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.
Hollander, Anne. Seeing through Clothes. New York: Viking Press, 1978. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/228775549.
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/.
“Clothing Cultures,” n.d. https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=222/.
“Costume,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ycos20/current.
“Critical Studies in Fashion & Beauty,” n.d. https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=178/.
“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 Projects,” n.d. http://www.fashionprojects.org/.
“Fashion Studies,” n.d. https://www.fashionstudies.ca/.
“Fashion Theory,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfft20/current.
“Film, Fashion & Consumption,” n.d. https://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=203/.
“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 History,” n.d. http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ytex20/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.
Scaturro, Sarah. “Fashion and Technology.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2081369.
Scaturro, Sarah. “Fashion and the Environment.” In Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Accessed July 24, 2017. http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T2081382.
Steele, Valerie, ed. The Berg Companion to Fashion. New York: Berg, 2010. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768814940.
Steele, Valerie, ed. Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion. Scribner Library of Daily Life. Detroit: Thomson/Gale, 2005. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441915435.
Sterlacci, Francesca, and Joanne Arbuckle. Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry. 2. Lanham, Md: Scarecrow Press, 2008. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1008866346.
Sterlacci, Francesca, and Joanne Arbuckle. Historical Dictionary of the Fashion Industry. Second edition. Historical Dictionaries of Professions and Industries. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/969368326.
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.
Welters, Linda, and Abby Lillethun, eds. The Fashion Reader. 2nd edition. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2014. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/956551659.
Wilcox, Claire. Bags. Rev. and ex. Ed. London: Thames & Hudson, 2017. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/986352294.