As time progresses, styles and trends in the world of fashion change. Even from one year to the next, there are distinct evolutions in the way women and men dress. What is popular and traditional for a certain period of time is bound to change eventually. Taking a look through put history, there are patterns and style movements that were very popular. In the 17th and 18th centuries, elaborate fashions, often called costumes, dominated the everyday styles. Below you will find fantastic visual images that document the time line of costumes and dress that were popular in years past.

• Costume Gallery Online Library - This website is a powerhouse of images for the costume fanatic. With over 65,000 costume images showcased in the image library, you will be sure to get a taste of fashions all throughout history. This website focuses on period costumes from the time periods of the 1800s through the early 1900s. An extremely valuable tool for the education of fashion, this is a great website to use in the classroom.

• History of Fashion - Take a walk through fashion history with the image galleries and information hosted on this website. Starting with the Regency Fashion and the Victorian Era, and going all the way through the fashion trends of present day, this is a complete guide to fashion over the years. View images, read informative articles, and find other resources relating to the costumes and dress of that particular time period.

• Fashion History - Follow the fashion trends from the 17th century all the way through the 20th century. With beautiful image galleries and displayed items, you will get a first hand look at what fashions were like years ago. This website also offers study facilities where you can read additional information and test your knowledge about the different costume periods.

• The History of Costume - Originally published as a book, this website has turned the pages of this old publication into an image gallery for the public to see. Focused from ancient times through the late 19th century, view images of costumes from all over the world.

• The Costume Site - This is a powerhouse of resources for the costume lover. Featuring image galleries from the 17th, 18th and 19th century, there isn't a period of fashion or costume that is left out. Categorized by the specific costume period, there are hundreds of online image galleries to browse through. As an added bonus, this website also lists websites with information on the history of fashion.

• A Visual Dictionary of Fashion - Featuring an image gallery of costumes from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, the website categories each century by decade. Each decade features wonderful visuals of the popular costumes from that time period. The costumes are featured from many different countries, and are full of variety.

• Fashion History - This page features a wonderful list of resources relating to fashion and the evolution of dress over time. With many online image galleries and time lines that chronicle the change of dress, this is a great starting out point when documenting costumes by time period.

• Online Adult Costume Shop - This site features a wonderful array of adult costumes for just about any occassion. It's nicely organized by theme. So if you know what you're looking for, you can get to the right section quickly. It's also great if you want to just browse for Halloween costume ideas.

• Regency Fashion - An online image gallery featuring costumes from the Regency time period. Categorized by type of clothing, this website features both woman's and men's image galleries.

• Digital Collections Fashion History - A wonderful collection of online image galleries of fashions throughout history. Featuring websites that host galleries of period costumes in addition to present day fashions, this collection gives a visual time line of woman's costumes and dress.

• History of Costumes - Featuring a visual image gallery of costumes by time period, you can view the typical dress from the Renaissance Period, the Baroque Period, Gothic Period, Victorian Period and more. This website also features image galleries and information about fashions from the 20th century to present day.