Fort Collins History Connection : Fort Collins Fashions Through the Decades : City of Fort Collins, Colorado

1850s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

This on-line tour of Fort Collins Fashions focuses on a few selected photographs that portray the clothing styles worn by the community's elite, as well as the clothing worn by the average working family. Most of these photographs were chosen by Leslie Vollnagle in 1993 to be used for her graduate project in Historic Clothing and Textiles at Colorado State University. The Archive's collection of biographical photographs is an excellent resource for historic clothing research projects; and many of these photographs can now be searched on-line.

For more information on historical fashions:

Books on Historical Costume and Dress in the Library

La Couturiere Parisian

Costume History sorted by Period at The Costumer's Manifesto

But Mom, I Have Nothing to Wear Packet B

Fashion History and Costume Eras, Victorians to Haute Couture

Historical Boys Clothing

Photo Identification Cooperative Extension Service, University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture

Identifying Historic Photographs: Clues for Genealogy Researchers OLA Quarterly, Volume 7, Number 4, Winter 2001

The Costume Gallery

The Costumer's Manifesto Pattern Links Page

Timeline - Sally Queen & Associates

Timeline of Costume History Main Page

Victoriana.Com Articles, The History of the Fashionable Bathing Suit