This week I've been doing a lot of research into both 15th century clothing and 18th century. In doing this I look at a lot of pictures and illustrations, so you see a lot of the colors people are wearing, but if you're like me you never learn why, which is always important. I like knowing what people thought about what they wear and why they chose what they did. These books are great for that. I love how they tell you great information about what people thought of a color and why you don't see it very often, and why one pattern is more popular than another. I hope he keeps writing these, I really would like to see a book on red!
Blue: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
Black: The History of a Color by Michel Pastoureau
The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes by Michel Pastoureau
(all link to Amazon, where I may be an affiliate (I dunno if it's still active))
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