Here's a listing of some books from the Tentacle Studio workshop library.
 We've found them useful over the years, both as reference material and technical help.
And sometimes just because we like looking at inspiring pictures!

Historical Costume:

'The Cut of Men's Clothes' - Norah Waugh
'The Cut of Women's Clothes' - Norah Waugh
'Make Your Own Japanese Clothes - John Marshall
'Metric Pattern Cutting' (Womenswear) - Winifred Aldrich (pub. Batsford)
'Metric Pattern Cutting' (Menswear) - Winifred Aldrich (pub. Batsford)
'Costume In Detail' - Janet Arnold
'Costumes for Stage and Screen' - Jean Hunnecett
'Costumes for Stage and Screen' 1800-1909 - Jean Hunnecett
'Costumes for Stage and Screen' Mediaeval-1500 - Jean Hunnecett
'A History of Costumes in The West' - Francois Boucher (pub.Thames and Hudson)
'Bias Cut Dressmaking' - Gillian Holman (pub. Batsford)
'Patterncutting for Lingerie, Beachwear and Leisurewear' - Anne Haggar (pub. Batsford)
'Fashion-Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute, A History from 18-20th Century (pub. Taschen)
'Vintage Fashion - finding and wearing designer classics'. Foreword by Zandra Rhodes (pub. Carlton)

Corsets and Corsetry:

'Corsets and Crinolines'
'Waisted Efforts'

Lace

'Lace in Fashion 16-20th Century' - Pat Earnshaw (pub. Gorse)

Fashion Commentary and Quotable Quotes!

'Doing It With Style' - Quentin Crisp and Donald Carroll (pub. Eyre Methuen)
'The Pimlico Companion To Fashion' - editor Colin Maxwell (pub. Pimlico)