Databases:
ABC-CLIO: Pop Culture Universe - Search here for fashion in earlier eras/decades. Examples of articles include "Fashion in the 1920s", "The Gibson Girl in Advertising and Fashion", "Grunge Music and Fashion", "Fashion in the 1980s", etc.
EBSCO - A large reference database which includes WWD: Women's Wear Daily, Journal of Marketing, Retail Merchandiser, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, People Style Watch, etc.
Gale - A large reference database which includes reference books (such as Contemporary Fashion, St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Arts and Humanities Through the Eras, etc.); magazines (Harper's Bazaar, Ebony, Business Review, Hollywood Reporter, etc.); as well as academic journals, images, and more.
Websites:
Chicago History Museum - The Museum Collection has links to suggested topics of Costume/Fashion and Fashion Illustrations.
Fashion.net: The Online Fashion Guide - Information on current designers, trends, and people. A "How To" section provides advice from top industry insiders.
JC Report: Inside Global Fashion Trends - A guide to fashion markets all over the world. The JC Report features current trends and style guides.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Costume Institute - Results from a search for the department of the Costume Institute of The Met. Use the filters/limiters on the left of the page to further specify your search. Visit MetMedia to see videos created by the Costume Institute.
Victoria & Albert Museum: Fashion - Articles on historical dress, as well as the ability to search through various collections. Browse through one of the largest collections of fashion history in the world.
Books:
Books about fashion can be found in the non-fiction section of the libraries at 391 and 746.9. Find specific titles by browsing the library's catalog, Destiny.
ABC-CLIO: Pop Culture Universe - Search here for fashion in earlier eras/decades. Examples of articles include "Fashion in the 1920s", "The Gibson Girl in Advertising and Fashion", "Grunge Music and Fashion", "Fashion in the 1980s", etc.
EBSCO - A large reference database which includes WWD: Women's Wear Daily, Journal of Marketing, Retail Merchandiser, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, People Style Watch, etc.
Gale - A large reference database which includes reference books (such as Contemporary Fashion, St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture, Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Arts and Humanities Through the Eras, etc.); magazines (Harper's Bazaar, Ebony, Business Review, Hollywood Reporter, etc.); as well as academic journals, images, and more.
Websites:
Chicago History Museum - The Museum Collection has links to suggested topics of Costume/Fashion and Fashion Illustrations.
Fashion.net: The Online Fashion Guide - Information on current designers, trends, and people. A "How To" section provides advice from top industry insiders.
JC Report: Inside Global Fashion Trends - A guide to fashion markets all over the world. The JC Report features current trends and style guides.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Costume Institute - Results from a search for the department of the Costume Institute of The Met. Use the filters/limiters on the left of the page to further specify your search. Visit MetMedia to see videos created by the Costume Institute.
Victoria & Albert Museum: Fashion - Articles on historical dress, as well as the ability to search through various collections. Browse through one of the largest collections of fashion history in the world.
Books:
Books about fashion can be found in the non-fiction section of the libraries at 391 and 746.9. Find specific titles by browsing the library's catalog, Destiny.