This site is primarily dedicated to 17th and 18th century costume in Europe and Britain’s North American colonies. On the Research page you’ll find links to pages on existing items of clothing, an article on 17th and 18th Century Scottish Costume, a pictoral timeline of women’s stays, a timeline of women’s jackets, and various other stuff I’m working on. On the Patterns page you’ll find period knitting patterns, instructions for making a shift fitted to your dimensions, directions for fitting and sewing 18th c. stays, and links to other patterns online. Buy Whatever Shall I Wear: a Guide to Assembling a Woman’s Basic 18th Century Wardrobe About the Author Citing…