Research Guides: Family & Consumer Sciences Research Guide: Fashion Design

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Women's Wear Daily (WWD)

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WWD (Women’s Wear Daily)
Breaking news, commentary, slideshows, and videos covering fashion, trend forecasts, and expert analysis of the fashion and beauty industry

Areas of Specialization

Buyer
Visual display specialist
Retail manager
Sales representative
Stylist
Apparel designer
Fashion illustrator
Clothing constructionist
Boutique entrepreneur
Sample maker
Fashion merchandising
Fashion design

Library of Congress Subject headings relevant to Fashion.

Fashion Design
Fashion Merchandising

Library of Congress Classification range TT 490-695 (Clothing manufacturing, dressmaking, tailoring)

Databases

Fairchild Books Library
Also called Bloomsbury Fashion Central. E-books related to fashion, including construction, draping, fashion business management, history, illustration, journalism, marketing, promotion, theory, pattern making, styling, product development, sustainable fashion, textiles, and more, plus supplemental study materials for students
Fashion History Timeline
Open Access - Creative Commons resource.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

ABI/INFORM Collection
Full-text peer-reviewed articles and trade journal articles covering a variety of subjects in business such as accounting, company research, economics, finance, management, and more

For more information, you can access this brief tutorial video on the ABI/INFORM Collection.
Business Source Ultimate
Full-text peer-reviewed articles on a variety of business topics such as management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more (Updated daily)

For more information, you can access this brief tutorial video on Business Source Ultimate.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Full-text peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics in psychology such as anthropology, mental processes, psychiatry, and more

For more information, view this brief tutorial on using this EBSCO database.
Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI)
Peer-reviewed article abstracts covering architecture, crafts, fashion, graphic design, industrial design, and more

For more information, you can access this brief tutorial video on Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI).
WindowsWear
Trend data on retail design, window displays, merchandising strategy, marketing templates, social media promotion, product packaging, and more

Please note that you will need to create an account to access this on your first use by following these steps:
1. Fill out the form presented on the screen and sign in as "Student."
2. Select the purple "Join" button.
3. Verify your account when you receive an email from WindowsWear.
WWD (Women’s Wear Daily)
Breaking news, commentary, slideshows, and videos covering fashion, trend forecasts, and expert analysis of the fashion and beauty industry

Fashion Journals

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Fashion History from the 18th to the 20th Century by Kyoto Costume Institute
Call Number: TT 504.6 .J27 F27 2020

ISBN: 9783836557191

Publication Date: 2015-11-22
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History by Jill Condra (Editor)
ISBN: 9780313336621

Publication Date: 2007-12-30
Encyclopedia of Consumer Culture by Dale Southerton (Editor)
ISBN: 9780872896017

Publication Date: 2011-09-15
World Clothing and Fashion by Mary Ellen Snodgrass
ISBN: 9781315698045

Publication Date: 2015-03-17
The Dictionary of Fashion History by Valerie Cumming; C. W. Cunnington; P. E. Cunnington
ISBN: 9781847885340

Publication Date: 2010-09-01
The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion by Phyllis G. Tortora; Sandra Keiser; Bina Abling (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781609014896

Publication Date: 2014-01-30

Fashion Design Books

Fashion Design : A Guide to the Industry and Creative Process by Denis Antoine
ISBN: 9781786276506

Publication Date: 2020
Zero Waste Fashion Design by Timo Rissanen; Holly McQuillan
Call Number: TT507 .R57 2016

ISBN: 9781472581983

Publication Date: 2015-12-17
Fashion Design by Denis Antoine
Call Number: TT 507 .A668 2020

ISBN: 9781786275769

Publication Date: 2020-01-28
Fashion Design by John Hopkins
Call Number: TT508 .H66 2012

ISBN: 9782940411528

Publication Date: 2012-02-09
The Dress Detective by Ingrid Mida; Alexandra Kim
Call Number: TT497 .M54 2015

ISBN: 9781472573988

Publication Date: 2015-11-19
Recycling from Waste in Fashion and Textiles by Pintu Pandit (Editor); Shakeel Ahmed (Editor); Kunal Singha (Editor); Sanjay Shrivastava (Editor)
ISBN: 9781119620532

Publication Date: 2020-07-17
Fashionable Traditions by Ayami Nakatani (Editor, Contribution by); Okpyo Moon (Contribution by); Et Al.
Call Number: NK 8872 .F37 2020

ISBN: 9781498586498

Publication Date: 2020-01-28
Fashion by Allison Taylor
Call Number: NK 4702 .B67 2020

ISBN: 9780789213808

Publication Date: 2020-11-10
Latest Material and Technological Developments for Activewear by Joanne Yip (Editor)
Call Number: TT 649 .L37 2020

ISBN: 9780128194928

Publication Date: 2020-05-05
Kaiser Karl Life of Karl Lagerfeld by R. Bacque
Call Number: TT 505 .L34 B3313 2020

ISBN: 9781788840705

Publication Date: 2020-02-01
Fashion Journalism by Julie Bradford
Call Number: TT 503.5 .B73 2020

ISBN: 9780815386841

Publication Date: 2019-12-17
Digital Research Methods in Fashion and Textile Studies by Amanda Sikarskie
Call Number: TT 497 .S57 2020

ISBN: 9781350134478

Publication Date: 2020-01-09