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The Complete Costumes ClipArt gallery offers 354 illustrations of men and women wearing outfits of various historical periods.

Saxon military costume

Saxon Military Costume

Saxon military costume

Saxon military costume

Saxon Military Costume

Saxon military costume

Scotch Highlander with bagpipe

Scotch Highlander with Bagpipe

Scotch Highlander with bagpipe

This 1190 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. It shows a man wearing a knee length tunic with tights.

1190 Silhouette of Man

This 1190 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. It…

This 1350 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The man is wearing a short sleeve shirt, tight fitting pants, and a pointed hat with a feather.

1350 Silhouette of Man

This 1350 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The…

This 1525 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The man is wearing a doublet which is a snug-fitting button jacket, stockings, and a hat.

1525 Silhouette of Man

This 1525 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The…

This 1580 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The man is wearing a loose fitting jacket, a hat, stockings, and thigh high pointed boots.

1580 Silhouette of Man

This 1580 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The…

This 1640 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The man is wearing a jacket with knee length breeches, and carrying a broad hat with a brim.

1640 Silhouette of Man

This 1640 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The…

This 1660 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The man is wearing a long cape and a broad hat with a brim.

1660 Silhouette of Man

This 1660 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The…

This 1725 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The man is wearing a waist coat, breeches, thigh high boots, and a hat.

1723 Silhouette of Man

This 1725 Silhouette of man is a black outline that shows the fashion of men during that period. The…

A Roman soldier with a shield and spear.

Roman Soldier

A Roman soldier with a shield and spear.

"The younger son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Son of Edward III

"The younger son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

"The older son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Son of Edward III

"The older son of Edward III." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Spanish girl doll in traditional national costume.

Spanish Doll

Spanish girl doll in traditional national costume.

Tight fitting garment worn for swimming

Bathing Suit

Tight fitting garment worn for swimming

A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers.

Diving Suit

A weighted and hermetically sealed garment supplied with air; worn by underwater divers.

This umbrella is designed to protect against rain or sunlight.

Umbrella Support

This umbrella is designed to protect against rain or sunlight.

Costume of the Swedes in Colonial America.

Swedes

Costume of the Swedes in Colonial America.

Old fashioned gentlemen walking down a road talking to each other. The both are wearing hats and carrying a cane. One wears a cape. The pass wooden stairs leading to a house.

Men Talking and Walking

Old fashioned gentlemen walking down a road talking to each other. The both are wearing hats and carrying…

One of the more prominent places people see costumes is in theater, film and on television. In combination with other aspects, theatrical costumes can help actors portray characters' age, gender role, profession, social class, personality, and even information about the historical period/era, geographic location and time of day, as well as the season or weather of the theatrical performance. Often, stylized theatrical costumes can exaggerate some aspect of a character; for example Harlequin and Pantaloon in the Commedia dell'Arte.

Theatrical Costume

One of the more prominent places people see costumes is in theater, film and on television. In combination…

The Norse god Thor flings his hammer, Mjölnir, over his head. He is standing on a cloud and his name is written in runes on the cloud. He is wearing a short, belted tunic and his traditional winged helmet. He is the god of thunder.

Thor Wielding Mjölnir, Standing on a Cloud

The Norse god Thor flings his hammer, Mjölnir, over his head. He is standing on a cloud and his name…

A top-hat is a kind of tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat worn by men throughout the 1800s and early 1900s but which are now usually only worn with morning dress or evening dress.

Tophat

A top-hat is a kind of tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat worn by men throughout the 1800s and early…

The earliest trousers from Egypt.

Trousers

The earliest trousers from Egypt.

Trousers as worn in the east.

Trousers

Trousers as worn in the east.

Roman soldier with short trousers.

Trousers

Roman soldier with short trousers.

"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks. Of this there were two kinds, the Dorian and Ionian. The Dorian chiton, as worn by males, was a short woollen shirt, without sleeves; the Ionian was a long linen garment, with sleeves. The former seems to have been originally worn throughout the whole Greece; the latter was brought over to Greece by the Ionians of Asia. The Ionic chiton was commonly worn at Athens by men during the Persian wars, but it appears to have entirely gone out of fashion for the male sex about the time of Pericles, from which time the Dorian chiton was the under-garment universally adopted by men through the whole of Greece." — Smith; 1873

Tunica

"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks.…

"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks. Of this there were two kinds, the Dorian and Ionian. The Dorian chiton, as worn by males, was a short woollen shirt, without sleeves; the Ionian was a long linen garment, with sleeves. The former seems to have been originally worn throughout the whole Greece; the latter was brought over to Greece by the Ionians of Asia. The Ionic chiton was commonly worn at Athens by men during the Persian wars, but it appears to have entirely gone out of fashion for the male sex about the time of Pericles, from which time the Dorian chiton was the under-garment universally adopted by men through the whole of Greece." — Smith; 1873

Tunica

"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks.…

"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks. Of this there were two kinds, the Dorian and Ionian. The Dorian chiton, as worn by males, was a short woollen shirt, without sleeves; the Ionian was a long linen garment, with sleeves. The former seems to have been originally worn throughout the whole Greece; the latter was brought over to Greece by the Ionians of Asia. The Ionic chiton was commonly worn at Athens by men during the Persian wars, but it appears to have entirely gone out of fashion for the male sex about the time of Pericles, from which time the Dorian chiton was the under-garment universally adopted by men through the whole of Greece." — Smith; 1873

Tunica

"Tunica, an under-garment. Greek. The chiton was the only kind of under-garment, worn by the Greeks.…

"Tunica, an under-garment. Roman. The Tunica of the Romans, like the Greek chiton, was a woollen under garment, over which the toga was worn. It was the Indumentum of Indulus, as opposed to the Amictus, the general term for the toga, pallium, or any other outer garment. The Romans are said to have had no other clothing originally but the toga; and when the tunic was first introduced, it was merely a short garment without sleeves, and was called Colobrium. It was considered a mark of effeminacy for men to wear tunics with long sleeves and reaching the feet." — Smith; 1873

Tunica

"Tunica, an under-garment. Roman. The Tunica of the Romans, like the Greek chiton, was a woollen under…

Turkish soldier, 1901

Turkey: Soldier 1901

Turkish soldier, 1901

A man wearing an outfit from 16th Century Turkey.

Turkish Outfit

A man wearing an outfit from 16th Century Turkey.

Lictors were guards of magistrates who carried fasces to show power to execute. Two men, one young, one older, stand side by side, each holding fasces. Fasces are axes bound to bundles of wooden rods. These lictors function as bodyguards. The men are wearing togas.

Two Attendants, or Lictors, of a King or Consul

Lictors were guards of magistrates who carried fasces to show power to execute. Two men, one young,…

Two heavily armored knights on horseback shaking hands.

Two Knights

Two heavily armored knights on horseback shaking hands.

"Umbraculum, Umbella, a parasol, was used by Greek and Roman ladies as a protection against the sun. They seem not to have been carried generally by the ladies themselves, but by female slaves who held them over their mistresses. The daughters of the aliens at Athens had to carry parasols after the Athenian maidens at the Panathenaea, as is mentioned under Hydriaphoria. The parasols of the ancients seem to have been exactly like our own parasols or umbrellas in form, and could be shut up and opened like ours." — Smith; 1873

Umbraculum

"Umbraculum, Umbella, a parasol, was used by Greek and Roman ladies as a protection against the sun.…

An illustration of a young boy dressed as Uncle Sam.

Uncle Sam

An illustration of a young boy dressed as Uncle Sam.

United States soldier, 1901

United States: Soldier 1901

United States soldier, 1901

"A complete dress, with the exception of sides and sleeves, in which case it was either made to fit closely about the person both before and behind, and then was continued to form a loose and flowing skirt of ample proportions and great length, or with a similar skirt the upper part of the dress also hung loosely." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Viollet-le-Duc

"A complete dress, with the exception of sides and sleeves, in which case it was either made to fit…

This late 19th century visiting dress is designed with dots.

Late 19th Century Visiting Dress

This late 19th century visiting dress is designed with dots.

Once a Week is a pencil drawing by English artist Charles Keene in 1859. This drawing is part of a novel "The Good Fight" by English novelist Charles Reade. It seems to depict a man asking for forgiveness from his lady.

Once a Week

Once a Week is a pencil drawing by English artist Charles Keene in 1859. This drawing is part of a novel…

This illustration shows the costumes that were worn during the ruling of King William III and Queen Mary II.

William III Costumes

This illustration shows the costumes that were worn during the ruling of King William III and Queen…

This late 19th century winter dress is designed with a cape that is worn over the dress and a scarf. The lady is also wearing a tied ribbon on her head with feathers in the center.

Late 19th Century Winter Dress

This late 19th century winter dress is designed with a cape that is worn over the dress and a scarf.…

This lady is wearing a late 19th century winter dress. She is also wearing a hat that includes a feather and a ribbon.

Late 19th Century Winter Dress

This lady is wearing a late 19th century winter dress. She is also wearing a hat that includes a feather…

This is a Late 19th century winter dress. It includes a hat with a ribbon in the center.

Late 19th Century Winter Dress

This is a Late 19th century winter dress. It includes a hat with a ribbon in the center.

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It is a fitted jacket that buttons at the waist.

Early 20th Century Winter Jacket

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It is a fitted jacket that buttons at the waist.

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It has a high neck collar and long wide sleeves that are similar to oriental dress.

Early 20th Century Winter Jacket

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It has a high neck collar and long wide sleeves that are…

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It is a long jacket with a high collar, and wide sleeves.

Early 20th Century Winter Jacket

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It is a long jacket with a high collar, and wide sleeves.

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It is a knee length jacket with a large collar, and large pockets in the front.

Early 20th Century Winter Jacket

This is an early 20th century winter jacket. It is a knee length jacket with a large collar, and large…

A woman in an old style dress

Woman

A woman in an old style dress

"At different times during the middle ages extraordinarily long, pendant sleeves were in use, sometimes reaching the ground, and at other times a mere band or strip of stuff, single or double, hung from the arm, and was generally called a hanging sleeve, although the actual sleeve was independent of it." &mdash;Whitney, 1889 <p>Illustration of a woman from the 12th century wearing a traditional dress with hanging sleeves. She is holding a small branch with leaves on it. She is wearing a ring headpiece. The illustration is from Viollet-le-Duc's "Dictionary du Mobilier francais."

A Woman in a Dress - 12th Century, with Long and Hanging Sleeves

"At different times during the middle ages extraordinarily long, pendant sleeves were in use, sometimes…

An illustration of a woman wearing a cop costume and shining a light.

Woman in Cop Costume

An illustration of a woman wearing a cop costume and shining a light.

This is a woman's Egyptian costume. It is a on piece fitted pant costume.

Woman's Egyptian Costume

This is a woman's Egyptian costume. It is a on piece fitted pant costume.

A man and women standing by a chair dresed fancy.

Man and Woman

A man and women standing by a chair dresed fancy.

"Zona, also called cingulum, a girdle or zone, worn about the loins by both sexes. The chief use of this article of dress was to hold up the tunic, which was more especially requisite to be done when persons wee at work, on a journey, or engaged in hunting." &mdash; Smith; 1873

Zona

"Zona, also called cingulum, a girdle or zone, worn about the loins by both sexes. The chief use of…

A woman from the Indian tribe, Zuni in New Mexico. The Zuni are one of the Pueblo peoples. They are believed to have been farmers in their present location for over 3,00 years. This Zuni woman balances a traditional jar on her head.

Zuni Woman

A woman from the Indian tribe, Zuni in New Mexico. The Zuni are one of the Pueblo peoples. They are…