This section includes works on clothing and dress for specific groups, ethnicities, cultures or countries. These broad-ranging works cover such topics as global sources, costume influences and traditional clothing.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to additional online content are included when available.
An American Style: global sources for New York textile and fashion design, 1915-1928 by 
Dress, Gender and Cultural Change: Asian American and African American rites of passage by 
Ethnic Dress in the United States: a cultural encyclopedia by 
Russian Splendor: sumptuous fashions of the Russian court, in association with the State Hermitage Museum by 
African Dress and Adornment: a cultural perspective by The Art of Head Wrapping: a "how to" guide on the most popular styles by 
The Essential Art of African Textiles: design without end by 
Not African Enough: A Fashion Book by the Nest Collective by 
Chinese Dress: from the Qing Dynasty to the present day by 
Chinese Fashion: from Mao to now by 
Fashioning Kimono: dress and modernity in early twentieth-century Japan by History of Russian Costume from the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century by 
Japanese Dress in Detail by 
Kimono Refashioned: Japan's impact on international fashion by Orientalism: visions of the East in western dress by 
Silken Threads: a history of embroidery in China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam by 
Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume by 
Native America: an illustrated history by 
Native American Clothing: an illustrated history by Native American Fashion: modern adaptations of traditional designs by 
Native Fashion Now: North American Indian style by 
Robes of Splendor: Native American painted buffalo hides by 
Traditional Dress: knowledge and methods of old-time clothing by 
Women's Work, Women's Art: nineteenth-century northern Athapaskan clothing by 
