Print Reference Books
A variety of print reference books is available at the library.
A Pictorial History of Costume From Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century: With Over 1900 Illustrated Costumes by Call Number: GT513 .B763 1973 (West Reference)
Dictionary of Fashion HistoryCall Number: GT730 .C86 2010 (West Reference)
Encyclopedia of World Dress and FashionCall Number: GT507 .E54 2010 (West Reference) v. 1-10
Fashion BookCall Number: TT503 .F37 1998 (West Reference)
Fashion: A History from the 18th to the 20th Century by Call Number: GT580 .F35 2006 (West Reference)
For Appearance' Sake: The Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty & Grooming by Call Number: GT499 .S49 2001 (West Reference)
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History by Call Number: GT507 .G74 2008 (West Reference)
Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes by Call Number: GT510 .R3313 1988 (West Reference)
Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Fashion & Fashion DesignersCall Number: GT507 .O53 2008 (West Reference)
Vogue Fashion: Over 100 Years of Style by Decade & Designer by Call Number: GT596 .W38 2008 (West Reference)
What People Wore When : A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society by Call Number: GT511 .L474 2008 (West Reference)
Catalog Subject Headings (Books by Topic)
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Costume design -- History -- Dictionaries
Fashion -- History -- 20th century
E-Reference Resources
- Bloomsbury Fashion Central This link opens in a new windowA unique online portal which offers fully cross-searchable access to an expanding range of Berg content collections – including the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion online, e-books, reference works, images, and much more.
- Daily Life through History This link opens in a new windowReference information about daily life of different cultures through history.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (formerly Gale ebooks) This link opens in a new window
Websites
Museum & Library Collections
Arizona Costume Institute / Phoenix Art Museum
Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM) - Museum & Galleries
June F. Mohler Fashion Library (Kent State University)
Kent State University Museum Visual Dictionary of Fashion (Bissonnette on Costume)
Kyoto Costume Institute - Digital Archive
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Costume & Textiles Department
The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Costume Institute
Philadelphia Museum of Art - Costume & Textiles Department
Smithsonian / Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum - Textiles Collection
Victoria & Albert Museum - Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories
Fashion & Costume Research
Historical Fashion Magazines Online:
- Gazette du Bon Ton (selected issues from 1912-1922)
- Godey's Lady's Book
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Selected material from 1855-58.
- Harper's Bazar
Issues from 1870-1904.
- Journal des Luxus und der Moden
German fashion magazine, 1787-1827.
- Modetijdschrift De Gracieuse
Dutch fashion magazine, 1862-1936
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Vogue (issues from 1894, 1917, 1922)
Associations & Guilds
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