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Essays. " The authors -- ethnographers, folklorists, and textile scholars -- present case studies from around the world to [consider] how the body is modified and supplemented. They discuss not only garments and accessories but also hairstyles and cosmetics."

" More than one thousand illustrations include both vintage and modern-day photographs of local people in local clothing; color plates of museum-quality artifacts on display or posed on mannequins; historical paintings, miniatures, woodblock prints, and other artworks showing traditional clothing; line drawings illustrating traditional motifs and designs;. . . . Historical backgrounds on each region include descriptions of population, geography, and climate, allowing the reader to understand fully the development of an area's clothing customs.

"This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion, ethnic or religious identifiers, or style statements."

". . addresses the significance of sustainability (including culture) and ethnic fashion in the apparel industry. It also highlights concepts and case studies pertaining to ethnic fashion." Essays.

By the folks who make those patterns.

Large, important, encyclopedic work on worldwide costume.
This is in paper, but you can request that the library make a PDF of a particular section. Here's a list of topics covered in this Table of Contents: https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/products/whats-in-the-berg-fashion-library/berg-encyclopedia-world-dress-and-fashion .

Large beautiful photos of details of world dress from the V&A Museum.