Databases
No one index provides a complete source of information on apparel merchandising and design. The following indexes are available by accessing find articles on your topic from Milner Library's homepage.
- Academic Search Premier
Covers magazines and periodicals on a wide variety of subjects. Some full text articles available America History and Life
Provides references to articles on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Provides citations, abstracts, and some links to full text
American Periodicals Series Online 1741-1900
Provides references and full text to American popular and professional periodicals from the years 1741-1900. The full text often includes illustrations
Applied Science & Technology Index
Selectively covers science and technology. Provides references to journal articles on topics such as technology related to the textile industry and clothing imports and exports
AGRICOLA
Indexes items related to agriculture and home economics which include textiles and apparel. Use the thesaurus for indexing
Art Abstracts
Covers more than 285 periodicals, museum bulletins, and yearbooks from 1984 to present. Includes references to fashion design, specific designers, wearable art, and costume exhibitions
Art Retrospective
Indexes periodicals, museum bulletins, and yearbooks from 1929-1984
ArticleFirst
Indexes a wide variety of magazines and journal from 1990 to present. Emphasis is on prompt coverage. Updated daily
Business Abstracts
Indexes over 345 periodicals covering aspects of the business world including foreign trade, advertising, marketing, specific industries, and trades and government regulations
Business Source Elite
Provides citations, abstracts and full text to over 960 journals on business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and more. Includes references to the clothing trade, textile & apparel industries, and general fashion topics. Note Company Profiles icon for information on specific companies
Global Market Information Database
A database that includes marketing information on clothing and footwear specific to individual countries.
- GPO Monthly Catalog
The database for US government publications. There are many publications related to he clothing and textile industry. References often give URLs for full text retrieval Harpweek
Provides full text of Harper’s Weekly, a primary resource for examining 19th century America, 1857-1877. Some full text articles are illustrated
Hearth
Available via
http://hearth.library.cornell.edu Click on the search option found on the left of your screen and you will be able to access the Health database which indexes book and journals published from 1850-1950. Many sources are avaialble in full text
Historical Abstracts
Covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present. It excludes United States and Canada which are covered in the database America History and Life
PsycINFO
Includes references to psychological aspects of clothing and dress including consumer behavior and attitudes, marketing, body image, and fads and fashion
Reader’s Guide Abstracts
Indexes popular magazines. Covers a wide variety of topics
Social Sciences Abstracts
Includes references to articles and book reviews in the social sciences. Includes references on the psychological aspects of clothing and dress. Updated monthly
Textile Technology Index
Originating in 1944, this database covers literature related to textile production and processing such as textile end products, manufacturing techniques, and chemicals and yes. The perspective is both current and historical with some records going back to 1800
WilsonSelectPlus
Indexes articles from a wide variety of journals and magazines including those relatedto textiles and fashion. Most references are available in full text starting in 1994
WorldCat
Contains over 36 million records of any type of material, including books, cataloged by libraries in the United States
Major Journals & Magazines
Current journals are located on the main floor of Milner Library. Earlier volumes are found on the floors corresponding to the call number of the journal. For instance, journals with call mumbers beginning with T can be found on floor five; those starting with H are on floor four. Volumes older than 2000 are stored in the basement of the library and can be requested at the reference desk on the main floor. Please note that the following does not list all the journals and magazines that might be relevant to your topic.
AATCC Review, TP 890 .A38
Accessories, TT 560 .F3709,
American Sportswear & Knitting Times, TT 679 .K7502
America's Textile Industries: ATI, TS 1300 .A37201
American's Textiles International, TS 1300 .A37201
Apparel, HD 9940 .N5A67
Apparel Industry Magazine, HD 9940 .U3A64
Apparel International: The Journal of the Clothing & Footwear Institute, TT 490 .A67
Apparel Manufacturer, (1989-1990), TS 1300 .A67
Australian & New Zealand Apparel, HD 9940 .N45A67
Bobbin, TT 490 .B602
Brandweek, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database
Brides, BJ 2051 .A1B702
California Apparel News, TT 490 .C34
Chain Store Age, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database
Children's Business, TT 635 .C48
Clothing & Textiles Research Journal, TS 1300 .C64
Also available electronically (1999 to present)
Cosmetics & Toiletries, TP 983 .A222
Daily News Record (DNR), TS 1300 .D2602
Drapers Record, TT 500 .D7202
Dress (Costume Society of America), GT 605 .D74
Earnshaw's Infants-Girls-Boys Wears Review, TT 635 .A1501
Family & Consumer Science Research Journal, TX 1 .H62501
Fashion Forecast International, TT 500 .F3701
Fashion International, TT 500 .F374
Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body and Culture, TT 500 .F37 Full text articles are available via the WilsonSelectPlus database
Fiberarts, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database (1998-2006)
Fibres & Textiles in Eastern Europe, available electronically (2002 to present)
Fur Age, Floor 5, TS 1060 .F87
Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ), TT 570 .A603
Glamour, TT 500 .G46
Harper’s Bazaar, TT 500 .H3
Home Textiles Today, full text articles available via the Business Source Elite
database (2000-present)
InStyle, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, (1992-1994), online access available
International Textiles, TS 1300 .I5
Intimate Fashion News, TT 669 .C6703
Journal of Fashion Marketing & Management, HD 9940 .A1 J684
Journal of Retailing, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database
Journal of the Textile Machinery Society of Japan, available electronically (1963-1999)
Kid's Fashions Magazine, (1980-1995), TT 490 .K5301
Knitting Times (1981-1996), TT 679 .K75
Luggage, Leather Goods & Accessories, HD 9780 .A1L8402
Menswear: A Supplement to DNR, TT 570 .M388
Officiel de la Couture et de la Mode de Paris, TT 500 .044
Piecework, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database
Retail Merchandiser, available full text via the WilsonSelectPlus database
Stores, HD 9951 .N36
Textile, available electronically (2003 to present)
Textile History, HD 9850.1 .T52, also available electronically (2003 present)
Textile Museum Journal, NK 8802 .W3.A3
Textile Research Journal, TS 1300 .T43. Full text articles are available via the WilsonSelectPlus database (1999 to present)
Textile View Magazine, TS 1475 .T495
Textile World, TS 1300 .T36. Full text articles are available via the WilsonSelectPlus database (1997 to present)
Threads Magazine, TT 697 .T48
Vanity Fair, AP 2 .V32
View: Textile View Magazine, TS 1475 .T495
Vogue, TT 500 .V7
Women's Wear Daily (WWD), TT 500 .W401
Selected Reference Books
Career Opportunities in the Fashion Industry, Reference, TT 507 .V63
Company Profiles for Students, Reference, HG 4057 .A15644
Contemporary Fashion, Reference, TT 505 .A1C66
Costumes and Setting for Historical Plays, Reference, PN 2067 .C33
Costume Language: A Dictionary of Dress Terms, Reference, GT 507 .D38
Dictionary of Costume, Reference, GT 507 .W5
Directory of Costume Collections, Reference, GT 505 .C67
Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion, Reference, GT 507 .E53
The Encyclopedia of World Costume, Reference, GT 511 .G4513
Fabric Reference, Reference, TS 1445 .H84
The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Fashion Accessories, Reference, TT 503 .T67
Fairchild’s Dictionary of Textiles, Reference, TS 1309 .F34
The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion, TT 503 .C34
Fashion Accessories: The Complete 20th Century Sourcebook with 2000 Full-Color Illustrations, Reference, GT 596 .P395
Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear Through The Ages, Reference, GT 511 .P46
Ferguson’s Careers in Focus: Fashion, Reference, TT 507 .C337
For Appearance Sake: The Historical Encyclopedia of Good Looks, Beauty, and Grooming,
Reference, GT 499 .S49
Grading Techniques for Fashion Design, Reference, TT 520 .P93
Handbook of Costume Drawing, Reference, TT 509 .B35
Hoover’s Masterlist of Major U.S. Companies, Reference, HF 5035 .H6
International Directory of Company Histories, Reference, HD 2721 .I58
International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Reference, HF 91 .U47301
Sewing for the Apparel Industry, Reference, TT 515 .S4845
St. James Fashion Encyclopedia: A Survey of Style From 1945 to the Present, Reference, TT 505 .A157
Survey of Historic Costume, Reference, GT 511 .T67
Textile Terms and Definitions, Reference, TS 1309 .T47
Textiles and Wearing Apparel Documentation and Procedures, Reference, HD 9856 .S37
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers, Reference, GT 507.O53
Who’s Who in Fashion, Reference, TT505 .A1S74
Selected Videos/DVDs Available in Milner Library’s Learning Resource Center
A&E Top 10: Fashion Designers (2000), VHS 1472
American Textiles: An Adventure industry (1990), VC 98 0209
Batik as Fine Art (1992), VHS 1999
Blue Jeans (1995), VC 97 0110
Calvin Klein: A Stylish Obsession (1997), VHS 1843
Edith Head, Designing Woman (2000), VHS 1936
The Eighteenth Century Woman (1982), VHS 1953
Esprit (1989), VC 91 Looks behind the scenes of Esprit, an international fashion marketer
Fashion (1996), VHS 1920 Looks at the 20th century’s fashion statements, from he fashion shows during World War I to the supermodels of today
Fashion Display Skills (1991), VC 96 0015
Fashion Illustration: The Views of Steven Stipelman (1991), VC 92 0189
Fashion Through the Ages: The History of Costume (1991), VHS 1938
Giorgio Armani: Deconstructing Fashion (2001), VHS 1842
Helmut Newton: Frames From the Edge (1988), VC 97 0312
History of Apparel Design: 1930 to the 21st Century (1992), VC 95 0201
History of the 20th Century: Fashion, VHS 1920
Jewelry USA (1984), VHS 1994
Masks from Many Cultures (1992), VC 97 0131
Merchandising: Planning, Development, and Presentation of Product Lines (1997), VC 97 0308
Open the Door to Quality. Merchandise Testing Laboratories (1995), VC 98 0178 A brief overview of various kinds of quality tests that merchandise esting laboratories perform on textile products
Palestinian Costumes and Embroidery: A Precious Legacy (1990), VC 93 0013
Petites Dames De Mode: The Little Ladies of Fashion (1996), VC 96 0409
Phases of Apparel Product Development (1993), VC 96 0093
Pret-a-porter = Ready to Wear (1994), VC 98 0276
Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light (1997), VC 99 0123
Story of Fashion (1987), VC 97 0060
Textiles, VHS 1935
Textiles: Birth of an American Industry (1997), VHS 2163
Textiles From Source to Consumer (1992), VC 93 0002
Textiles: Industrial Printing and Dyeing (2005), DVD 1545
Theatre de la Mode (1991), VHS 1957 During 1944-45 the Paris couture house created a unique exhibition of 200 petite wire mannequins clothed in the latest fashions and displayed in miniature sets. It was called the Theatre de la Mode. The exhibition raised money for war relief
Unmentionables (1999), VHS 1937
Vera Wang (2001), VHS 1844
Wrapped in Glory: Quilts and Bedcovers from 1700-1900 (1999), VHS 2002
Why We Dress: The Meaning of Fashion (1996), VC 97 0181
Relevant Call Numbers
Floor 4
GT500 Costume. Dress. Fashion
GT529.2 Cothing by class historical period
GT601 Clothing by region or country
GT1700 Clothing by class (sex, birth, etc.)
GT2000 Materials and articles clothing. Details and accessories
HD9850 Textile industries
Floor 5
TT Handicrafts. Arts and Crafts.
TT410 Clothing manufacture
TT500 Dressmaking and women's tailoring
TT509 Fashion drawing
TT570 Tailoring. Men's clothing
TT633 Costumes for special occasions
TT635 Children's clothing
TT669 Underwear. Lingerie
TT678.5 Footwear
TT699 Textile arts & crafts
Floor 6
PN2067 Theatrical costume & costume design
TR679 Fashion photography
Prominent Web Sites
AAFA. American Apparel and Footwear Association. http://www.apparelandfootwear.org
Provides textile/apparel statistics, events, legislation and trade information
Bissonnette on Costume: A Visual Dictionary of Fashion. http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/
Covers fashion, including lingerie and hairstyles, from the 18th to the 20th century. The emphasis is on female dress from Europe and the United States but it also includes male and children’s fashions and dress from several other countries
Costume Gallery. http://www.costumegallery.com
Covers all facets of costume and its history. Search by years 1809-1923. Contains links to suppliers and designers. Some information can only be obtained via membership in the Costume Gallery’s Library at $15.00 for three months or $55.00 for one year
The Costume Page. http://www.costumepage.org/
Can search apparel topics such as museum collections, history, ethnic and theatrical. Historical apparel is arranged into periods such as ancient costumes, medieval era, renaissance, Elizabethan/Shakespearean, 17th & 18th century, 19th century and 20th century. Includes ready-made costumes for sale
Costume Society of America. http://www.costumesocietyamerica.com
Includes an excellent guide to books on costumes, apparel, accessories and textiles
Costumer’s Manifesto. http://www.costumes.org
Provides links to costume images & text sorted by periods; supplies; military, religious, and wedding clothing; jewelry; patterns; shoes; trim; and both living and deceased designers. Lists Internet sites related to apparel
FashionBiz.com. http://www.fashionbiz.com/Fashionbiz/index.cfm
Contains a database for searching designers, retailers, manufacturers and other fashion industries. Provides a calendar of fashion events
Fashion Windows. http://fashionwindows.com
Provides information on individual designers. Some records can only be accessed by those with a database membership which costs $4.95 a month. Features visual merchandising
Fashion Live Magazine. http://fashionlive.com/
Provides information on fashion design schools
Fashion Plate Collection. http://content.lib.washington.edu/costumehistweb/
“This collection includes 417 fashion plates from 1806-1914 from some of the leading fashion journals of the times.”
Firstview Collections Online. http://firstview.com/
Internet resources for fashion design & merchandising
Hearth. Home Economics Archive. http://hearth.library.cornell.edu
Created by Cornell University, this site provides a bibliography of core books and journals published between 1850-1950. Many of these sources, plus additional essays, are freely accessible on this site
Infomat: Fashion Industry Information Services: Who’s Who. http://www.infomat.com/whoswho/
Provides biographies on designers and professionals in the apparel and textile industry
OTEXA: The Office of Textiles and Apparel. U.S. Dept. of Commerce. http://otexa.ita.doc.gov
This site features information on textile and apparel exports, imports, trade acts and agreements, and legislation
Pantone Color Forecasting. http://www.pantone.com/
Leading authority on color and provider of color systems
The Regency Fashion Page. http://locutus.ucr.edu/~cathy/reg3.html
Covers some articles from 18th and early 19th century fashion magazines. Includes a year by year chronology of popular fashion
