For costume-related gifts, I usually ask for books. Here's my list.
From Minos to Midas: Ancient Cloth Production in the Aegean and in
Anatolia
SPANISH FASHION IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: The Prevelance and Prestige of
Spanish Attire in the Courts of the 16th and 17th Centuries (but the
release date is unclear)
Seventeenth-Century Women's Dress Patterns: Book 2 (release date also
unclear)
The Empire's New Clothes: A History of the Russian Fashion Industry,
1700-1917
Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art (release date unclear)
War and Worship: Textiles from 3rd to 4th-Century AD Weapon Deposits in
Denmark and Northern Germany
Fran
Lavolta Press
Books on making historic clothing
http://www.lavoltapress.com
http://www.facebook.com/LavoltaPress
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