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French
Pair of Mules belonging to Marie-Antoinette
before 1790, Museé Carnavalet, Paris

 

American
Afternoon Ensemble
1885-1888, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Celtic
Agris Helmet
4th c BCE, Musée de la Société Archeologique et Historique de la Charente, Angoulême

 

German
Armor for the Field
c. 1500-1510, private collection

 

Italian
Armor for the Field
c. 1600-1610, private collection

 

English
Armor for the Field and Tournament, made for Duke Friedrich Ulrich of Brunswick
c. 1610-1613, private collection

 

English
Army Tank Suit
c. 1940-1945, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Army Uniform Coat
c. 1799-1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

Bohemian
Articulated Crown
c. 1400-1500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Indian
Banyan for the European Market
c. 1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Dutch
Banyan made from Chinese Silk
c. 1750-1760, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Banyan with Matching Vest
c. 1790-1795, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Banyan with Matching Waistcoat
c. 1720-1730, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Native American
Basketry Cap
before 1840, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem

 

French
Beach Ensemble
1895-1900, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Native American
Beaded Pouch
c. 1850, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem

 

English
Bodice
c. 1660-1665, Museum of London

   

English
Bodice
c. 1630-1639, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

   

Spanish
Bodice, Skirt and Surcoat (Jubón, Basquiña and Ropa)
c. 1550-1600, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Bonnet
c. 1840-1850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

American
Bonnet
c. 1845, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

American
Bonnet
c. 1840, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Native American
Boy's Shirt
c. 1870, private collection

 

Aegean
Bronze Armor from Dendra (The Dendra Panoply)
15th c BCE

   

European Bronze Age
Bronze Cuirass from Marmesse
9th-8th c BCE, Musée des Antiquités Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

 

English
Buff Coat
c. 1640-1650, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

English
Buff Coat associated with Charles I
c. 1640, Hampton Court Palace, London

 

French
Carmagnole Jacket and Sans-Culotte Trouses
c. 1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Swedish
Carousel Equipment à la Romaine for the Accession of Charles XI of Sweden
1672, Livrustkammaren, Stockholm

   

Islamic
Ceremonial Kaftan with Saz Leaves and Blossoms
c. 1625-1675, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

 

Islamic
Ceremonial Long-Sleeved Surkaftan with Pomegranates on a Gold Ground
c. 1550-1600, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

 

Islamic
Ceremonial Surkaftan made from Italian Velvet
c. 1450-1550, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

 

Islamic
Ceremonial Surkaftan made from Italian Velvet with Ottoman Tulip Pattern
c. 1550-1575, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

 

Italian
Chasuble
c. 1600-1650, Art Institute of Chicago

 

French
Chasuble
c. 1700-1750, Art Institute of Chicago

 

Italian
Chasuble and Maniple
c. 1670-1695, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Italian
Chasuble of Ottoman Silk, embroidered with the Arms of the Barbaro Family
c. 1570-1580, Santa Maria Assunta, Venice

 

Bohemian
Chasuble with the Virgin and Saints
c. 1400-1450, Moravská Galerie, Brno

 

Bohemian
Chasuble with the Virgin and Saints
c. 1500, Moravská Galerie, Brno

 

French
Chemise à la Reine
c. 1783-1790, Manchester City Art Gallery

 

Islamic
Child's Kaftan
c. 1550-1600, Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

 

Native American
Child's Moccasin
c. 1850-1875, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem

 

Native American
Child's Moccasin
c. 1850-1875, Peabody Essex Museum, Salem

 

Native American
Chilkat Tunic
before 1900, Burke Museum, Seattle

 

Indian
Coat (Sherwani)
c. 1850-1900, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

German
Coat and Waistcoat
c. 1720-1730, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Coat with Matching Vest
c. 1800-1810, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Coat, Waistcoat, and Breeches
c. 1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

German
Composite Armor for Man and Horse
c. 1515-1530, private collection

 

European Bronze Age
Conus Head-Dress
10th-8th c BCE, Staatliche Museum für Vor und Fruhgeschichte, Berlin

 

European Bronze Age
Conus Head-Dress from Schifferstadt
14th-13th c BCE, Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer

 

Italian
Cope
c. 1500, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Italian
Coronation Mantle of Roger II
1133-1134, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

       

Italian
Corset
c. 1550, Museo Stibbert, Florence

 

American
Corset
c. 1880, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Corset
c. 1877, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

French
Costume Parisien: Chapeau Casque. Tablier á Fichu.
1798, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Crown of Roses. Tunic for a Ball.
1801, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Embroidered Dress in the Style of Court Dresses
1804, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Full Dress
1803, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Full Dress
1804, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Garland of Flowers with Moss. Short Sleeves, Puffed at the Shoulder. Belt of Plaid Ribbon.
1798, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Habit de Drap, à Liserés de Satin. Boutons et Poignée d'Elée d'Acier.
1808, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Hat and Coat Lined with Plush Silk
1809, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Headdress Adorned with Turquoise. Marcelline Dress.
1812, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Lam&eaacute; Gauze Headdress. Court Dress and Coat.
1810, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Marcelline Bonnet Trimmed with Tulle. Merino Coat.
1808, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Morning Cap. Elastic Corset.
1802, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Peigne Formant Deux Tiers de Cercle. Fichu et Garnitures de Tulle.
1811, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Satin Court Dress. Velvet Coat.
1809, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Straw Day Hat. Marcelline Dress.
1812, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Titus Hair, Strewn with Flowers. Amber Necklace. Drape Trimmed Dress.
1808, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Titus Hair. Mamluk-Style Tunic.
1801, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Toile Dress. Percale Hood. Boots.
1810, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Tulle Cornet. Percale Dress with Fringe.
1808, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Tulle Hat. Levantine Dress.
1812, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Voile de Mousseline Retombant en Mantelet
1803, private collection

 

French
Costume Parisien: Vue de Frascati
1799, private collection

 

Italian
Court Coat and Vest
c. 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

English
Court Ensemble
1858, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Court Robe said to belong to Marie-Antoinette
c. 1780-1790, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

 

European Bronze Age
Crested Helmet
12th-9th c BCE, Musée des Antiquités Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

 

Colombian
Crown of the Andes
c. 1600-1770, private collection

 

German
Crown of the Golden Virgin
c. 983, Essen Cathedral Treasury, Essen

 

Native American
Dance Tunic
before 1900, Burke Museum, Seattle

 

French
Day Dress
c. 1895, Museum of London

 

American
Day Dress
1862-1864, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Day Dress
c. 1878-1880, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Day Dress
c. 1883-1885, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Dinner Dress
c. 1877-1883, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

   

French
Double-Breasted Tail Coat (Habit Dégagé) and Vest
c. 1790-1795, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Doublet and Breeches
c. 1630-1640, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

English
Doublet and Breeches
c. 1635-1640, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

English
Doublet and Petticoat Breeches
1662, Claydon House, Buckinghamshire

     

Italian
Doublet and Trunk Hose worn by Don Garzia de' Medici
c. 1560, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

 

English
Doublet associated with Charles I
c. 1620-1630, private collection

     

French
Dress
1760-1770, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Dress
1832-1835, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Dress
c. 1864, Museum of the City of New York

   

English
Dress
c. 1665, Museum of Costume, Bath

 

American
Dress
1887, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Native American
Dress
c. 1870, private collection

 

English
Dress
c. 1845-1849, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Dress
c. 1855, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Dress
c. 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

English
Dress
c. 1845, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

English
Dress
c. 1815-1818, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Dress
c. 1818, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Dutch
Dress (Robe à la Française)
c. 1740-1750, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Dutch
Dress (Robe à la Française)
c. 1740-1760, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Dress (Robe à la Française)
c. 1750-1760, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Dress (Robe à la Française)
c. 1765, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Dress (Robe à la Française)
c. 1760, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

French
Dress (Robe à la Polonaise), made from Chinese Textile
c. 1780-1785, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

French
Dress (Robe à l’Anglaise)
c. 1785-1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

English
Dress (Robe à l’Anglaise)
c. 1770-1780, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

German
Dress and Coat Set
c. 1810, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin

 

English
Dress Fabric with Bizarre Pattern
c. 1708, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Egyptian
Dress of Beaded Netting
c. 2575-2465 BCE, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

 

Native American
Embroidered Manta (Dress)
c. 1850-1860, private collection

 

English
Embroidered Shoes
c. 1660, Northampton Central Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton

 

French
Ensemble (Coat, Vest and Breeches)
c. 1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Ensemble (Coat, Vest and Breeches)
c. 1860-1870, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

American
Evening Coat
c. 1928, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

English
Evening Dress
1797-1799, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Evening Dress
c. 1820, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Evening Dress
1858-1859, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Evening Dress
1885, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

   

French
Evening Dress
1909-1911, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

French
Evening Dress
c. 1880, Brooklyn Museum

 

French
Evening Dress
c. 1925, Kent State University Museum, Kent

 

American
Evening Dress and Underslip
c. 1926-1927, Kent State University Museum, Kent

 

American
Evening Slippers
c. 1925, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

American
Evening Wrap
c. 1928, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

African
Fan
c. 1800-1900, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago

 

French
Fan with Hairdressing Caricature
c. 1770, Fan Museum, Greenwich

   

English
Fencing Doublet
c. 1580, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Italian
Field Armor for King Henry VIII
c. 1544, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

English
Field Armor, probably for King Henry VIII
1527, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Chinese
Formal Court Robe (Chao Pao)
c. 1850-1900, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Formal Dress (Mantua and Petticoat)
c. 1695, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Pre-Columbian
Four-Cornered Hat
c. 600-800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Fragment of an Embroidered Gown belonging to Marie-Antoinette
c. 1791, Museum of London

 

French
Fragment of an Embroidered Petticoat belonging to Marie-Antoinette
c. 1791, Museum of London

 

Pre-Columbian
Fragmentary Man’s Tunic
c. 600-850, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Frock Coat
c. 1835, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Frock Coat
c. 1820, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Irish
Frock Coat and Trousers
c. 1852, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Gloves
c. 1650, Phoenix Art Museum

 

English
Gloves belonging to Charles I
c. 1649, Lambeth Palace Library, London

 

French
Gossip's Penal Mask with Ass's Ears
c. 1630, private collection

 

English
Gown
c. 1827, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Greek
Greek Clothing: the Chiton, Peplos, and Mantle

 

French
Hat (Bicorne)
c. 1790, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

American
Hat (Cloche)
c. 1926-1927, Kent State University Museum, Kent

 

Mesopotamian
Helmet of King Meskalamdug
c. 2500 BCE, Iraq Museum, Baghdad

 

Native American
High-Top Moccasins
c. 1890, private collection

 

Spanish
Hood from a Cope with Heraldic Attributes of Santiago, Castile, and Leon
c. 1600-1700, Art Institute of Chicago

 

Nordic Bronze Age
Horned Helmets from Vikso
11th-10th c BCE, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen

 

Greek
How to Wear a Peplos

 

German
Imperial Crown
961-62, Weltliche und Geistliche Schatzkammer, Vienna

 

French
Incroyable Ensemble (Coat, Vest, and Breeches)
c. 1790-1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Celtic
Iron and Bronze Helmet with Coral Studs
c. 400-350 BCE, Staatliche Museen Preussicher Kulturbesitz, Berlin

 

Celtic
Iron Helmet Crowned with Bronze Bird
c. 300-250 BCE, Muzeul Naţional de Istorie a României, Bucharest

 

French
Ivory Dinner Dress
c. 1880-1885, Museum of London

 

Dutch
Jacket (Caraco), made from Indian Textile
c. 1750-1800, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Italian
Jerkin
c. 1575-1625, Museo Stibbert, Florence

 

Islamic
Kaftan
c. 1550, Benaki Museum, Athens

 

Native American
Killer Whale Crest Hat
c. 1800-1850, Burke Museum, Seattle

 

English
Lady's Waistcoat
c. 1700-1750, Phoenix Art Museum

 

French
Le Bon Genre, No. 104: Luxury and Indigence
1817, private collection

 

French
Le Bon Genre, No. 2: The Embarrassment of Tails
1817, private collection

 

French
Le Bon Genre, No. 50: Trimming
1817, private collection

 

French
Le Bon Genre, No. 62: The Vapors or The Day for Payments
1817, private collection

 

French
Le Suprême Bon Ton, No. 3: Parisian Caricatures
c. 1802, private collection

 

Native American
Leggings
before 1880, American Museum of Natural History, New York

 

Native American
Leggings
before 1900, Burke Museum, Seattle

 

Indian
Lounge Suit for the European Market
c. 1860-1870, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

   

Italian
Macaroni Style Suit and Waistcoat
c. 1770, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Italian
Man’s Cape
c. 1480, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Spanish
Man’s Cape
c. 1590-1610, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Man's Cloak
c. 1580-1600, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

French
Man's Coat
c. 1789-1791, Museé de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

 

French
Man’s Coat
c. 1745-1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Man’s Coat and Waistcoat
c. 1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Man's Gloves
c. 1603-1625, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Scottish
Man’s Hunting Jacket
c. 1825-1830, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

English
Man's Morning Gown
c. 1735-1740, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

 

Indian
Man's Morning Gown (Banyan or Rock), made for Dutch Trade
c. 1700-1750, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

 

French
Man's Morning Gown (Banyan), made from Indian Textile
c. 1770-1790, Cleveland Museum of Art

 

Japanese
Man's Morning Gown (Japonsche Rock), made for Dutch Trade
c. 1725-1775, Centraal Museum, Utrecht

 

German
Man’s Purse
c. 1300-1400, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Spanish
Man’s Purse
c. 1620, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

French
Man’s Purse
c. 1600-1700, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Native American
Man's Shirt
c. 1875, private collection

 

Native American
Man's Shirt
c. 1850, private collection

 

Italian
Man's Theater Costume (Habit à la Romaine)
c. 1740-1760, Victoria and Albert Museum, London

 

Pre-Columbian
Man’s Tunic
c. 200-600, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Pre-Columbian
Man’s Tunic
c. 500-700, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

Pre-Columbian
Man’s Tunic
c. 1470-1532, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

 

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