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Links to fashion resources
WGSN: Fashion
An online news, information and fashion images database for the fashion and style industries. Coverage includes fashion trends and forecasting, design, company profiles, as well as news items on e-commerce, finance, advertising, and marketing.
Open Access Fashion Resources
- The Costume Institute at the MetOffers articles, images, and past exhibitions on historical and contemporary fashion.
- Europeana FashionDigital platform that provides access to fashion archives, museums, and libraries across Europe.
- Fashion History Timeline by FITA well-organized resource providing a timeline of significant fashion trends, garments, and designers.
- Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Digital ResourcesFIT provides open access to some of its fashion resources, including digital exhibitions, institutional repository, and lectures.
- firstVIEW (fashion)Index of recent runway fashions shows from Sydney, Milan, London, Paris and New York featuring apparel from world-famous designers. The current fashion season is not included.
- Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) Fashion CollectionFeatures articles, object stories, and images of fashion pieces from the museum's extensive collection.
Library Subscription Databases
UW Madison Related Links
- Fashion Institute of TechnologyPublic institution of higher education with ties to private industry. Textile and Design Studies students have the option to attend in senior year. Located in New York City.
- Helen Louise Allen Textile CollectionA teaching and study collection of over 13,000 textile artifacts spanning 16 centuries and 108 countries. One of the world’s largest university-held textile collections.
- Lynn Mecklenburg Textile GalleryRotating exhibits related to the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. Exhibitions can also include contemporary textiles by national and international makers, as well as non-textile objects presented in conversation with the textile collection.
- Ruth Davis Design GalleryThe Design Gallery holds exhibitions that relate to the processes and results of design. Exhibition programming supports the textile, apparel and interior design programs of the Department of Design Studies.
- UW Madison Design Studies DepartmentSchool of Human Ecology department offers specializations in Design Studies, Design + Innovation, Interior Architecture, Textiles & Fashion Design, and Material Culture. A PhD is offered in Design Studies.
Fashion and Race Database
Fashion and Race Database
Collection of articles, reading lists, object collections, podcast episodes, and essays at the intersection of fashion and race that examine the fashion industry.
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