This is the presentation to accompany the lecture I gave at Costume College 2015. The topic was how black clothing has been worn over the centuries, sometimes for mourning the dead but also for utilitarian reasons and for fashion by different classes in western Europe.
Black, It’s Not Just for Mourning – Costume College 2015 class PDF
In addition to numerous online museum images, I referred to these books:
- Black: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
- Gothic: Dark Glamour by Valerie Steele & Jennifer Park
- Black in Fashion: Mourning to Night by the National Gallery of Victoria