"Includes more than 9,000 items of apparel dating from the eighteenth century to the present, as well as a substantial collection of ethnographic textiles and costume." From the weblink, scroll down the page to view highlights of the collection or to search the online catalogue.

More than 75,000 costumes and accessories from seven centuries and five continents. Fifty highlights from the collection are presented online in chronological order by creation date.

"Analyzes two centuries of women's costume history and fashion history silhouettes in detail, including Regency, Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian, Flapper,1940's Utility Rationing, Dior's New Look, 1960's Mini dress, 1970's Disco, 1980's New Romantics, Power Dressing, Haute Couture, Royal Robes, Fashion Semiotics, and Body Adornment."

Menswear, womenswear, accessories, dresses, coats, jackets, corsets, knitwear, fashion photographs, pockets, shirts, blouses, waistcoats, fans. The collection at the Fashion Museum includes examples of all of these types of fashions, and more. The earliest pieces in the collection are embroidered shirts and gloves from about 1600.

Originally published in 1861. 500 illustrations from ancient Egypt to the end of the 19th century.

"Considered the leading collection of Canadian dress and the second most important collection of costume in Canada, this collection has grown since 1957 to contain some 16,600 items of dress and accessories. Among the plethora of women's dresses, parasols, hats, fans and footwear are many marvels created by some of Montreal's greatest 20th-century designers. The menswear in the collection includes suits, coats and accessories. Children's dress is also well represented."

The Texas Fashion Collection is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion. As part of the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, the TFC includes more than 15,000 items of historic dress.

This is a link to the finding aid for URI's Commercial Pattern Archives, located in Special Collections on the Second Floor of the Carothers Library. Comprised of three collections of commercial dressmaker patterns: the Betty Williams Collection, the URI Theatre Department Collection, and the Joy Emery Collection in the Special Collections unit of the Library. Electronic database available only in Special Collections. Provides multiple indexing points as well as a scanned image of the pattern. Also includes a large number of fashion periodicals and trade catalogs.

The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of Western (European) fine arts of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism periods (1000-1900), currently containing over 32.500 reproductions. Artist biographies, commentaries, guided tours, period music, catalogue, free postcard and mobile services are provided.