need refs/inspo for period clothing?
Medieval (9th-15th century):
Elizabethan Period (1558-1603)
Georgian Period (1714-1830):
18th century womenâs fashion
18th century menâs fashion
children 18th-19th century
Regency Preiod (1811-1820)/ Empire (1800-1820s):
more stuff on regency and georgian era
thatâs not enough regency
early 19th century menâs wear
early 19th century womenâs wear
Victorian Period (1837-1901):
Romantic Era (1820-1840s)
Edwardian Period (1901-1910):
Belle Epoque (1880-1910s)
more edwardian/belle ĂŠpoque
1910s-1920s [Fashion between the World Wars]
lots of periods in one spot/fashion through centuries:
here, here, and here is almost everything (and properly ordered)
also here with lots of historic fashion magazines
100 years of beauty (includes lots of other cultures too!)
childrenâs historical fashion/toys
historic assecoires (hats, shoesâŚ)
lots of embroidery/jewlery
Short disclaimer: Most pictures show clothes of royalty, aristocracy, and burgoisie as their clothes werenât worn as much and especially not for labour, which is the issue with farmers/workersâ clothes, which also were reused quite often, whether to sew new clothes or have rags. So please keep this in mind!!
It really is very European-centric as I am European as well, and I apologise for it if you expected more from it. I definitely lack the knowledge to determine what are accurate portrayals of other cultures, and to find content for them is really difficult as well. This is why I would encourage you to submit any resources you have or add them below! If you have any book recs or know good pages, please let me know!
Another edit/note: Pinterest has changed a lot since I made the post, so you need to be signed in now to see more than the first row of the boards, Iâm really sorry about that! (Also I tested all the links and on my original post they still work, if youâre having isues with that.)
YET ANOTHER EDIT: yes I think we all know by now that you mistook it for menstruation wear. Itâs ok. Youâre probably the 500th person who mentions it. I get it. Fun fact: most menstruating people just wore what they always wore and just added stuff like period aprons (Abby Cox has an interesting video about it)! Karolina Ĺťebrovska also has a video on menstuation and why itâs so hard to learn something about it!
Also yes, this is primarily womenâs wear. At the time I made this post, I didnât much care about menâs wear, I couldnât accurately pinpoint whether the suit is 1920s or 1850s, so *on my own boards* I mostly tried to sidestep that issue aside from explicitly dated garments. Thatâs why. I also never claimed this to be the be-all-end-all, I was mostly enraged how everything vaguely historical was either labelled as âMedievalâ or âVictorianâ with little to no recognition for any other time period, so I made this post. I never expected it to blow up like this. The post-1920s also werenât really of interest to me and I just added them out of a feeling of obligation, so they definitely donât go as hard as they could. Same goes for the Medieval periods.
Another thing: I cannot guarantee anything for pinboards that I didnât create. Some may have an accidental stray pin that they wanted to pin somewhere else but didnât notice, others may have taken their boards and completely reformed them. I donât know. Take everything with a giant pinch of salt. idk if anyone will read this last bit here but at least thatâs off my mind now.
Anyway, thank you for all these lovely messages in the tags (yes I still do read them from time to time)!