i need info on the history of fashion?
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http://www.myspace.com/neanderthalgirl
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Apply to RISD! they have a great fashion design program!! You will get a very well rounded education there.
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There has always been men of fashion and trendsetters through history.  It has only been within the past 60 years or so that it has been perceived differently.
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Clothing and Jewelry\n\nDress and Jewelry of Women: Satavahana to Kakatiya by C.S. Uma Maheswari. New Era Publications: Madras, 1999.\n- The actual reading is fairly useful, although the author is somewhat unclear on the descriptions of some articles, but it nicely limits itself to a fairly specific subject, and so gives a more thorough review. Strangely, it's divided by epigraphical and literary references and then sculptural references, which isn't so useful for making sense of a single garment, especially with no index. Pictures are pretty bad, but at least they are copious and of a specific era.\n\nIndian Costume by G.S. Ghurye. Popular Prakashan: Bombay, 1995.\nISBN 81-7154-403-7\n- Reviews the large eras of Indian costume - to 320BC, 320BC-320AD, 320-1100AD, 1100-1800AD, and then the contemporary clothing of each region. In that it does survey the clothing over time, it's a reasonable overview, but it lacks depth once you become interested in a specific era. Also, the picture quality is extremely poor - B&W, small, and blurry. And because it is so broad, the depth on any part of the SCA-era is fairly small.\n\nTraditional Jewelry of India by Oppi Untracht. Henry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers: New York, 1997.\nISBN 0-8109-3886-3\n- Wonderful pictures and a comprehensive overview of jewelry styles that exist today. It attempts to trace a possible evolution, but has little to no historic research in it. It does have a wonderful collection of examples of various kinds of jewelry and discussion of its current cultural significance. A great place to go to figure out what a given peice of jewelry looks like, and to get inspired.\n\nThe Sari: Styles, Patterns, History, Techniques by Linda Lynton. Harry N. Abrams, Inc, Publishers: New York, 1995.\nISBN 0-8109-4461-8\n- A good look at modern saris and regional styles. It does some overview of the history of draping, textile terms, and iconography, but it is best as a first look at the general idea of saris.\n\nTraditional Fashions from India Paper Dolls by Ming-Ju Sun. Dover Publications, Inc: Mineola, NY, 2001.\nISBN 0-486-41328-4\n- Seems goofy, but it's a pretty decent look at a wide variety of traditional Indian garments, particularly draping styles - how they hang on a human form, what color combinations are appropriate, etc. No pretense at history, a good starting place. All female.\n\nIndian Jewellery by M. L. Nigam. Tiger Books International: London, 1999.\nISBN 1-84056-029-0\n- Contains a really great look at Indian jewelry through the various historic ages of India. Also discusses temple and tribal jewelry, along with the gems and techniques used to make it. Lots of great pics, discussion of periods of history is somewhat lacking in descriptions, but has a copious list of types of jewelry that can be researched elsewhere.\n\nSaris: an illustrated Guide to the Indian Art of Draping by Chantal Boulanger. Shakti Press International: New York, 1997.\nISBN 0-9661496-1-0\n- Single best book on sari wrapping! Her main focus is not historic sari drapes, but rather preserving the wide variety of modern drapes. But she's got a good perspective on the subject of history, and she has included drapes based on her own historical research. The sketches and instructions are the best I have yet to encounter, and I've never seen another book so comprehensive. \n\nNEW - Cut My Cote by Dorothy K. Burnham. Royal Ontario Museum: Ontario, 1977.\nISBN 0-88854-046-9\n- This is very tiny book, with a lot to say. It's about 34 pages long, but in those 34 pages it contains an intense discussion of cut upper garments around the world. It's got a lot of great construction pictures of various shirts and coats, along with cutting layouts and seam lines. There's nothing particularly Indian, although there are garments from Asia and the Middle East. Nonetheless, it's a good discussion of garment construction, and enlightening for any costumer looking to see how diffe
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A good first step would be to check out the websites of some fashion publications - see if you can access the background of their authors. You can see what credentials they have, and that will help you figure out your first steps. \n\nIn general, though, you'll want to attend a school that has a decent fashion business program and also a decent journalism school. You'd probably want to major in journalism and minor in something related to fashion: design, merchandising, retail, etc. You'll want to try to get internships or co ops at a fashion oriented publication, so that when you graduate you have some applicable work experience - this is a competitive field, so that work experience and the contacts you make through it will be especially important.
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Try here:\nhttp://www.fashion.net/howto/fashionmodel/index.html
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Apparently about the time of the Paris fashion change from full dresses with multiple petticoats to “directoire” or the sheath dresses.  This was in the late 1890’s or early 1900’s.  By 1908, they were in Chicago.  NYC probably saw them earlier.\nSee the reference below:
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History of the Necktie\n\nRegardless of the fact that the definition of the necktie in most dictionaries states "a large band of fabric worn around the neck under the collar and tied in front with the ends hanging down as a decoration", its history says a lot more. Men have always found it necessary to tie something around their necks. The earliest historical example is in ancient Egypt. The rectangular piece of cloth that was tied and hung down till the shoulders was a very important part of an Egyptian’s clothing because it was showing his social status. In China, all the statues around the grave of Emperor Shi Huang Ti bear a piece of cloth around their necks, which is considered an ancestor of the modern necktie.  In art from the Roman Empire, men are also depicted bearing neckwear that much resembles the contemporary necktie. \n\nCroatta\n\nThe real expansion of neckties in Europe happened in 17th century. The necktie became a true mania when Louis XIV noted the band of fabric that  Croatian soldiers were wearing around their necks . The etymological root of the word "necktie" comes from there ("Cravatte" - French) - from the Croatian word "Croatta".
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http://www.weddings.co.nz/features/gowns-history.htm
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I found alot of information from yahoo search just look up martial arts exhibitions/ what ever style you want
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Library... \nHave a look at:\nRobert Furneau-Jordan: A CONCISE HISTORY OF WESTERN ARCHITECTURE \nthat should get you started\nAlso go with the architectural history bible:\nSir Banister Fletcher: A HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE\n\nJordan also refers to P. Frankl: GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE\nand \nJ. Harvey: GOTHIC ENGLAND\n      and  THE GOTHIC WORLD\n\nI am unfamiliar with the books by these last two gentlemen myself though\n\nYou could also try looking into history of art. There I'd suggest:\nSir E.H. Gombrich : THE STORY OF ART\n\nYou could of course search the net but I doubt you'll find much more. The local library is probably your best bet. Warning, don't get thoughts about just going to a bookstore and buying those unless you are very interested, Jordan might be cheap, but at least Fletcher and Gombrich are quite expensive.
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Being fashionable doesn't mean the clothes are timeless.  Taste changes and fashion today is more about marketing.
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These websites should help you.  They discuss many aspects of the middle ages, including all kinds of information on castles, manors, and homes of medieval times.\n\nI hope this helps.
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Another form of dress was the Peplos which was worn by women prior to 500 BC.  The chiton was also worn with a woolen cloak which was pinned at the shoulder.\n\nYou can see the peplos here - http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/image/peplos-drawingSmall.jpg\n\nAnd the chiton here - http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/CGPrograms/Dict/image/chiton3.jpg
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Fashion Institute of Technology\nNYC\n\nhttp://www.fitnyc.edu
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"Vaudeville era" has been lasting from the 1880s through the 1920s.\nStarting from:\nhttp://www.siue.edu/COSTUMES/history.html\ncontinue with:\nhttp://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/1910links.htm\nBy the way, http://www.costumes.org/ contains lots of information you need.
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Im not going to do the traditional cut and paste but why  not try these sites?:\n\nwww.perfume-cologne-info.com/ancient-roman-make-up-and-perfume.html \n\nwww.roman-empire.net \n\nwww.costumes.org/history/100pages/ROMANLNX.HTM \n\nbalmos.beautyfitnessmassagetherapy.info \n\nancientrome.therthdimension.org \n\ngood luck...at college I did Roman swords for art history