GSU Library Research Guides: Theatre & Performance: Costume Design

Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Ghismonda
Walter Spindler / 1895

Costume Terminology

Costume Language: A Dictionary of Dress Terms
Call Number: GT507 .D38 1994
Location: Library North 5
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
Call Number: GT507 .O53 2008
Location: Library North 5

JSTOR contains a vast image bank you can use to find portraits and other works of art that can assist with historical costume/wardrobe research

20,000 Years of Fashion
Call Number: GT510 .B6713 1987
Location: Library North 5
A beautifully illustrated history of fashion from ancient times to the present.
The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes
Call Number: GT510 .R3313 1988
Location: Library North 5
Organized into four principal sections with a scope ranging from the ancient world to the nineteenth century, this illustrated volume offers a detailed accounting of men's and women's clothing, both fashions and formal wear as well as everyday garb.
A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion
Call Number: TT503 .P49 1999
Location: Library North 1 | Reference
Defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys and vamps, individual terms are assembled alphabetically in groups according to dress parts, fabrics, and other style categories. Enhanced with over 750 clearly detailed illustrations.
The Guide to Historic Costume
Call Number: GT730 .B33 1995
Location: Library North 5
With 270 photographs and the discussion of 250 categories of costume, The Guide to Historic Costume provides a detailed survey of surviving historic costume.