Books on designers

The Designs of Ann Roth by Holly Poe Durbin and Bonnie Kruger

The Mask of Reality by Irene Corey

An Odyssey of Masquers:  The Everyman Players by Orlin Corey

Coppola and Eiko on Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola and Eiko Ishioka

Designs by Erte by Stella Blum

The Art of Zandra Rhodes by Zandra Rhodes

Zandra Rhodes a lifelong love affair with textiles by Zandra Rhodes

Vanitas Designs by Versace

Paul Poiret by Alice Mackrell

Books on Sewing

Costume Construction by Katherine Strand Evans

The Costumer's Handbook by Rosemary Ingham and Liz Covey

Reader's Digest Complete Guide to Sewing

The Vogue Sewing Book of Fittings, Adjustments & Alterations

The Singer Sewing Reference Library's Sewing Pants that Fit

books on patterning

Grid Method:

Janet Arnold's Patterns of Fashion series:

• The Cut and Construction of Clothes for Men and Women c. 1560-1620
• English Women's Dresses and Their Construction c. 1660-1860
• English Women's Dresses and Their Construction c. 1869-1940

Jean Hunnisett's Period Costume for Stage and Screen series

• Patterns for Women's Dresses 1500-1800
• Patterns for Women's Dresses 1800-1909

Norah Waugh's

• The Cut of Men's Clothes 1600-1900
• The Cut of Women's Clothes 1600-1930
• Corsets and Crinolines

Formula Method:

• Ernestine Kopp's How to Draft Basic Patterns
• R.I. Davis' Men's Garments 1830-1900: A Guide to Pattern Cutting

Draping Method:

• Sharon Sobel's Draping Period Costumes (Classical Greek to Victorian)

• Connie Amaden-Crawford's The Art of Fashion Draping
• Sheldon's Design Through Draping

Flat Patterning Method (Slash and Swirl):

• Ernestine Kopp's et al Designing Apparel Through the Flat Pattern
• Hillhouse's Dress Design
• Powell's Pattern Making
• Eileen Collard's The Cut and Construction of Women's Dresses in the 1930's

Books on Costume Crafts

General Crafts:

The Costume Technician's Handbook by Rosemary Ingham and Liz Covey

Reader's Digest Crafts and Hobbies: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creative Skills (includes way more than just costume related crafts)

Dyeing:

Fabric Painting and Dyeing for the Theatre by Deborah Dryden

Surface Design for Fabric by Richard Proctor and Jennifer Lew (entirely in b&w but still good)

Textile Dyeing The Step by Step Guide and Showcase by Kate Broughton (all color photos)

Silk Painting Step-By-Step: A Guide to Techniques and Materials by Liz Wauchope

Marbling on Fabric by Daniel and Paula Cohen

Blueprints on Fabric: Innovative Uses for Cyanotype by Barbara Hewitt

Batik and Tie Dye Techniques by Nancy Belfer

Masks:

The Prop Builder's Mask Making Handbook by James Thurston

Millinery:

From the Neck Up:  An Illustrated Guide to Hatmaking by Denise Dreher (period)

The Hat Book: Creating Hats for Every Occasion by Juliet Bawden (modern)

Fiber Arts:

The All New Teach Yourself to Knit by Evie Rosen

The Step-by-Step Needlecraft Encyclopedia by Judy Brittain

Felt: New Directions for an Ancient Craft by Gunilla Paetau Sjoberg

How to Sew Leather, Suede, Fur by Phyllis Schwebke and Margaret Krohn

Beading:

How to Do Bead Work by Mary White

The Bead Book: Create Your Own Beautiful Bead Work by Sara Withers

Creating with Polymer Clay by Steven Ford and Leslie Dierks

Armour:

Practical Chainmail in the Current Middle Ages by Freeman "Gypsey" Teague

books for inspiration

Art to Wear by Julie Schafler Dale

The Surface Designer's Art: Contemporary Fabric Printers, Painters, and Dyers introduction by Katherine Westphal

The Costume Maker's Art: Cloaks of Fantasy, Masks of Revelation edited by Thom Boswell

How to Be an Effective Teacher: The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong

The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

Creative Companion: How to Free Your Creative Spirit by Sark

Costume: The Performing Partner by Jac Lewis and Miriam Striezheff Lewis

Drawing on the Artist Within by Betty Edwards

Celebrate Your Creative Self by Mary Todd Beam

books on costume history

Costume History by Lucy Barton   

A Fashionable History of Costume by Helen Reynolds

Fashion in the Time of the Great Gatsby by LaLonnie Lehman

The Complete Costume Dictionary by Elizabeth Lewandowski

books on costume design

Stage Costume Design by Douglas A Russell

Costume Design: Techniques of Modern Masters by Lynn Pecktal

The Costume Designer's Handbook by Rosemary Ingham and Liz Covey

The Magic Garment Principles of Costume Design by Rebecca Cunningham

Costume Design by Barbara and Cletus Anderson

Designing and Making Stage Costumes by Motley

books on drawing

Betty Edwards' Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Drawing on the Artist Within, and the accompanying workbook.  Betty Edwards was a professor of art at Cal State Long Beach, where I went to grad school.  She had long since retired by the time I got there, but my mentor, Nancy Jo Smith had taken her classes and taught us in this way.  

Ray Smith's The DK Art School's Drawing Figures

Joseph Sheppard's Realistic Figure Drawing

Georgia Baker's A Handbook of Costume Drawing 2nd Ed. A Guide to Drawing the Period Figure

Stan Smith's Drawing: The Complete Course

Books on painting and watercolor

Marian Appellof's Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Watercolor

Cathy Johnson's Creating Textures in Watercolor

Charles Reid's Portraits and Figures in Watercolor

Moira Clinch's The Watercolor Painter's Pocket Palette

Hazel Harrison's Acrylic School:  A Practical Guide to Painting with Acrylic

books for the amateur, hobbyist, high school student, community theatre volunteer, etc....

Stage Costume Step by Step by Mary T. Kidd - -The patterning information is simplistic and the illustrations and photographs of professional costumes alone are worth the price of the book (it was $21.99 ten years ago).

Introduction to Costuming: A Workbook on Costume Design by Bonnie Holt Ambrose-- great for teachers of high school students to use in the classroom.

Kings, Queens, Knights & Jesters: Making Medieval Costumes by Lynn Edelman Schnurnberger--excellent for making your own garb for Ren-Faire, if you don't know anything about sewing or patterning.

books on makeup

The Face Is a Canvas: The Design and Technique of Theatrical Makeup by Irene Corey  

Stage Makeup by Richard Corson, James Glavan  

Fashions In Makeup by Richard Corson
 
Mask of Reality: An Approach to Design for Theatre by Irene Corey  

Makeup for Theatre, Film & Television: A Step-By-Step Photographic Guide by Lee Baygan

Techniques of Three-Dimensional Makeup by Lee Baygan 

The Art of Theatrical Makeup for Stage and Screen by Michael G. Westmore, Al Mayton 

Dick Smith's Do-It-Yourself Monster Make-Up by Dick Smith
 
Stage Makeup Step-By-Step: The Complete Guide to Basic Makeup by Rosemarie Swinfield

Period Make-Up for the Stage: Step-By-Step by Rosemarie Swinfield
 
Hair & Wigs for the Stage Step by Step by Rosemarie Swinfield

Stage and Screen:  Hairstyles by Kit Spencer

Stage and Screen: Makeup by Kit Spencer

The Art of Makeup by Kevyn Aucoin 

Making Faces by Kevin Aucoin

Face Forward by Kevyn Aucoin 

A Fashionable History of Makeup & Body Decoration  by Helen Reynolds
 
Making Faces, Playing God: Identity and the Art of Transformational Makeup by Thomas Morawetz

Men, Makeup, and Monsters: Hollywood's Masters of Illusion and Fx by Anthony Timpone 

Atlas of Clinical Dermatology 

Color Atlas of Forensic Pathology

Makeup Artist Magazine

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