to be honest, wikipedia and baidu are good places to start

-for the ming dynasty specifically, 《Q版大明衣冠图志》is a book that is commonly referenced and used. highly recommend.
-《中国妆束：大唐女儿行》 is not necessarily clothing, but makeup styles during the tang dynasty and is greatly recommended if you are interested in that sort of thing.
-for armor, i frequently use 《画说中国历代甲胄》 as reference. they have armor styles through the dynasties (though the older dynasties are questionable in accuracy) and it is easy to read. how to wear the armor is demonstrated through the pictures as well.
-as an overall dictionary reference, 《中国古代服饰辞典》 is full of information ranging from clothes to accessories of almost all dynasties. however there are little pictures and mostly text, so it is not recommended to use if you cannot read much chinese.

otherwise murals/paintings and statues are often used, and most likely the most accurate reference since they are primary sources. but it requires individual and specific research. visiting museums, or seeing if they display photographs and information of artifacts on websites, is highly recommended.

i also enjoy watching videos that demonstrate how the clothing is worn or made. for example, MingHuaTang-HanFu on youtube has a few videos with english subs. often times you can find videos from amateur historical hanfu enthusiasts on douyin and bilibili too, but it can be difficult to determine if they are accurate or not. some cdramas or games are fine too (sometimes) to reference costume design, but note that theyre not usually accurate since they're guzhuang. some of the best costumes have more accurate resemblance to historical dynastic clothing while taking some liberties to make the costume look more interesting. basically if i see sparkly sequins or leather skirts/pants, i'm going to throw hands.

on a note for qing dynasty, ive heard that there arent many books that is, well, particularly good for reference. from what i've read, the best is to look for blog posts and etc. online from historians or amateur collectors and gather information from there. this also applies to other dynasties, though the older the dynasty the more difficult it becomes (preservation reasons)