ART 270: The History of Fashion
People in their natural habitat
People-watching in large venues can be an excellent way to spot fashion trends. Park City can be
a decent venue. 30th Street Station in Philadelphia can be a better place to see a wider range of
people and dress. There are also printed sources that may generate ideas about fashion and dress...
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Life (magazine)
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We have V.1-72 (1936-72) Bound, None published (1973-Jan. 1978), N.S.V.1-23 (1978/2000) Bound
Good resource to flip through, depiction of people in advertising and stories. It can be fun to pick
birth dates, high school graduation dates, and see what people were wearing.
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Chronicle of America
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Ref E 174.5 .C47 1995
Another flip-through sources to see what people were wearing at particular time periods.
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
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Ref E 169.1 .S764
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eBay/Clothing
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What are people selling? How popular are the particular items? Can you spot any trends by what is
currently popular?
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Yahoo/Fashion and Beauty
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A wide range of fashion, fashion history and costuming, as organized by Yahoo.
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Google/Images
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A powerful search engine for images, but the search is determined by what was used for file name.
Managing files sizes may be an issue.
Fashion in the media, fashion terms
Fashion is often defined by what we see in the media; movies, music, and photography. Below are a few
items from the Reference Room. You may find other items by conducting a keyword search in the
Library Catalog or in the MUCH larger WorldCat.
Try fashion history as a subject search. Most items tend to be in the GT500 and
the TT500 call number ranges.
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The Encyclopedia of Fashion
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Ref GT 507 .O53 1986
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The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes
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Ref GT 510 .R3313 1988
This is a fun volume to flip through, and see where style and fashion may have originated.
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The Story of Rock 'n' Roll
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Ref ML 3534 .S76 1995
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International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers: Actors and Actresses
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Ref PN 1997.8 .E58 1990 v.3
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Contemporary Photographers
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Ref TR 139 .C664 1995
It may be useful to research a photographer who has focused on a geographic region or a particular
time period.
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The Guide to Historic Costume
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Ref TT 503 .B33 1995
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Contemporary Fashion
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Ref TT 505 .A1 C66 2002
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The St. James Fashion Encyclopedia
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Ref TT 505 .A1 S7 1997
General online resources, good for current and popular information
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Lexis Nexis
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Try News > Guided News Search > General News > Select - Major Newspapers. Good resource for
fashion reviews over the last dozen years.
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New York Times
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The New York Times (Sep 18, 1851 - Dec 31, 2001, full-text) offers full page and article images
with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions
providing access to every page from every available issue.
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Readers' Guide Full Text
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Indexes over 200 popular U.S. general interest periodicals. Covers 1983 to the present.
Try a search for clothing and dress in the subject field. There is enough material that
you could narrow the search to items held by F&M.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective
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Comprehensive indexing of 500 of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the
United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers
the years 1890 through 1982.
The business of marketing fashion
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Old Navy
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Does a retailer like Old Navy reflect fashion trends or create the demand for fashion.
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International Directory of Company Histories
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Ref HD 2721 .D36
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Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns
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Ref HF 5837 .E33 2000
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Major Marketing Campaigns Annual
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Ref HF 5837 .M35 1998
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Business Full Text, Wilson
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Indexes more than 300 international English-language business magazines covering accounting,
finance, management, and small business. Covers January 1986 to the present. Try a search for
clothing industry and marketing in the subject field.
 Last updated: 4/8/04, ag
contact Andy Gulati for assistance, 291-4261
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