How to Research Fashion | Fashion History Timeline (2024)

Research Sources

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Where to Start? Recommended Survey Texts

Boucher, François. 20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment. Expanded ed. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1987. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/979316852.

Boucher, François, Yvonne Deslandres, and John Ross. A History of Costume in the West. London: Thames and Hudson, 1997. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/443676264.

Brown, Susan, ed. Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style. New York: DK Publishing, 2012. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/840417029.

Cole, Daniel James, and Nancy Deihl. The History of Modern Fashion from 1850. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/900012311.

Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/988370049.

Fogg, Marnie, ed. Fashion: The Whole Story. New York: Prestel, 2013. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898628238.

Hill, Daniel Delis. History of World Costume and Fashion. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768100950.

Mendes, Valerie D., and Amy De La Haye. Fashion since 1900. 2nd ed. World of Art. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/751457342.

Tortora, Phyllis G., and Sara B. Marcketti. Survey of Historic Costume. Sixth edition. New York: Fairchild Books, 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/972500782.

Fashion Dictionaries

Ambrose, Gavin, and Paul Harris. The Visual Dictionary of Fashion Design. Lausanne: AVA Publishing, 2007. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639150741.

Clark, Judith, Adam Phillips, and Norbert Scho*rner. The Concise Dictionary of Dress. London: Violette Editions, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770841284.

Conway, George L. Garment and Textile Dictionary. Albany: Delmar Publishers, 1997. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/807450735.

Cumming, Valerie, C. Willett Cunnington, and Phillis Cunnington. The Dictionary of Fashion History. Second edition. London: Bloombury Academic, 2017. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1005840681.

Cumming, Valerie, C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington, Charles Relly Beard, and C. Willett Cunnington. The Dictionary of Fashion History. Oxford: Berg, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1008259246.

Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. The Complete Costume Dictionary. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2011. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/788995672.

Newman, Alex, and Zakee Shariff. Fashion A to Z: An Illustrated Dictionary. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2009. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/857551868.

Oxford, University Press. Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. Edited by Joanne Bubolz Eicher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767923304.

Picken, Mary Brooks. The Fashion Dictionary: Fabric, Sewing, and Apparel as Expressed in the Language of Fashion. Rev. and Enl. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1973. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/572308967.

Tortora, Phyllis G., Sandra J. Keiser, and Bina Abling. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Fashion. 4th edition. New York: Fairchild Books, 2014. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/900349357.

Vergani, Guido, ed. Fashion Dictionary. New York: Baldini Castoldi Dalai editore, 2006. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/617445755.

Research Methods

Cavallaro, Dani, and Alexandra Warwick. “Clothes in Art - Painting In and Out of the Frame.” In Fashioning the Frame : Boundaries, Dress and Body, 157–201. New York: Berg, 1998. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228032769.

Chapman, James. The New Film History: Sources, Methods, Approaches. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/845496769.

Fleming, E. McClung. “Artifact Study: A Proposed Model.” Winterthur Portfolio 9 (1974): 153–73.

Geczy, Adam, Vicki Karaminas, Valerie Steele, and Aileen Ribeiro, eds. “Painting: Refashioning Art – Some Visual Approaches to the Study of the History of Dress.” In Fashion and Art, 169–76. New York: Berg, 2012.

Kawamura, Yuniya. Doing Research in Fashion and Dress: An Introduction to Qualitative Methods. Oxford: Berg, 2011. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/949805901.

Mida, Ingrid, and Alexandra Kim. The Dress Detective: A Practical Guide to Object-Based Research in Fashion. London: Bloomsbury, 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/898228095.

Taylor, Lou. The Study of Dress History. Studies in Design. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1000627512.

Zitzlsperger, Philipp. Dürers Pelz und das Recht im Bild: Kleiderkunde als Methode der Kunstgeschichte, 2012. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/979758569.

Conservation & Display

Ashelford, Jane. Care of Clothes. London: National Trust, 1997. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39719694.

Boersma, Foekje, Agnes W. Brokerhof, Saskia van den Berg, and Judith Tegelaers. Unravelling Textiles: A Handbook for the Preservation of Textile Collections. London: Archetype, 2007. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/889879609.

Brooks, Mary M., and Dinah Eastop, eds. Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2016. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/957546414.

Brooks, Mary M., and Dinah Eastop, eds. Changing Views of Textile Conservation. Readings in Conservation. Los Angeles: Getty Conservation Institute, 2011. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/774630736.

Finch, Karen, and Greta Putnam. The Care & Preservation of Textiles. London: Batsford, 1985. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33076857.

Herrold, Sue. Care of Antique Clothing and Textiles at Home and Small Museums. Laramie, WY: Sue’s Frou Frou Publications, 1991. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34180639.

King, Rosalie Rosso. Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation. Park Ridge, N.J., U.S.A: Noyes Publications, 1985. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/925267564.

Landi, Sheila. The Textile Conservator’s Manual. Rev. 2nd ed. Butterworth-Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology. Oxford ; Woburn, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/960835203.

Mailand, Harold F. Considerations for the Care of Textiles and Costumes: A Handbook for the Non-Specialist. 3d. rev. printing. Indianapolis: The Museum, 1980. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7285253.

Walkley, Christina, and Vanda Foster. Crinolines and Crimping Irons: Victorian Clothes: How They Were Cleaned and Cared For. London: Owen, 1978. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1008387507.

Fashion Studies - State of the Field Articles

Black, Sandy, ed. The Handbook of Fashion Studies. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2013. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/969865630.

Granata, Francesca. “Fashion Studies In-between: A Methodological Case Study and an Inquiry into the State of Fashion Studies.” Fashion Theory 16, no. 1 (March 1, 2012): 67–82. https://doi.org/10.2752/175174112X13183318404221.

Jenss, Heike, ed. Fashion Studies: Research Methods, Sites and Practices. Dress, Body, Culture. London ; New York: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Plc, 2016. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/939387891.

Mora, Emanuela, Agnès Rocamora, and Paolo Volonté. “The Internationalization of Fashion Studies: Rethinking the Peer-Reviewing Process.” International Journal of Fashion Studies 1, no. 1 (April 1, 2014): 3–17. https://doi.org/10.1386/infs.1.1.3_2.

Nicklas, Charlotte, and Annebella Pollen, eds. Dress History: New Directions in Theory and Practice. London, UK ; New York, NY, USA: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/964065710.

Rocamora, Agnès, and Anneke Smelik. Thinking through Fashion: A Guide to Key Theorists. London: I.B. Tauris, 2016. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/971604371.

Taylor, Lou. Establishing Dress History. Studies in Design. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2004. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/607160452.

Taylor, Lou. The Study of Dress History. Studies in Design. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1000627512.

Fashion Journals

“Address: Journal for Fashion Criticism,” n.d. http://www.addresspublications.com/home/.

“Dress: The Journal of the Costume Society of America,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ydre20/current.

“Fashion Practice: The Journal of Design, Creative Process & the Fashion Industry,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rffp20/current.

“Fashion Studies,” n.d. https://www.fashionstudies.ca/.

“International Journal of Fashion Studies,” n.d. https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=230/.

“Journal of Textile Design Research and Practice,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rftd20/current.

“Textile: Cloth and Culture,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rftx20/current.

“The Fashion Studies Journal,” n.d. http://www.fashionstudiesjournal.org/.

“Vestoj | The Platform for Critical Thinking on Fashion,” n.d. http://vestoj.com/.

Reference

Ambrose, Gavin, and Paul Harris. The Visual Dictionary of Fashion Design. Lausanne: AVA Publishing, 2007. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/639150741.

Bernheim, Nele. “Modernism in Fashion.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082717.

Best, Kate. The History of Fashion Journalism. London: Bloombury Academic, 2017. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/934676847.

Clark, Judith, Adam Phillips, and Norbert Scho*rner. The Concise Dictionary of Dress. London: Violette Editions, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/770841284.

Cumming, Valerie, C. Willett Cunnington, Phillis Cunnington, Charles Relly Beard, and C. Willett Cunnington. The Dictionary of Fashion History. Oxford: Berg, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1008259246.

De La Haye, Amy, Rebecca Kaplan, and Laura Dozier, eds. A to Z of Style. New York: Abrams, 2012. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/781677606.

Earnshaw, Pat. A Dictionary of Lace. Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Bucks, UK: Shire Publications, 1982. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41518399.

Earnshaw, Pat. The Identification of Lace. Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, UK: Shire Publications, 2000. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/558578337.

Emery, Irene. The Primary Structures of Fabrics: An Illustrated Classification. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications/Whitney Library of Design, 1995. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/286447268.

Font, Lourdes M. “Evening Wear.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 18, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082538.

Font, Lourdes M., and Elizabeth McMahon. “Underwear.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 18, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082538.

Font, Lourdes M., Elizabeth McMahon, Cassandra Gero, Ann Poulson, Nancy Deihl, Deirdre Clemente, and Clare Sauro. “Fashion: Categories of Design.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082538.

Gero, Cassandra. “Futurism in Fashion.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082710.

Grossman, Meghan E. “Fashion Photography.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082693.

Hallett, Clive, and Amanda Johnston. Fabric for Fashion: A Comprehensive Guide to Natural Fibres. London: Laurence King, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/794493271.

Hallett, Clive, and Amanda Johnston. Fabric for Fashion: The Swatch Book. London: Laurence King, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/990441136.

Hallett, Clive, Amanda Johnston, and Myka Baum. Fabric for Fashion: The Complete Guide: Natural and Man-Made Fibers. Updated edition. London: Laurence King Pub, 2014. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/970523252.

Kapp, Elinor. Ruffians & Loose Women: More Words Derived from Textiles. Cardiff: Elinor Kapp, 2016. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/940364591.

Mackrell, Alice. An Illustrated History of Fashion: 500 Years of Fashion Illustration. New York: Costume & Fashion Press, 1997. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/185591603.

Martin, Richard. La Dernière Mode 1995: A Bibliography of Fashion, Etc. New York: Costume Institute, 1995. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/194128780.

Mauriès, Patrick, Jean-Christophe Napias, and Christian Lacroix, eds. Fashion Quotes: Stylish Wit & Catwalk Wisdom. London: Thames & Hudson, 2016. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/958112178.

McDowell, Colin, ed. The Pimlico Companion to Fashion: A Literary Anthology. London: Pimlico, 1998. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/100814823.

Newman, Alex, and Zakee Shariff. Fashion A to Z: An Illustrated Dictionary. London: Laurence King Publishing, 2009. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/857551868.

Oxford, University Press. Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion. Edited by Joanne Bubolz Eicher. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767923304.

Pastoureau, Michel. Blue: The History of a Color. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2001. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/463944214.

Pastoureau, Michel. Black: The History of a Color. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2009. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647361662.

Phipps, Elena. Looking at Textiles: A Guide to Technical Terms. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2011. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/808254641.

Picken, Mary Brooks. The Fashion Dictionary: Fabric, Sewing, and Apparel as Expressed in the Language of Fashion. Rev. and Enl. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1973. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/572308967.

Poulson, Ann. “Classicism in Fashion.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://libproxy.fitsuny.edu:2150/subscriber/article_citations/grove/art/T2082632.

Poulson, Ann. “Fashion Illustration.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2082640.

Prichard, Susan Perez. Film Costume, an Annotated Bibliography. Metuchen N.J: Scarecrow Press, 1981. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7462226.

Purdy, Daniel L., ed. The Rise of Fashion: A Reader. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2004. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1008514913.

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How to Research Fashion | Fashion History Timeline (2024)

FAQs

How to Research Fashion | Fashion History Timeline? ›

Evolution Timeline

Fashion marks different timelines in history. You can differentiate eras by the clothes society wore at that time. Whether it was because of war, work, social events, or everyday life, fashion clearly states and shows what happened for those pieces of clothing to exist.

How do you research fashion history? ›

How to Research Fashion
  1. LOOK – Examine the garment carefully and try to fully describe it in as much detail as possible. ...
  2. IDENTIFY THE DATE – If you already know the date, go to the relevant decade page to find further resources on dress in that period.

What are three sources of fashion history? ›

Fashion : Primary Sources for Fashion History
  • Home.
  • E-books.
  • Images / Designers. Designers. Fashion in History. Runway Shows. Primary Sources for Fashion History.
  • Fashion Industry.
  • Statistics & Facts.
Mar 3, 2023

Where can I do fashion research? ›

Magazines
  • Harper's Bazaar. Harper's has images of shows, reviews, and articles about designers and trends.
  • New York Times Fashion & Style. Ongoing fashion and style news and reviews, along with Bill Cunningham's On the Street, slide shows and other multimedia.
  • Style.com. ...
  • Suzy Menkes at Vogue UK. ...
  • Vogue.
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Why is it important to study fashion history? ›

Evolution Timeline

Fashion marks different timelines in history. You can differentiate eras by the clothes society wore at that time. Whether it was because of war, work, social events, or everyday life, fashion clearly states and shows what happened for those pieces of clothing to exist.

What are the theories of fashion of history? ›

The three major theories of fashion movement are trickle-down, trickle-up, and trickle-across.

What are the 3 biggest influences on fashion? ›

Fashion Designing Basics: Factors Influencing Popular Fashion
  • Fashion Forecast (Colour & Fabric) Deciding the colour, fabric and look for the upcoming season is something that every designer works on. ...
  • Movies & Music. The entertainment world is a major influencer of fashion. ...
  • Fashion Stylist. ...
  • Economy of a Country.
Dec 20, 2017

What are the 3 theories of the fashion movement? ›

There are three theories that explain how a fashion may travel to mass acceptance: Trickle-down theory. Trickle-up theory. Trickle-across theory.

What are the 10 main sources of inspiration in fashion? ›

Museum exhibitions, art shows, international events, expositions, theatres, music, dance, and international travel are all sources of creative inspiration for fashion designers.

What should I study related to fashion? ›

Study a Bachelor's in Fashion Design

Doing undergraduate studies in Fashion Design will help you understand everything about fashion design history, manipulating clothing textiles, sketching and drawing clothes, fashion events, or managing a fashion house.

What are research boards in fashion? ›

This process is called research evaluation, otherwise known as moodboard creation. The main function of a fashion moodboard is to focus the designer's mind on the aesthetic, style and direction of the collection, while also relaying the colour influences and design area.

What are the 5 stages of a fashion trend? ›

A fashion trend's life cycle can be divided into five stages, generally speaking: introduction, rise, peak, decline, and obsolescence. The life cycles of fashion trends today have changed; technology and social media have rendered them much shorter and less predictable than in the past.

What are the basic steps of fashion forecasting? ›

3 basic steps for effective fashion forecasting
  • Step 1: Hunt. Trend experts search and document trends as they surface. ...
  • Step 2: Identify. The research is edited into key themes. ...
  • Step 3: Gather.

How does fashion reflect history? ›

Fashion reflects the history and the beliefs of a culture by redefining past designs. Fabric in Fashion plays a major role on how fashion is cultural history. The use of textiles has created a social and economic history for the world. The importance of quality fabrics has evolved over time.

How does history affect fashion? ›

Fashion trends are greatly influenced by the era, the people that live there, their beliefs, and the culture of that time and place. A particular historical culture is reflected in the clothing and accessories that designers and manufacturers create. Then, it adopts the style of the area.

What is fashion design history? ›

History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments, shoes ,accessories, and their design and construction.

What is the earliest history of fashion? ›

According to anthropologists and archaeologists, the earliest clothing likely consisted of fur, leather, leaves, or grass that was draped, wrapped, or tied around the body. Knowledge of such clothing remains inferential, as clothing materials deteriorate quickly compared with stone, bone, shell, and metal artifacts.

What is the oldest fashion theory? ›

The oldest theory of distribution is the trickle-down theory described by Veblen in 1899. To function, this trickle-down movement depends upon a hierarchical society and a striving for upward mobility among the various social strata.

Which is the oldest and most accepted theory of fashion change? ›

The Trickle-down theory states that the movement of fashion starts at the top with consumers of higher socioeconomic status and moves down to the general public. This is the oldest and most accepted theory of fashion movement.

What are the 4 fashion personalities? ›

There are four main style personalities—expressive, romantic, classic, and relaxed— but most people will display aspects of two or three personalities. The varying fashion personalities explain why people have different tastes in clothing and styling.

What are the six fashion personalities? ›

Style personalities act in very much the same way. Instead of five taste buds, we have six style personalities: relaxed, classic, polished, soft, magnetic, and creative.

What are the 4 levels of the fashion industry? ›

What are the four levels of the fashion industry? Primary, Secondary, Retail, and Auxiliary.

What is trickle theory in fashion? ›

In the world of fashion, trickle-down describes a situation where particular trends are first accepted by people in the top social class. Then, over time, those fashion trends become gradually accepted by those in the lower classes.

What is the difference between fashion and style? ›

What Is the Difference Between Style and Fashion? There is an overlap between style and fashion, but a good rule of thumb is that style relates to the individual, while fashion is more collective.

What are the 7 Rs of fashion? ›

Friendly reminder of the 7R's of Fashion: Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Repair, Recycle, Rent, Resell!

What is the most popular pattern in fashion? ›

Checkered. One of the most popular and instantly recognizable patterns on the market, checked or checkered, fabrics feature a simple checkerboard-style design with alternating colored squares.

What is the difference between fashion and luxury? ›

The wait for the product to be built/created/fully matured contributes to the overall luxury experience. As seen above there are many differences between fashion and luxury products. High quality materials, state of the art manufacturing, and high prices are not enough credentials to justify the “luxury” label.

What is fashion in simple words? ›

fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place. the current fashion. style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.

What is concept in fashion? ›

Put simply, a fashion concept is a collection of ideas that will influence the type of garments you will be promoting as a freelance fashion designer or fashion house.

What is the study of fashion called? ›

Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories.

What is it called to study fashion? ›

A bachelor of arts in fashion design is a creative degree that teaches practical skills for fashion product designers and developers. Like a traditional degree, an online bachelor's degree in fashion combines theoretical and practical industry-relevant fashion research.

How do fashion designers gather research? ›

Some designers start with fabrics, spending hours looking through hangers, walking around fabric stores and discussing new fabrics with vendors. Others investigate themes – a childhood memory, ethnic and cultural clothes or a museum visit – and submerge themselves in areas they find interesting.

Why are moodboards important in fashion? ›

Moodboards are prepared to present the elements involved in a collection. They are a valuable resource that helps the designer's stay on track and consistent with the design idea. They are used before starting the design process.

What are the 5 C's of fashion? ›

Five strategies, called the "Five C's of Style," can help you revise a draft: cut, check for action, connect, commit, and choose your words.

What is the 20 year rule in fashion? ›

This rule is known as the '20-year rule', and what it means is that fashion follows cycles that repeat every 20 years. We go from 'love it' to 'hate it' to 'meh', only to end right back at 'love it'. An essential element of this rule is the feeling of nostalgia that these trends stir.

What is the fashion 5 rule? ›

Tiffanie has broken the year into five seasons, during which those who have pledged to the Rule of 5 can buy one item, not including underwear, lingerie or socks. The idea here is to have a fashion credit to “spend” in that period. If you go through one season without buying anything, you can buy two in the next.

What is the history of fashion forecasting? ›

Fashion forecasting began in France during the reign of Louis XIV. It started as a way of communicating about fashion and slowly transformed into a way to become ahead of the times in the fashion industry.

Who decides fashion trends? ›

Fashion trends now start and evolve through five key ways: from the runway, from street style, through celebrities, through fashion bloggers, and through the different fashion capitals of the world.

What is fashion analysis? ›

Research on fashion analysis mainly studies two aspects: clothing and makeovers. Clothing analysis tasks include clothing recommendation, retrieval, and parsing, whereas makeover analysis tasks involve attractiveness prediction, makeup synthesis, and makeover recommendations.

What are the key forecasting techniques? ›

There are three basic types—qualitative techniques, time series analysis and projection, and causal models.

What are the five elements of forecasting? ›

-The forecast should be timely. -The forecast should be accurate. -The forecast should be reliable. -The forecast should be expressed in meaningful units.

What is a fashion history? ›

History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments, shoes ,accessories, and their design and construction.

What can you do as a fashion historian? ›

Graduates find positions as curators, collections managers, historic house directors, fashion and textile historians, costume and textile conservators, and consultants to the film industry, among many others.

Is there a fashion history degree? ›

While there are not generally master's degree programs available specifically in fashion history, students can pursue related degree programs that include coursework in fashion history, such as a Master of Arts (MA) in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice, MA in Fashion Studies, or a Master of ...

What is the oldest fashion history? ›

The oldest clothing item recorded is the linen Tarkhan dress from Egypt's first Dynasty approximately 5,000 years ago. Pants found in a Chinese tomb were made 3,000 years ago, while a 1,700-year-old sock was fished out of a landfill during an archeological expedition in the Egyptian city of Antinoopolis.

What are the 3 stages of the fashion cycle? ›

Again, the general life cycle of a trend is as such:
  • Introduction.
  • Rise.
  • Peak.
  • Decline.
  • Obsolescence.
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Where do you look for secondary research in fashion? ›

Secondary sources that are reliable for the fashion industry include: Reports and white papers on market and industry research. Websites for the fashion industry. Government statistics, keyword research, and trend analysis.

Is fashion historian a job? ›

For girls who are interested in fashion history, there are many avenues into the career! Many different fashion historians have many different backgrounds. Those who are passionate about the construction of clothing often come from a costume or fashion design background.

Can you get a PhD in fashion history? ›

Unique in the US, the Graduate Center offers two programs in Fashion Studies, a PhD Concentration available to students enrolled in any GC PhD Program and a Master's degree in Liberal Studies with a track in Fashion Studies. th today's competitive job market.

What does a fashion archivist do? ›

Being a fashion historian means knowing precise details and trends from previous collections/periods in fashion history and being aware of significant moments from past brands/designers in collections. Being an archivist means knowing how to properly preserve and store an item to hold and even appreciate its value.

When did fashion start in history? ›

The origin of fashion designing dates as far back as 1826. Charles Frederick Worth is believed to be the first fashion designer of the world, from 1826 to 1895. Charles, who was earlier a draper, set up a fashion house in Paris.

What major is best for fashion? ›

The best majors for fashion industry employment include fashion management, brand management, art history, graphic design, and entrepreneurship. Degrees in fashion can look very different, from visual arts to business and even engineering.

Is fashion part of art history? ›

Intrigued with new forms, colours, textures, and broader socio-cultural references, fashion designers have regularly turned towards the visual arts for sartorial inspiration. But fashion, as a living form of art, deserves to be analysed within the same frameworks as art history.

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