Inspiration

http://www.renaissancedress.com/ Stunning Tudor costumes. Gorgeous details.

http://costumes.glittersweet.com/ A huge costuming site with dozens of costumes, historical as well as fantasy. A Fantastic resource!

http://duo.dolls-n-daggers.com/14fashions.html This is a site for doll costumes/dresses, but some of them are gorgeous! One of them inspired my white medieval costume.

http://arcanelore.com/categories/categories.htm These folks do Medieval and Renaissance garb.

Project Journals

http://www.jwlhyferdewinter.50megs.com/custom.html Venetial Courtesan

http://www.livinghistory.co.uk/homepages/tudorcostumes/diarygown.html A 1530's Tudor Gown.

http://members.tripod.com/seamstrix/To%20Dress%20A%20Queen.htm Nicely detailed diary of a gold and red gown.

Wedding Gowns

http://www.magusfloral.com/Period_Weddings/period_weddings.html A wedding site with a list of feature films with historical weddings, as well as information about historical wedding customs.

http://store.romanticthreads.com/viflfago.html Nice! A variety of time periods as well.

http://www.bridalchalet.com/Gallery/index.html There are some gowns in here that have a Renaissance feel, however they aren't meant to be period reproductions.

http://www.bridesandjokers.com/Medieval_1.htm A variety of time periods, including Medieval, Victorian and Renaissance.

Patterns

http://www.reddawn.net/costume/patterns.htm A handy page with advice on altering commercial patterns.

Renaissance Costumes

Below are some of my favorite links. You'll find sites for inspiration. Project Journals. Wedding Gowns. And Patterns.

Enjoy!

Photo by EA Buel

Photo by EA Buel