The Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion is the first comprehensive reference work to explore all aspects of dress and fashion globally - from pre-history to the present day. Arranged geographically and written by an international team of experts, the Encyclopedia will serve as the go-to source for all issues relating the art and anthropology of costume, dress, and fashion the world over for students, scholars, members of the design and fashion industries, and fashion aficionados for years to come.

Editor Phyllis G. Tortora is a scholar of historic costumes and textiles and professor emerita of Queens College. She has also served as a consultant to the Historic Costume Collection of the Huntington Historical Society.