfly dancers (Art-Pacific.com: New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art)

Bai Minority Group Hats (Art-Pacific.com: New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art)

Painted Faces - Beauty and Power (Art-Pacific.com: New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art)

BILAS - Traditional Jewelry in Papua New Guinea

Art-Pacific.com - New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art

Ceremonial Masks (Art-Pacific.com: New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art)

VIA Online: Saving Hawaii's Lost Art of Feather Craft

How to Wear a Sarong or Pareo

Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features Tie A LavaLava

Sweet Leilani Vintage Hawaiian Collectibles at Ruby Lane

Salon Health & Body | Penis gourds: The rebel uniform

Phallocrypts (Art-Pacific.com: New Guinea tribal art and Indonesian folk art)

Phallocrypts - NewGuineaArt.com

ANCIENT TRIBAL ATTIRE or MODERN REBEL UNIFORM? - Artifacts from ancient and tribal cultures: originals, replicas, reproductions

Tropical Shirts and Clothing (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Trust Territory of the Pacific Archives (Hawaii)

MEN AND WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL DRESS DOING TRADITIONAL DANCES. FIELD TRIP, DISTAD 1973 - Reel 4048

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Oceania

Native American - Hawaiian Quilting Tradition

Bird Feather Wig in Papua New Guinea

Barkcloth Hawaii - Fifties Fabric Shop -Tropical Hawaiian Vintage 50's Style Fabrics

The History of the Aloha Shirt

William Coupon - Social Studies Ninteen: New Guinea Tribesmen

1834 Feather Cape from Hawaii

Hawaii Tourist Attraction Photos by PlanetWare

ARTIFICIAL CURIOSITIES

Hawaiian feather cape

Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Hawaiian Cultural Image Links

Art History B10-0: Part II (Includes two Hawaiian Feather Capes)

Hawaiian Cape at Sotheby's

Ancient Featherwork - Bishop Museum, Honolulu

Polar Regions

Polar Regions Traditional Dress Page

Kabuki Costumes Paper Dolls
Japanese Kimono Paper Dolls in Full Color Celtic Folklore Cooking
Chinese Opera Costumes Paper Dolls
Chinese Women's Fashion Paper Dolls

Modesty: An Adornment for Life

Ultimate Sticker Book: Costume Dress in Ireland
Aching for Beauty : Footbinding in China
Bound Feet & Western Dress [ABRIDGED]

	QuiltEthnic.com - Latin/South America
	Peruvian and Bolivian Weavings
	Dread History: The African Diaspora, Ethiopianism, and Rastafari
	Lake Titicaca (Bolivian Dress)
	The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco
	Descendants of the Incas: Inca weaving traditions and family ties.
	Photography by Bill King - Kuna People
	William Coupon - Social Studies Twenty-Five: The Caraja (Brazil)
	Cobo and provincial Inca clothing
	Peru - Inca Cloth Tunic
	The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco
	Descendants of the Incas: Inca weaving traditions and family ties.
	The Incas
	Inca Traditions Pay Off for Peruvian Weavers
	ANDEAN TEXTILES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
	MAGIC FEATHERS Textile Arts of Ancient Peru
	Tai Gallery/Textile Arts: Pre-Columbian Textiles
	UIMA: Ancient Andean Textiles, Schnell Collection
	Peru Image Collection Thumbnail Page - Pre-Columbian Textiles
	Americas (English Edition) : A stitch in time. (evaluation of Inca textile manufacture) @
	Candomble women in traditional dress
	William Coupon - Places - Peru
	William Coupon - Places - Brazilian Carnival
	Ecuador Tourist Attraction Photos by PlanetWare
	The Tale of the Kayapo Feather Headdresses (Amazonian)
	Amazonian Traditional dress and tools
	Grenada carnival

Western Europe

General:

	Images from Costumes des Femmes du Pays de Caux, Paris, 1827. (Traditional peasant dresses in Western Europe, 1827)
	Excite Folk Costume: Western Europe
	Gypsy (Rom) Stuff!
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Europe in the 15th & 16th Centuries
	Regional Dress, c.1795 from an unknown Travel Book
	Top 50 Karneval - Listinus (Top 50 Carnival sites in German)
	Medieval Sourcebook: Lateran IV: Canon 68 - on Dress of Jews and Saracens
	Anh Gloux Paper Dolls with European Folk Dress

Denmark

Download and print Danish National costumes & Paperdoll

England and Wales:

Finland:

	Finnish National Costume
	William Coupon - Social Studies Seven: Sami Lapplanders
	Finnish National Costume
	Finnish National Costumes
	FinnLinks - Culture Category
	The Craft Museum Of Finland
	William Coupon - Places - Finnish Lapland
	19th Century Rural Scandinavian Dress from Racinet
	Excite Folk Costume: Scandinavia

France:

flickr Costume Breton

	Coiffes de Bretagne
	French Fashion Glossary-Images
	Coifs ironing (French Provincial Peasant hats)
	Old coifs of PAYS DE RETZ
	The Paydret Costume in the old times
	REPASSAGE DES COIFFES
	La broderie en Bretagne
	TripAdvisor: Musee Souleiado
	duffle coat reefer jacket and breton shirt
	costumes bretons de Moelan-sur-Mer
	Full-Color Sourcebook of French Fashion
	Welcome to the Museum of Provencal Art and History
	Costumes of Normandie (In French) Lots of Pictures
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: France 15th & 16th Centuries
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: 19th Century France
	Theme: History , Historical figures (1,000 French History Costumes)
	GROUPE FOLKLORIQUE en costume du pays d'Arles : la SOULEIADO deMARGARIDO - site officiel

Germany & Austria:

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Germany

TRACHT: NATIVE DRESS, FASHION OR COSTUME?

Schaumburger Trachten

Trachten am Oberrhein

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: 16th Century Germany

Original Scheesseler Traditional Dress Gruppe, Germany

Das Lederhosen Museum

Trachten-P�llmann M�nchen

Internet Archive: Free Download: Deutsche Volkstrachten, Original-Zeichnungen mit erkl�rendem Text (German Folk Dress, by Albert Kretchmer)

Top 50 Karneval - Listinus (Top 50 Carnival sites in German)

Zur Tracht

MUENCHEN TRACHTEN, Frame

Trachten- und Volkstanzgruppe Kappelrodeck e.V.

Info-Homepage des Verbandes der Heimat- und Trachtenvereine Linz und Umgebung (Austria)

Dirndl, German Dirndl, Lederhosen, Lederhosen Costume, Beer Steins, Beer Steins

German dirndls, lederhosen, beer steins, bavarian clothing, oktoberfest music, and other quality germany themed imported gifts are our specialty at Ernst Licht Embroidery and Imports.

Appenzell Innerrhoden > Kultur > Museum Appenzell > Trachten

Els�sser Trachten - Engerwiller

Internet Archive: Free Download: Danziger Frauentrachtenbuch 1601 (Women's Dress of Danzig in 1601)

Lutterloh System

PHONE-SOFT INTERNET-VERZEICHNIS �STERREICH

Trachten und Ledermode Sinnhofer

Alpen Lifestyle The Trachtenhaus Karl J�ger, in Miesbach/Baveria.

Holland:

	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: 17th & 18th Century Holland
	Field's Fabrics - Dutch Costume Kits & Dolls
	Typically Dutch (Wooden shoes)
	William Coupon - Places - Holland
	William Coupon - Social Studies Twelve: The Traditional Dutch

Iceland & Greenland:

	Virtually Virtual Iceland - The National Costume
	The National Costume of Iceland

Ireland:

A (much) smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland - Chapter XVIII - Dress and Personal Adornment - The Person and the Toilet

Diochra.com - Irish Dancing Shoe Info

The True Story of What the Irish Wore

Clothing of the Ancient Celts

Echna's 5th Century Irish-Celtic Re-Enactments Page

Echna's Celtic Clothing Page

Traditional Irish Dress and The Effect of Western Culture

Irish Threads For Irish Dancing

How to Make Your Own Irish Dance Costume

Celtic Clothing

Earthly Delights - Irish Dance Solo Dresses & Costumes

Irish step dancing and boys' costumes

A (much) smaller Social History of Ancient Ireland - Chapter XVIII - Dress and Personal Adornment - Dress

Dungarvan Museum Society Online - The Edward Brenan Collection (Photos of Irish Dress 1905-1913)

Irish Costume 16th -19th Centuries

Celtic Dress of the 16th C.

Pseudo-16th Century Leine Pattern

The Irish History Company

Irish Wedding Dress (Hylit)

Celtic Fashions

Making Early Medieval Irish Shoes

Molly's Brief Essay on the Leinte of Early Medieval Ireland

Celtic Clothing

Italy & Sardinia:

	Webshots Community - Wild Images : Venice Carnival (Hi-res)
	Carnevale -- Let the Fun Begin!
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Medieval/Renaissance Italy
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Italy
	Webshots Community - swabian-alemannian carnival
	Doge di Venezia : Il Carnevale
	William Coupon - Social Studies Twenty-Two: The Sardi (Italy)
	Sardinian costumes a journey through time. 1_7
	Top 50 Karneval - Listinus (Top 50 Carnival sites in German)
	Costumi popolari italo - Calabria (in Italian)
	Sardinian costumes a journey through time. 1/7
	18th-19th Century Italian Peasant Dress from Racinet
	Carnevale di Venezia 2001 - Calendario Ufficiale degli Eventi

Norway:

	Notes & Picture on Norwegian Dress
	Husfliden - Norwegian Bunads
	Norske Bunader
	Bunader (Norwegian bunads)
	Nordic Heritage Museum (Seattle)
	Bunader (Bunads)
	Guardian Unlimited Travel \| A woman wearing traditional Norwegian dress
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Scandinavia
	19th Century Rural Scandinavian Dress from Racinet
	Bunad - the Norwegian National Costume
	Reproduction Viking Age Art and Artifacts (includes jewelry)
	Excite Folk Costume: Scandinavia

Poland

	Polish Costuming Resource
	Polish Costume of the XVII Century
	Polish Jewish dress in the 17th and 18th century
	17th C. Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth Costume Patterns
	Polish Costume and Military Equipment 17th C.
	17th Century (and other traditional) Polish Clothing Patterns
	Internet Archive: Free Download: Danziger Frauentrachtenbuch 1601 (Women's Dress of Danzig in 1601)

Portugal

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Portugal

Sardinia

flickr Sardinian traditional costumes

Scotland:

The Art of Kiltmaking - Celtic Dragon Press

White Thistle kilt maker Scottish kilts tartan making

The Evolution of the Kilt

Bespoke traditional kilt maker in Angus, Scotland.

Kilt Pleating 101

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Scotland

Highland Dress

17th Century Highland Dress

Reconstructing History — Scottish Historical Clothing Research

YouTube - The Highland Kilt, Demo I

YouTube - The Highland Kilt -- Demo Film 2

Love and Care of the GREAT KILT

MaraRiley.net–17th and 18th Century Scottish Costume

The making of a kilt

Met Special Topics Page | The Kilt

Thump Music: Inexpensive Kilts, World Music Supplies, etc.

bespoke tailors of highland dress, kilts custom-made by Dege & Skinner Savile Row London

What the Scots Never Wore

Scottish Women's Clothing

Scottish Men's Clothing

Celtic Clothing

Tempus Peregrinator's Weeb Page

Love and Care of the GREAT KILT

The Highland Dress Store - Currency

Family and clan tartans (plaids)

The Kilt in the 18th century

Braveheart Kilt

Plaid Instructions and other Observations on Scottish Reenacting

A Modern Approach to Making a Great Kilt

DawnPages -- Celtic Drape

Making a kilt

The making of a kilt

A Short History of Tartan

Getting Married in Scotland -Traditional Dress

White Thistle kilt maker scottish kilts tartan making

Dressed By Scotland: Highland Dress, Kilts, Tartan hand-made in Scotland

Celtic Dress of the 16th C.

Sumptuary Law in Medieval Scotland

Books and Articles with Descriptions or Depictions of Historical Scottish Clothing

Descriptions and Depictions of Historical Scottish Clothing

Making Scots Gilles of the Middle Ages

Spain & Grenada:

The Spanish Peacock - Women's Costume in Taifa Spain

	Grenada carnival
	Racinet's Le Costume Historique: 19th Century Spain
	19th Century Spanish rural dress from Racinet
	William Coupon - Social Studies Twenty-Six: The Gypsies (Granada)
	Spanish and Moorish Fashions
	Spanish Herald Uniforms

Sweden:

Dress of the Queens of Sweden

Scandinavian Origins

The Swedish National Costume.

Excite Folk Costume: Scandinavia

Hemslojd, Inc. Costume Patterns Swedish Gifts

The history of FOLKDR�KT, English.

The Swedish National Costume.

Swedish costumes

Field's Fabrics - Dutch Costume Kits and Patterns

19th Century Rural Scandinavian Dress from Racinet

Switzerland

Racinet's Le Costume Historique: Switzerland

DVD: Swiss Fashion Design

Wales

Celtic Cottages presents the history of the traditional Welsh National costume.

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