"Discover the treasures of Toronto's...shoe museum. Hundreds of shoes (from a collection numbering over 10,000) are on exhibit. The Museum celebrates the style and function of footwear, [ranging] from Chinese bound foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs and glamorous platforms. Over 4,500 years of history and a collection of 20th-century celebrity shoes are reflected in the semi-permanent exhibition."
5,800 images of American and European costumes and accessories. The Brooklyn Museum Costume collection was established in 1902 and is the world's most comprehensive collection of American fashion from the late 19th to mid-20th century.
"A unique tool for researchers and designers to recreate or date clothing from 1868 to 2000."
"A central location on the web for fashion and costume."
"The collection is encyclopedic, ranging from ancient Peruvian mantles to European tapestries, from 100 B.C. to the present....More than 25,000 objects, including approximately 6,000 textiles. "
"The Costume Institute houses a collection of more than thirty-one thousand costumes and accessories spanning five continents and as many centuries."
Dress and Fashion collection at Museum of London
"Internationally recognised for its quality and diversity. The aims of the dress collection are: to represent London’s role as a centre for the fashion and clothing industry, from education through to design, production, promotion, retail and wear; and to reflect the diversity of life in London, recording and collecting the clothing of all London’s communities There are over 24,000 objects in the collection, dating from the Tudor period to the present."
"KCI systematically collects and preserves outstanding examples of western clothing through the centuries, as well as the documents and other items related to this area of study." The digital archives displays 200 of the approximately 11,000 items in the collection.
"The Motley Collection of Theatre and Costume Design is a rare collection of original materials on the theatre comprising over 5000 items from more than 150 productions in England and the United States. These materials include costume and set designs, sketches, notes, photographs, prop lists, storyboards, and swatches of fabric."