Start with high-confidence fashion crafts books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Steampunk User's Manual
Jeff VanderMeer, Desirina Boskovich
Dress Codes
Richard Thompson Ford
How to Get Dressed
Alison Freer
The Curated Closet
Anuschka Rees
Why French Women Wear Vintage
Alois Guinut
Fashionpedia
Fashionary
The Encyclopedia of Ugly Fashion
Karolina Żebrowska