Urban costume in Russia XVIII - early XX centuries: historiographical aspect

Fashion history may show the evolution of artistic styles, aesthetic ideals of the different historical periods, customs and traditions, features of the everyday life of the bygone eras. Numerous exhibitions, publishes catalogs of the museum and private collections indicate the interest in this problem for professional scientist and the general public. The scientific interest in the history of Russian urban costume of the XVIII - early XX centuries appeared in the XIX century but the majority of scientific papers the subject dates back to the second half of the XX century. The author describes the main stages of the development and characteristics of the scientific interest in the study of Russian urban costume and organizes the approaches to its study, can be seen in the Russian historiography mid XIX - early XXI century. The analysis and the systematization of the scientific literature can show how to configure, change and develop the idea of this element of the culture for a long period of time.