General
Italian Women (also see 16th Century):
- 1400s Fabric: Art Institute of Chicago by Cynthia du Pre Argent
- Hope Greenberg: 15th Century Dresses - including Houppelande, Burgundian & transitional dress & headwea
- Relative Frequency of Headdresses by Type found in a Sample of Visual Sources (1400-1519) - a graph
- Illustrated Classification Guide of 15th C. Head Dress
- Making a "Butterfly Henin" or other Truncated-cone Type Hats of the 1400s by Baroness Cynthia du Pré Argent
- The Little Black Band: Some more wondering about how to keep the hats on by Cynthia du Pré Argent- analysis & hypothisis of what the heck that little black loop on the forehead is.
- Poor People's Poulains by Cynthia du Pre Argent - learn how to make your own pointy toe shoes!
- How to make a 15th century girdle book by Cynthia du Pre Argent
- Farsetto Construction: 1425-1470 - history, research images, patterns and instructions.
- Clothing in Quattrocento Florence (PDF) by Giuliana Salviati - overview and definition of terms regarding this period of clothing for Men & Women.
- Men's Cloaks in 15th C. Florence - images and breakdown of styles
Italian Women (also see 16th Century):
- "Italian Renaissance Gown Construction (1470-1540)" by Mistress Leona Khadine d'Este and Mistress Enid d'Auliere, includes history/documentation, and patterning instructions for elements of the Costume.
- "Italian Women's Clothing 1490 to 1525, Focusing on Regional Differences" (PDF) by Baroness Briana Etain MacKorkhill - an overview.
- "Italian Renaissance Gown Sleeves" by Mistress Leona Khadine d'Este and Mistress Enid d'Auliere - includes attached, detatched and combination sleeves of many styles
- Italian Renaissance Clothing - a breakdown according to region (Florence, Rome, Lombard & Venice)
- Clothing in Quattrocento Florence (PDF) by Giuliana Salviati - overview and definition of terms regarding this period of clothing for Men & Women.
- Italian Renaissance Headgear (PDF) by Signora Giuliana Salviati
- Women's Cloaks in 15th C. Florence
- German Headdresses 1200-1400s @ Costume Gallery