Historical Dress attempts to bridge the gap between academia and citizen historians who are interested in the many facets of fashion history. A general history of Western fashion is presented with images.The fashion timeline focuses on important cultural movements in Western fashion. Whether society was changed by fashion or vise versa, these events are important to the trajectory of all aspects of society and cultural evolution.
This website began as a project for the graduate level class History and Digital Media at the University of Illinois Springfield.
About the Author
Corinne is a first year public history graduate student with an interest in fashion history and Victorian culture. She began this project as an extension of a fashion blog by the same name. Her intention is to continue to develop this website after the conclusion of History and Digital Media.