These books are downstairs in the 391s call number range.
This is where all books on costume, clothing, accessories and fashion are shelved. Go down and explore!
Your costume research should include use primary, historical research as well as evocative research images.
For historical research, start with books on 20th cen. - or more specifically 1940s - fashion for Talley's Folly:
Searching collections from museums, universities, and fashion institutes are also a good idea:
ARTstor Digital Library is an online resource of more than 1.3 million images in all areas of the arts, architecture, humanities, and sciences.
The ARTstor Digital Library also includes a set of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes. New collections monthly from 200+ contributors, ranging from Egyptian and other Ancient Art to The Museum of Modern Art, and from Cook's Voyages to the South Seas (Natural History Museum, London) to Eyes of the Nation: A Visual History of the United States (Library of Congress) (www.artstor.org/collections)
Recommended books on scenic and set design in general: