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 1 - United States Army Insignia
  Examples of the changes in the insignia through history, indexed by war. Also West Point, and selected American and foreign medals. Insignia images, origin of ranks, and poems.
http://www2.powercom.net/~rokats/armyhome.html
 
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 2 - Fashion History
  Pauline Weston Thomas and Guy Thomas place costume alongside the social history of an era, focusing on fashion from 1800. Includes undergarments, haute couture and British royal fashion.
http://www.fashion-era.com/
 
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 3 - Deliberately Concealed Garments Project
  The Textile Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton explores the folk tradition of concealing clothing in the fabric of buildings. Includes a database of garment finds in the United Kingdom.
http://www.concealedgarments.org/
 
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 4 - Historical Boys' Clothing
  From the 16th to 20th centuries, but concentrating mainly on the period from 1800. Includes information on clothes for specific activities and special occasions, uniforms, hair-styles, chronologies, and analytical essays.
http://histclo.hispeed.com/
 
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 5 - The Ladies Treasury of Costume and Fashion
  An ezine of 19th and 20th century costume and needlework resources, offering articles on period dress and related social history, plus free patterns based on original ladies' books and magazines.
http://www.tudorlinks.com/treasury/index.html
 
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 6 - The Costumebase
  Access over 3500 pictures that depict period costume, fabrics and fashion accessories: paintings, prints, fashion plates, and photographs of extant items.
http://www.costumebase.org
 
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 7 - The Well-Dressed Wench
  Collection of costume-related links and resources for living history enthusiasts. Medieval and Renaissance, Colonial and American Revolution, and Civil War or Victorian eras.
http://www.midnightgarden.com/costume/
 
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 8 - MSN Encarta: 5 Weird Fashion Trends
  Article overview expounding on the current trends of pointy shoes, tanning, makeup, ponchos and capes, and visible underwear, with their origins in history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/CareerTraining/?article=weirdfashionmain
 
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