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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
The Costume
Site is a
web
site maintained by Lauren Podolak containing links to a tremendous
number
of other sites of interest to the costumer. These include supply
companies,
museum image galleries, and how-to instructions for a variety of
garments.
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
Renaissance Information
Center is operated by Crossroads Renaissance Publications &
Event
Productions, the same people who bring you Renaissance Herald
magazine
and run several faires in the western US. This site has the most
extensive
set of renaissance faire links I have seen, including event calendars,
merchants, craftsmen, and re-creation societies.
http://www.renaissanceinfo.com
The Scottish
Tartans Museum
in Franklin, North Carolina represents the US branch of the Scottish
Tartans Society. Their web site features a Virtual Museum Tour that
narrates the history of Scottish costume (accurate history, not
"Braveheart"), the Tartans, and the role of Scots-Americans in the
history of North Carolina. Interesting pieces in the museum include the
oldest existing civilian kilt and a kilt from the film, "Brigadoon."
The gift shop has tailored kilts and tartan fabric by the yard in
most of the known setts.
www.scottishtartans.org
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.
Shop
Alteryears For
The Costumer
is an excellent source of unusual historical clothing patterns
(including
the Randwulf's line) and hard-to-find corsetting supplies.
Visit their web site at www.alteryears.com. The web site shows
only a portion of the available publications, emphasizing
Alteryears' own line of historical clothing patterns. Send away for the
full-size paper catalog to see the rest.
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
House of Dra
This
well-illustrated
and linked online catalog offers solid renaissance faire garb. Choose
items
ready made, or have them custom designed and fitted. The garments are
made using 100 percent natural cottons and silks.
http://www.houseofdra.com
Renaissance
Dancewear
offers specialty hosiery for medieval/renaissance re-creationists and
performers.
The basic material is a substantial cotton-lycra, not the plastic-like
stuff you find in ordinary dancewear stores. Innovative designs include
tights with built-in codpieces, XXL sizes, and striped Landsknect
leggings.
www.renaissancedancewear.com
Dragonfly
Design Studio
offers old fashioned Halloween costume and supply.
http://DragonflyDesignStudio.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.
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 finished mail
items.
A best price policy on rings is proclaimed. The Ring Lord also
maintains
a SCA Merchants Page
featuring businesses whose products are of particular interest to
medieval
recreationists.
http://www.theringlord.com/sca/merchants
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
www.yatahai.com
Xcentricities by Ynhared
Victorian-Inspired corsetry and fashion for any body
www.corset.net
Leather and Lace
All sorts of leather clothing and accessories at discount prices,
including jackets, motorcycle wear, corsets, exotic dresses in all
sizes. Free shipping
www.eleatherandlace.com
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.
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/
Big Daddy's
Gypsy Caravan
Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan is an online fabric store and renaissance
fabric, vestment brocade supplier. They fabric by the yard and at
discount and wholesale prices. Cotton fabric, polyester fabric, brocade
fabric, velvet fabric, wool fabric, linen fabric, satin fabric,
vestment brocade, liturgical brocade, ecclesiastical brocade, hemp
fabric, SCA trim, renaissance and medieval trim. They also offer
do-it-yourself items, such as studs and leather stamp set tools.
www.bigdaddygypsy.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
Renaissance Wardrobe
Fine Renaissance clothing including Bodices, skirts, dresses, waist
cinchers, capes, doublets, pants, and vests for all ages. All handmade
in the USA.
www.renaissancewardrobe.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
Evening Elegance
Evening bags and purses, hats, gloves, shawls, hair accessories,
jewelry, belts, fashions, clothing, lingerie, shoes and costumes
including pets and children. Items are offered at discount prices and
shipping is one fee no matter how many items are purchased.
www.eveningelegance.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
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.
http://home.earthlink.net/~basfa/
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
http://home.earthlink.net/~dilvish/index.html
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
Arizona
Hobbyists'
Paradise
Arizona's premiere hobby community is a site for persons interested in
all manner of special hobbies, including (so far) animation, manga,
card collecting, movies, fitness, and cosplay. Features include
discussion forums, news, contests, an events calendar with links to
many local cons, and movie/game/comics reviews.
www.hobbyistsparadise.com
No Quarter
Given
is a clearinghouse for those interested in pirates, privateers and
nautical history. Visit their web site for sample articles, links to
merchants
with a buccaneerish bent, a Pirate Movie Guide, Book Reviews, links to
Pirate Re-Creation organizations, and of course information on how to
subscribe
to No Quarter Given magazine.
http://www.noquartergiven.net
Renaissance Magazine is a high-quality, slick-cover quarterly magazine encompassing the entire Renaissance Faire phenomenon. Each issue includes faire reviews, articles on personalities at the fairs, and articles about the history, costume, and customs of the renaissance era. The magazine offers reasonably priced display and classifed advertising for renaissance-related craftsfolk and services. www.RenaissanceMagazine.com
For subscription and advertising information, write to:
Renaissance Magazine/Phantom Press
13 Appleton Road
Nantucket MA 02554
or e-mail
RenZine@aol.com
Fandata fandom
directory
(online
edition) is "Your one-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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