Costume In Detail

This book is useful as it not only shows and describes real 18th century dresses, it also illustrates their construction and underwear. The only downside of this book is that it does not really show any 18th century menswear, focusing mainly on dresses and womans wear.

This page shows a few variations on the corsets and underwear at the time

I like these little jackets that were sometimes worn instead of full length dresses

At this time Polanaise dresses were popular, where the skirt is hitched up and gathered at the back