Sites I am Inspired by:
Dames a la Mode - fashion plates from the 1770's to 1840's - http://damesalamode.tumblr.com/
Kyoto Costume Institute - the one and only - http://www.kci.or.jp/archives/digital_archives/index_e.html
Old Rags - a tumblr account featuring vintage/antique photos, extant garments, and paintings from all periods - http://oldrags.tumblr.com/
OMG that dress! - a tumblr account featuring extant garments from all periods - http://omgthatdress.tumblr.com/
Phantom of the Opera Costume Design - original sketches and photos of every single costume used in the Broadway musical - http://potocostumes.webs.com/
Patterns I Use:
Best Vintage Patterns - http://www.bestvintagepatterns.com/catalog.php/BestVintagePatterns/pg459
Decades of Style - 1920's to 1950's patterns updated for the modern sewer - http://www.decadesofstyle.com/
EvaDress Patterns - original patterns from the 1880's to 1950's (you can search by size!) - http://www.evadress.com/index.html
Nehelenia Patterns - patterns from a variety of sources, 11th century to 1940's - http://www.neheleniapatterns.com/english/englishsite.html
Past Patterns - patterns from 1789 to the early 20th century, with many original patterns from 1900 to 1949 - http://www.pastpatterns.com/
Patterns of Time - a compendium of many different pattern makers. If I can't find what I'm looking for anywhere else, it's probably here. That does make it a little more expensive, though. http://www.patternsoftime.com/
Truly Victorian - 1830's to 1909 patterns, which I am seriously addicted to - http://www.trulyvictorian.net/tvxcart/
Vintage Vogue - mostly 1940's and 1950's reprints of Vogue patterns - http://voguepatterns.mccall.com/vintage-vogue-pages-850.php
Wearing History - features patterns based on ones from the 1930's and 1940's, but with all those useful things like multiple sizes and instructions - http://www.wearinghistorypatterns.com/categories/Wearing-History-Patterns/
Useful Bits:
The Great Pattern Review - http://www.gbacg.org/great-pattern-review/index.html
How to make starch for your 1840's petticoats - http://www.authentic-campaigner.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-1407.html
Regency Colors and Fabrics - http://romancereaderatheart2.com/regency/timeline/index.html
Just for Fun:
Recycled Movie Costumes: Because you know you've seen that dress somewhere else before... http://www.recycledmoviecostumes.com/
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