General
- Clothing guides for Egyptian, Roman, Byzantine, medieval and renaissance periods, plus general sewing tips: https://www.lulus.com/blog/diy-2/sewing-patterns-and-guides-for-historical-clothing-and-costumes/
- Introduction to garb-making, with plenty of links: http://www.bayrose.org/AandS/handouts/Garb_intro.pdf
- Generic styles of various times and cultures – plate 7 through to 49 are the most relevant: http://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/COSTUME1_INDEX.HTML
- Extant finds:http://www.kostym.cz/Anglicky/II_01_01.htm
- Heraldic frocks: http://www.sca.org.au/st_florians/university/library/articles-howtos/heraldry/HeraldicFrocksS.htm
- 15th century Flemish: http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/15th/
Elizabethan
(The Elizabethan era was a time associated with Queen Elizabeth I’s reign (1558 -1603))
- Great resource for both beginners and advanced sewers: http://www.elizabethancostume.net/index.html
Italian
- Florentine: http://www.sword.net/jessica/index.htm
- Artworks: http://www.abcgallery.com/P/piero/piero.html
Middle Eastern
- Women’s 16th century Ottoman dress: The Costumes of Ottoman Women