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FASHION RESEARCH GUIDE

SELECTED ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES

Books

Careers

Costume

Databases*

Designers

 

Dictionaries

Fabrics and Textiles

Fashion Merchandising

Journals*

Runway Shows

 

 

Audiovisual Materials
Books

Journals

 

* available only to CCM students, staff & faculty

SELECTED ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

BOOKS

 

The electronic books listed below are available through the CCM Library Catalog

Contemporary Fashion.  (2nd ed.)  Detroit : St. James Press, 2002. 

eBook TT505.A1 C66 2002eb

The Englishness of English Dress.  Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2002.  

eBook GT733 .E64 2002eb

Shirazi, Faegheh.  The Veil Unveiled: the Hijab in Modern Culture Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2001.   
eBook GT2112 .S56 2001eb

CAREERS

Designers
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos291.htm

U.S. Dept. of Labor's entry in the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

Fashion Careers
http://www.fashion-schools.org/fashion-careers.htm
Covers careers in fashion design production, marketing and merchandising, and media and promotion (fashion writing, editing and photography).

COSTUME

The Costume Gallery
http://www.costumegallery.com
By the Costume Society of America. Under "Study" click on the "Online Costume Library." This is divided into three "shelves," the first providing fashion articles to research, the second providing portfolios of costumes, and the third providing links to illustrations of historical costume.

The Costume Page
http://members.aol.com/nebula5/costume.html
An award-winning site by Julie Zetterberg. User can select from 2,000+ costume and costume-related links. Check out the section on ethnic and folk costumes to find excellent information and illustrations on historical, current, and theatrical costumes from countries and regions worldwide.

The Costumer's Manifesto
http://www.costumes.org
A wonderfully inclusive site for historical costume research, by Tara Maginnis at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The section on Costume History details costume by historical period and further links to accompanying timelines, photographs, and even class notes. Under the section on Ethnic Costume the user will find both historical and current cultural traditions discussed. Access is first by geographical area and then by topic. Check out also the section on Designs to find information on designers.

Fashion-Era
http://www.fashion-era.com/
Analyses "two centuries of women's costume and fashion history silhouettes in detail. Regency, Romantic, Victorian, Edwardian, Flapper,1940's Utility Rationing, Dior's New Look, 1960's Mini dress, 1970's Disco, 1980's New Romantics, Power Dressing, Haute Couture, Royal Robes, Fashion Semiotics, and Body Adornment, retro and future are all defined." Also covers "the history of Jewellery, Perfumes, Cosmetics, Corsetry and Underwear manipulation of the body silhouette.. .the effects of past and present technology, changes in work, leisure, media and homelife that affect lifestyle trends, attitudes, fashions and shopping are all covered in the various era[s]."

DATABASES

Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
JSTOR

DESIGNERS

Designers A to Z
http://fashion.about.com/od/designersaz/
"Mega list of fashion designers, with links to official sites, profiles, photos and more. All designers listed alphabetically by first name."

Fashion Designers List
http://www.fashionwindows.com/fashion_designers/showall_fashion_designers.asp
Designers links from Fashion Windows website.

DICTIONARIES

Apparel Glossary
http://www.apparelsearch.com/glossary.htm
Search the Apparel Search glossary alphabetically to find a definition or do a word search to find all definitions available from online dictionaries, complete with links to those definitions.

Bisonnette on Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion
http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/
Anne Bisonnette, Curator, here displays selected clothing and accessories primarily housed in  the Kent State University Museum. Color photographs detail North American and European costumes and accessories from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries and costumes from Greece, Japan, Turkey, China, and Central Asia. Also included are special museum exhibitions on individual designers.

Textile Dictionary
http://www.ntgi.net/ICCF&D/
Two glossaries by the Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion & Design.  The Textile Dictionary groups fibers under the categories of cotton, silk, manmade, wool, plant, specialty, and  miscellaneous, and then for each fabric there under describes the particular weave, characteristics, and uses of that fabric. The Fashion Glossary alphabetically lists fashion terms followed by brief definitions.

FABRICS & TEXTILES

FabricLink
http://www.fabriclink.com/index.cfm
Articles discuss the history, characteristics, production, and care of fabric. Includes current articles on "trade shows; fabric, apparel & technology trends; and, textile industry issues & overviews." 

Fabrics.net
http://www.fabrics.net/fabricinfo.asp
Provides information on fabrics and fabric related items to individual sewers, fabric stores and manufacturers, and students doing research.  Students will find the Fabric Information and Facts section, the collection of articles, and the monthly columns helpful.

FiberSource
http://www.fibersource.com/
Official site of the American Fiber Manufacturers Association, Inc. Students will want to familiarize themselves with the large amount of useful and often unique information found under Fiber World Classroom.

FASHION MERCHANDISING

Display and Design Ideas
http://www.ddimagazine.com/displayanddesignideas/index.jsp
This journal's mission statement " is to help retailers maximize sales through effective store design and visual presentation." In addition to the magazine (both current and archived issues) this site offers industry reports, directories, an events calendar, and a newsletter.

Fashion Windows
http://www.fashionwindows.com/
Four sections cover: (1) Windows (where user can pull down 25 pages of department store windows dating back to 1997); (2) Fashion Designers (including material on spring and fall fashion shows); (3) Visual Merchandising; and (4) Mannequins. General articles, newsletter, and forums are free, but some material is subscription restricted.

JOURNALS

Art, Architecture & Applied Arts: Arts & Crafts

http://wc5ca4yl9r.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=WC5CA4YL9R&N=100&S=SC&C=010017

RUNWAY SHOWS

British Vogue Fashion Shows
http://www.vogue.co.uk/Shows/

Photos from the fashion shows of major fashion designers in London, Paris, Milan, and New York. Includes news updates and photos from key collections of women's ready-to-wear and menswear back to the autumn/winter 2001-2002 season.  (LII)

Fashionmission
http://www.dressforsuccess.nl/Fashion-and-Style-Online.Runway-Fashion-Shows.html

Directory of 25 international sites dedicated to current runway shows, many of which contain
flash videos.

Fashion Showroom
http://www.fashionshowroom.com/
Photographs of runway shows can be accessed by city, season, or subject.

Runway Shows
http://www.fashionwindows.com/runway_shows/
By Fashion Windows.  Material is restricted to subscribers.

SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES                                                                             RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE

AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS

Calvin Klein : a Stylish Obsession.  New York : A & E Home Video, 2002.  
DVD TT505.K58 C358 2002

Donna Karan.   [Burlington, VT] : A&E Home Video ; New York : Distributed by New Video, 2004.
DVD TT505.K37 D66 2004

Edith Head : Designing Woman.  [New York] : A & E Home Video : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, 2001.  
DVD TT505.H4 E35 2001

Fashion Designers - A & E Top 10.  New York, N.Y. : A&E Television Networks : Distributed by New Video, 2002, c 2000.
DVD T505 .A1 F374 2002

The Fashion Fair  : Buyers and Sellers Under One Roof.  Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004], c1999.
DVD TT502 .F3 2002

How Clothing is Sold : Merchandising Fashion.  Lake Zurich, IL : Learning Seed, 2003.
Video HD9940.A2 .H69 2003

Icons of Fashion.  New York : A & E Television Networks, 2005.
DVD TT505.A7 G56 2005

An Introduction to Fashion Merchandising.  Lawrenceville, NJ : Cambridge Educational, 2004.
DVD HD0040 .A2 I5 2004

The Trend : Where Fashion Begins.  Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004, c2002.  
DVD GT511 .T74 2002

Versace Family - The House of Versace.  [New York] : A&E Home Video : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, 2003.
DVD TT505.V47 H68 2003

Visual Merchandising.  Lawrenceville, NJ : Cambridge Educational, 2004.
DVD HF5845 .V57 2004

BOOKS

Alfano Miglietti, Francesca.  Fashion Statements : Interviews with Fashion Designers.  Milan : Skira ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2006.
TT505.A1 A54 2006

Armstrong, Helen Joseph.  Patternmaking for Fashion Design.  (3rd ed.)  New York : Prentice Hall, 2000. 

TT520 .A74 2000

Ashdown, Charles H., Mrs. British Costume from Earliest Times to 1820.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2001.  
GT730 .A7 2001

Brooke, Iris.  Costume in Greek Classic Drama.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.
PA3203 .B75 2003

Brooke, Iris.  English Children's Costume, 1775-1920.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.
GT1730.B7 B76 2003

Calasibetta, Charlotte Mankey.  The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion.  (3rd ed.)  New York : Fairchild Publications, 2003. 
Reference TT503 .C34 2003

Children's Fashions, 1900-1950, as Pictured in Sears Catalogs.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.  
GT615 .C55 2003

Colussy, M. Kathleen.  Fashion Design on Computers.  Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 2001.  

TT518 .C73 2001

De Courtais, Georgine.  Women's Hats, Headdresses, and Hairstyles : with 453 Illustrations, Medieval to Modern.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2006.
GT2110 .D42 2006

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion.  Farmington Hills, MI : Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005.  Reference GT507 .E53 2005

Everyday Fashions of the Fifties as Pictured in Sears Catalogs.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2002.
GT615 .E895 2002

Frings, Gini Stephens.  Fashion : From Concept to Consumer.  (8th ed.)   Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005. 
TT518 .F74 2005

Full-Color Sourcebook of French Fashion : 15th to 19th Centuries.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.
GT853 .M632 2003

Gordon, S. S.  Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques.  Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2000.  
TT520 .G67 2000

Hartley, Dorothy.  Medieval Costume and How to Recreate It.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.
GT732 .H37 2003

Houston, Mary G.  Ancient Greek, Roman & Byzantine Costume.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2003.  
GT555 .H68 2003

Koda, Harold.  Chanel.  New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press, 2005.  
TT502 .K63 2005

Lester, Katherine Morris.  Accessories of Dress : an Illustrated Encyclopedia.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2004.
GT2050.L4 L47 2004

Nomura, Shojiro.  Japanese Kimono Designs.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2006.
NK8884 .N62

Norris, Herbert.  Church Vestments : Their Origin & Development.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2002.
BV167 .N67 2002

Pendergast, Sara.  Fashion, Costume, and Culture : Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through the Ages.  Detroit : UXL, 2003-2004.  

Reference GT511 .P46 2004

Riegelman, Nancy.  9 Heads : a Guide to Fashion Drawing.  Los Angeles, CA : Nine Heads Media, 2000. 

TT509 .R535 2000

Sills, Leslie.  From Rags to Riches : a History of Girls' Clothing in America.  New York : Holiday House, 2005.
GT1730 .S55 2005

Stibbert, Frederic.  European Civil and Military Clothing from the First to the Eighteenth Century.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2001.  
GT720 .S6813 2001

Tain, Linda.  Portfolio Presentation for Fashion Designers.  (2nd ed.New York : Fairchild Publications, 2003.   

TT509 .T34 2003

Tatham, Caroline.  Fashion Design Drawing Course : Principles, Practice, and Techniques : the Ultimate Guide for the Aspiring Fashion Artist. [Hauppauge, N.Y.] : Barron's, [2003].   

TT509 .T424 2003 

Tierney, Tom.  Everyday Fashions of the 20th Century.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover ; Newton
Abbot : David & Charles, 2003.

GT615 .T54 2003

Tierney, Tom.  Everyday Fashions of the 20th Century.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover ; Newton
Abbot : David & Charles, 2003.

GT615 .T54 2003

Tierney, Tom.  Historic Costume : from Ancient Times to the Renaissance : CD-ROM & Book.  Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2003.
GT510 .T57 2003

Tierney, Tom.  Historic Costume : from the Renaissance Through the Nineteenth Century : CD-ROM & Book.  Mineola, NY : Dover Publications, 2004.
GT510 .T572 2004

Tierney, Tom.  120 Great Fashion Designs, 1900-1950.  New York : Dover ; Newton Abbot : David & Charles, 2001.
GT1720 .A15 2001

Tierney, Tom.  140 Great Fashion Designs, 1950-2000 : CD-ROM and Book.  Mineola, N.Y. : Dover ; [Newton Abbot : David & Charles] (distributor), 2001.
GT596 .T53 2001

Tierney, Tom.  120 Great Fashion Designs, 1900-1950.  New York : Dover ; Newton Abbot : David & Charles, 2001.
GT1720 .A15 2001

Vogt, Peter.  Career Opportunities in the Fashion Industry.  New York, NY : Checkmark Books, 2002. 

TT507 .V63 2002

Walker, Myra.  Balenciaga and His Legacy : Haute Couture from the Texas Fashion Collection.  New Haven : Yale University Press ; Dallas : In association with the Meadows Museum, 2006.
TT502 .W35 2006

JOURNALS

Glamour  (1976-1999)
Harper's Bazaar (1975-1994, 2004 - )
Mademoiselle  (1970-1994)
McCall's  (1969-1994)
Self  (1988-1999)
Seventeen  (1976-1984)
Vogue  (1976-2006)

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