The featured topic for this month will be an article on 18th Century Re-enacting. 
Links and Credits
Links to my favorite costume websites, commercial sites, and other 18th century related sites. I have also listed credits and a list of books that I have in my library.
Credits
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Kat's Library
I have built up my library over many years (or at least it feels like many years). I believe that all re-enactors should have a good reference library. Here is the complete list of books, movies and media that I have in my library.
American/English Books
- A Lady of Fashion, Album of Styles and Fabrics by Barbara Johnson -
based on an original 18th century scrapbook with lovely original copies of
swatches and notes from the original book. An expensive book to buy but
worth it!
- What Clothes Reveal by Linda Baumgartan - A great well researched
book with photographs of original clothing and a lot of information.
- Patterns of Fashion 1660-1860 by Janet Arnold - A must have book
for re-enactors who are advancing their costume tailoring skills or just
want to be adventurous!
- Costume Close-up Clothing Construction and Patterns 1750-1790
(Published by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ISBN 0-89676-226-2
- Fitting and Proper by Sharon Ann Burnston, Historical Clothing from
the Collection of the Chester County Historical Society ISBN 1-88065-10-1) -
Wonderful book with patterns for the re-enactor.
- The Cut of Woman's Clothes 1600-1930
by NorahWaugh - Great pattern book!
- FASHION The collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute, A history
from the 18th-20th century by Taschen - Lovely pictures! A great source for
costume inspiration.
- Revolution in Fashion 1715-1815 by the Kyoto Costume Institute
- Costume in Pictures by Dr. Phyliss Cunnington 1964 - An old book
but has some valuable information to be more correct in reenactment circles.
She tells you when (general time period) men wore cravats or women wore caps
in the 18th century.
- An Elegant Art, Fashion and Fantasy in the 18th century - Nice
pictures.
- Dangerous Liaisons by The Met - Fun and beautiful pictures that
play on subtle moments of sexuality during the 18th century.
- Costume Close-Up, Clothing Construction and Pattern 1750-1790 by
Linda Baumgarten & John Watson
- Historical Fashion in Detail The 17th and 18th Centuries by Arvil
Hart and Susan North.
- A History of Costume in the West by Francois Boucher
- European Costume and Fashion 1490-1790 by Francis M. Kelly and
Randolph Schwabe
- 18th Century Costume in National Museum Liverpool - Pauline Rushton
- 18th Century Clothing by Bobbie Kalman (good for beginners)
- Eighteenth-Century Fashion in Full Color by Stella Blum - 64 plates
taken from the original French fashion plate book, Galarie-Des-Modes. Great
book for costume inspiration.
Swedish Books
- Solen och Nordstjärnan Frankrike and Sverige på 1700 talet
- Kunglight Klådd Kungligt Mode
- Från topp till tå
- 1700 tal Carl Gustaf Tessin på Läckö
- 46 historier om Kostymer
Danish Book
- Moden i 1700 tal ärene by Ellen Andersen
French Books
- Le Style Marie Antoinette - Adrien Goetz
- Modes en Miroir La France et La Halliande au temps des lumieres
German Book
- Die Welt Rokoko (will trade for an English copy)
Embroidery Books
- 18th Century Embroidery Techniques - Gail Marsh
- Early American Embroidery Designs by Mildred T. Davis
Kat's 18th Movie Library
- Amadeus (Forman 1984) - A movie about Mozart but narrated by his
rival Saleri.
- Barry Lyndon (Kubrick, 1975) - Follows the life of an 18th century
Irish playboy.
- Dangerous Liaisons (Frears, 1988) - A movie about two aristocratic
friends make a bet on whether one can seduce an innocent woman.
- Jefferson in Paris (Ivory, 1995) - Mainly about Jefferson's
relationship with Sally.
- The Madness of King George (Hytner, 1994)
- Valmont (Forman,1989) see Dangerous Liaisons
- Marie Antoinette (Sofia Coppola 2006) - Eye candy in every sense.
- Affair of the Necklace - Great costume inspiration movie!
- Perfume - Disturbing
- Sleepy Hollow - The classic story we grew up with.
- The Aristocrats - BBC Prime - Wonderful mini-series and great for
costume inspiration.
- The Lady and the Duke - Nice French film about an English woman
dealing with the horrors of the revolution.
- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Scaramouche
- Brotherhood of the Wolf
- Quills
- Triumph of Love - Very cute love story!
- Baron Munchausen
Links
The links section of this page offers links to almost everything related to the 18th century.
Main Categories-
18TH CENTURY
CLOTHING AND FASHION
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GENERAL
18TH CENTURY WEBSITES
- 18TH CENTURY ORGANIZATIONS
- MUSIC AND DANCE
- 18TH CENTURY PEOPLE
- COMMERCIAL WEBSITES
- 18TH CENTURY
INSPIRED VIDEOS ON YOU TUBE
- HISTORICAL LOCATIONS
Subcategories
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AUTHENTIC CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
- COSTUME PRINTS AND GALLERIES
- COSTUME RESOURCES
- TEXTILES
- MUSEUMS
- 18TH
CENTURY REENACTMENT CLOTHING
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CENTURY REENACTMENT
SUPPLIES
- 18TH
CENTURY REENACTMENT CLOTHING PATTERNS
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REPRODUCTION TEXTILES
- SHOES
- WIGS &
DECORATION
- HATS
- ART
- REUPHOLSTERING
- MOVIE TRAILERS AND
SHORT FILMS
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SCANDINAVIAN
WEBSITES WITH ORIGINAL COSTUMES
18th Century Clothing and Fashion
AUTHENTIC CLOTHING AND TEXTILES
Demode
The best collection of links to "real" examples of 18th century
clothing from 1750-1790 on the Internet. This is a great area to browse
and get inspiration for reproduction clothing. In English.
Museum Links to Clothing Images
A link list by Kathy Decker to pictures of authentic 18th century
clothing. In English.
The
Metropolitan Museum of Art-Eighteenth-Century European Dress
An American
museum with pictures of original 18th century clothing. In English.
Kyoto Costume Institute
- Digital Archive
A Japanese website with many pictures of authentic pieces of clothing
from 1700-1780. In Japanese and English.
Kent State University Exhibition - Centuries of Childhood
A gallery of children's clothing from the mid 18th century to the early
19th century, In English.
Bissonnette on Costume - Time Search 1700-1799
The famous
curator of the Kent State Museum. This page displays a gallery of
authentic 18th century clothing. In English.
Kent State University Exhibition - Colors in Fashion - 1704-1918
A vivid and colorful exhibition of 18th century clothing along with
clothing from later periods. In English.
18th
Century Style
Kathleen Newman has a website about 18th century
fashion. She has "real" examples of 18th century clothing and jewellery
in her own collection as well as fashion plates and information about
re-enacting. In English.
Costumes of Marie
Antoinette
A site with lovely pictures of real garments. It also includes
information about Marie Antoinette.
The
Gallery of Fashion
Copper plates with
valuable information about the fashion from 1794-1803. In English.
La Couturière
Parisienne
A German costume site
with an extensive archive of pictures and paintings. In
English and German.
The
Regency Fashion Page
A great website
about fashion with pictures and information varying from 1770-1830. In English.
American
Revolution.ORG - Clothing
A website
with drawings of 18th century French, American and English clothing. In
English.
The
Costumer's Manifesto
An extensive portal
with links about costume history, accessories and much more.
In English.
Fashion-era
An amusing website about costume history. In
English.
Glossary of 18th Century Costume Terminology
A website
that provides definitions for 18th century English costume terms. In
English.
Kent State University Exhibition - In Bloom
An
"amazing" online exhibition about patterned silk innovations in France
during the 18th century. Remember to click on the pictures of each
textile piece to view larger pictures. In English.
Demode
A page on the Demode website that explains the correct types of textile
to use for 18th century re-enacting. In English.
Livrustkammaren
A local museum that had 18th century style exhibitions on regular
occasions and also houses 18th century carriages.
Nationalmuseum
A local museum with various exhibitions that are occasionally about 18th
century items.
Museum of Costume
A museum
that is located in Bath England. This site displays some nice examples
of 18th century clothing. In English.
Musee de l'Impression sur Ettofes (Indiennes)
A museum in
France with an exhibition about the "Birth of European Textile Design"
and the history of Indian Calico prints. In French and
English.
Musees Des
Tissues et Des Arts Decoratifs De Lyon
A wonderful site with examples of real clothing and textiles from Lyon.
In French and English.
General 18th Century Websites
18th
Resources
A huge collection of
international links that are related to the 18th century.
In English.
18th
Century Studies
A page that contains
an archive covering literary and cultural studies about the 18th
century.
In English.
Vöbam
Older pictures and
maps from all over the world. The subject area is from ancient times to
the beginning of the 1900's. In Swedish.
Web
Gallery of Art
At the Web Gallery
of Art you can find more then 11.600 high quality digital pictures of
European paintings and sculpture from 1150 to 1800. Information,
biographies and comments can be found along with the pictures. It is
possible to send cards with music electronically. In English.
Isis Wardrobe
A friends website. A website about her own wardrobe. In English.
The 18th
Century
A nice website with instructions on how to make certain pieces of 18th
century clothing.
18th Century Organizations
Gustafs
Skål
Gustafs Skål is a large reenactment society that
get together for annual activities and events like having dinners,
picnics and other events in historical surroundings.
Gustaf III's Wänner
Gustaf III's Wänner is a group of friends who love the Gustavian time
period and get together to travel have picnics and dinners in historical
surroundings.
Slottsfrun.se
A very nice website that is related to Gustaf III's Wänner and works as a
site with articles, recipes, tips, links, a buy and sell area, private
pictures from events and much more.
Bellmanssällskapet
Bellmanssällskapet
is for everyone, young and old. As a member you can help to spread the
interest in Bellman and his compositions. In Swedish, Danish, English,
French and Italian.
Fersenska
sällskapet
Fersenska sällskapet's goal is to maintain information, facts and events in relation to
the Fersen family. The main focus is around Count
Hans Axel von Fersen life. This website is run by a few members of
Gustafs Skål. In Swedish and English.
Jakobsbergs
Gårds Vänner
Jakobsbergs
Gård is a beautiful 18th century manor house, it is centrally
located among comfortable surroundings and is only a 5 minute walk from
the Bredäng subway station. The Jakobsbergs Gård Friends group
helps the manor house in different ways. Information about renting the
manor house for weddings, baptisms, courses and conferences can be found
on their website. In Swedish and a
little English.
Kong
Frederik den IV's Tambourafdeling af 1704
Kong Frederik den
IV's Tambourafdeling af 1704 was founded in February of 1997 and is an
independent group with the purpose of illustrating what life was like in Fredrikstads
fortress at the beginning of the 18th century. In English, German,
Spanish, French, Italian and Norwegian.
Marie Antoinette's Association
This association was
founded in Paris in 1901.
In French.
Costume
Society of America
An American organization
about fashion and costume history, among other things it has a good online
bookstore
in cooperation with Amazon.com. In English.
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Société
des amis de Versailles
Versailles friends
has a well made website. In French and English.
Vive la
Joie
A group of people
in Germany who love the 18th century. On their website you can view
information and even pictures of their events. In English and German.
Music and Dance
Barokoko - 16- och
1700-talsunderhållning vid fest och konferens
Barokoko - Birgitta Elisabeth & Hans Wilhelm Löwgren. In
Swedish.
Carl Håkan Essmar - en
gustavian i 2000-talet
Carl Håkan Essmar,
a member of Gustafs Skål, he sings songs and even uses his own
compositions on his
cister/citra for private arrangements and in public. In Swedish.
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Pied en l'air
Pied en l'air is a
group in Stockholm that gives historical dance performances. Many
people in this group are members of Gustafs Skål. In Swedish and
English.
18th Century People
Carl
Michael Bellman
On this website you
can find a massive amount of information about Bellman's life, what he
produced and the time he lived in, articles and much more. You can also
find Fredman's Epistlar and published songs in an advanced system with
hyperlinks, explanations. comments, about the melodies and notes. In
Swedish.
Élisabeth
Louise Vigée-Lebrun
A website with many
paintings created by Élisabeth Louise
Vigée-Lebrun. In English, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.
Madame
de pomadour
At madamedepompadour.com
you can learn everything about Madame de pompadour who in 1745 was Ludvig XV:s
official mistress and raised her social level to the Marchioness of
Pompadour . In English, French and Italian.
Marie
Antoinette
Claudia Solacini's
wonderful website about Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France from
1770-1793. She has an amazing gallery with pictures of Marie Antoinette.
In English and Italian.
Marie
Antoinette Online
An interesting site
about the queen with a large picture archive, In English.
Commercial Websites
18TH CENTURY REENACTMENT CLOTHING
Drews
Costumes
Bjarne
Drews, a member of Gustafs Skål, is a Danish tailor that makes beautiful
hand embroidered 18th century historical clothing and lace. On his website you can see beautiful examples of his creations. Some of
his work has been displayed in Danish museums. In English.
Nordstjernan -
Anna Kjellsdotter Design
Anna Kjellsdotter, a
member of Gustafs Skål, creates 18th century style costumes and corsets
by taking custom orders, On her website you can see several examples of
her beautiful clothing and her contact information.
In Swedish.
Chenilles and Papillons
A beautiful website with nicely tailored 18th century clothing made to
order. In French.
Reine Des Centfeuilles
A website with beautiful historical costumes and accessories. In German.
Silly Sisters
A source for 18th century re-enactment
clothing in North America. In English.
Nehelenia
Historical clothing by Christina Dettmers. In German and English.
18TH CENTURY REENACTMENT SUPPLIES
Jas Townsend and Son, Inc.
A great
website with almost all the supplies you need to re-enact the 18th
century. In English.
Smiling Fox Forge
A website where you can buy 18th century clothing and other items.
18TH CENTURY REENACTMENT CLOTHING PATTERNS
The Recollections of
J. P. Ryan
A great source
for 18th century clothing patterns. When I first started re-enacting I
used these patterns and still do! In English.
Rocking Horse Farm
A great source
for 18th century clothing patterns. In English.
Kanniik's Korner
Historical Costume Patterns
A great source for 18th century clothing patterns. In English.
Longago
Children's Costume Patterns
A great source for 18th century children's clothing patterns. In
English.
Longago Men's Costume
Patterns
A great source for 18th century Men's Costume Patterns. In English.
REPRODUCTION TEXTILES
Durán Textiles AB
Duran Textiles
AB sells 18th century reproduction fabric. You can buy reproduced 18th
century fabric with the original patterns in silk and cotton. She also
has many inspirational pictures of 18th century costumes. In Swedish and
in English.
Ljungbergs Textiles
A company that sells beautiful and traditional textiles that can be used
for 18th century reenacting. In Swedish.
Hyena Fabrics
A store with lovely silk that can be used for 18th century
re-enactment. In English.
Hansson Silks
A British company with beautiful and high quality silk fabric. In
English.
Reproduction Fabrics.COM
Turn of the
18th century reproduction fabrics (1775-1825) at reasonable prices. In English.
William Booth
Draper
A source for
period correct cotton prints, hemps, linen, wool and silk. In English.
Renaissance
Fabrics
A source for
fabrics that can be used for 18th century re-enacting. In English.
Dutch Quilts
A source for 18th century
reproduction chintz fabric (Wihelmina, Hindeloopen, Zannstreek, and
Island Marken fabrics in ecru and madder red are ideal).
Denver Fabrics
A website with various types of fabrics and silk. In English.
Sarah Juniper
Sarah
Juniper has been making high quality shoes for re-enactors for over 25
years. Her shoes might be a little expensive but they are worth the
money. In English.
Shoes from Fugawee from
Ghostforge
A source for 18th century re-enactment shoes. In English.
Jas Townsend
Shoes and Stockings Page
A good
selection of shoes and stockings. In English.
Smink and
Perukmakren
A company
that can custom make 18th century wigs. In Swedish.
Lamplight Feather
A company
that sells feathers for costumes. In English.
Dirty Billy's Hats
A company
that sells 18th century hats for reenactment. In English.
ART
Nästan Äkta (Ungenuine)
Do you dream about
being able to hang an 18th century work of art at home in your living
room? At Nästan Äkta you can order art that is close to the real thing
by the great masters or of your favorite theme. In Swedish and English.
Lages
tapetserarverkstad
One of the
best upholsterers in Sweden who specializes in leather and works using
old traditional methods.
18th Century Inspired Videos on YouTube
Diana Vreeland and
Merisa Berenson
Discussions about the 18th century.
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Diana Vreeland on Marie Antoinette
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Diana Vreelund on the 18th Century
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Diana Vreelund on Madame de Pompadour
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Diana Vreelund on Madame de Pompadour Part 2
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Opening night at the MET
The History of Fine
Fashion
A short film
about the history of fashion.
Marie Antoinette
Hairstyle and Makeup
A great short video on how to make Marie Antoinette hairstyle and
makeup.
Portraiture by Thomas Gainsborough
MOVIE TRAILERS AND SHORT FILMS
A Marie Antoinette Movie Trailer with Jane Seymour
Marie Antoinette, la verttable histoire
The
Affair of the Necklace Trailer
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The
Affair of the Necklace Theme Song
Marie Antoinette
Trailer
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Marie Antoinette European Trailer
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Marie Antoinette - What ever happened
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Marie Antoinette - I want candy
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Marie Antoinette - Vogue
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 1
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 2
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 3
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 4
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 5
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 6
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 7
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 8
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 9
- Marie Antoinette's Dresses Part 10
- Marie
Antoinette's Dresses Part 11
Scandinavian Websites with Original Costumes
Sack Back - Carl Von Linne's Wife's (Sara Lisa) dress. Damask with flower motifs.
Family Egerströms, Linnerhjelms, von Platen och
Bergenstråles collection.
a l'anglaise
- In the English style. sewn in silk with the lining in wool, linen and
embroidered with silk, silver thread and gold palettes.
ā la franįaise
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The next picture shows an a l'anglaise in the French
style.
Fersen's coat and vest - A vest and jacket owned by Axel von Fersen (supposedly Marie Antoinette's lover) circa 1790.
Polonaise - A typical 18th century Swedish wedding dress
