Need research help

Harper Kingsley · 01-25-2012, 07:58 PM

So I've got this crazy sci-fi/fantasy thing going on and I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good book for me to buy or check out from the library--print book, please. I need like medieval clothing and things like that, maybe a book with clothes through the ages? It needs to have good illustrations so I can get an idea of what I'm looking at.

All the concubines are dressed up in sort of Korean inspired hanbok for formal occasions (mostly because I've been watching a lot of movies/dramas set in the Joseon period.) The nobles wear doublets, jerkins, and breeches. But for everything else, there's a real mix of fashions going on, basically anything that looks good could be thrown into the story

If anyone knows of a good book or a good website even, I would be extremely grateful

ATDrake · 01-25-2012, 10:52 PM

Sounds like you want a book like any of these, which I recall seeing on my local library's shelf and flipping through in the past: What People Wore Then (worldwide) by Melissa Leventon, or John Peacock's (he was a BBC costume designer) Costume: 1066 to the Present (England, but a good set of medieval-to-Renaissance) or The Story of Costume (a little shallower, but broader).

All three are primarily visual pictoral references that should be nicely inspiring if you don't really need to know the details of what/when/where/how it was worn.

Also, to see some medieval clothing "live", you might want to check out the costuming blogs of historical recreationists like the people in the Society of Creative Anachronism.

Here's a really nice one where the author not only shows off and models her own works from different time periods, under the "Featured Attyre" section she also showcases some very nice stuff from other costumers, who'll in turn have their own blogs you might want to have a look through.

Hope this helps.

Harper Kingsley · 01-25-2012, 11:09 PM

Oh wow, thank you so much

I've added the books to my wishlist and I'm going to go check out the site right now.

01-25-2012, 07:58 PM	#1
Harper Kingsley Clone Trooper Posts: 212 Karma: 4566103 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Washington Device: kindle	Need research help So I've got this crazy sci-fi/fantasy thing going on and I was wondering if anyone could suggest a good book for me to buy or check out from the library--print book, please. I need like medieval clothing and things like that, maybe a book with clothes through the ages? It needs to have good illustrations so I can get an idea of what I'm looking at. All the concubines are dressed up in sort of Korean inspired hanbok for formal occasions (mostly because I've been watching a lot of movies/dramas set in the Joseon period.) The nobles wear doublets, jerkins, and breeches. But for everything else, there's a real mix of fashions going on, basically anything that looks good could be thrown into the story If anyone knows of a good book or a good website even, I would be extremely grateful

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01-25-2012, 10:52 PM	#2
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Sounds like you want a book like any of these, which I recall seeing on my local library's shelf and flipping through in the past: What People Wore Then (worldwide) by Melissa Leventon, or John Peacock's (he was a BBC costume designer) Costume: 1066 to the Present (England, but a good set of medieval-to-Renaissance) or The Story of Costume (a little shallower, but broader). All three are primarily visual pictoral references that should be nicely inspiring if you don't really need to know the details of what/when/where/how it was worn. Also, to see some medieval clothing "live", you might want to check out the costuming blogs of historical recreationists like the people in the Society of Creative Anachronism. Here's a really nice one where the author not only shows off and models her own works from different time periods, under the "Featured Attyre" section she also showcases some very nice stuff from other costumers, who'll in turn have their own blogs you might want to have a look through. Hope this helps.

01-25-2012, 11:09 PM	#3
Harper Kingsley Clone Trooper Posts: 212 Karma: 4566103 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Washington Device: kindle	Oh wow, thank you so much I've added the books to my wishlist and I'm going to go check out the site right now.

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