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Fashion Research Portal
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Fashion History Research Portal
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Berg Fashion Library
Encyclopedia and reference entries, images, and ebooks addressing fashion, dress and textiles from all cultures and time periods.

Berg Fashion Library is a leading academic source providing reference entries, images, and ebooks for fashion, textiles, and cultural studies research. For help navigating Berg Fashion Library, visit How to Use.

Vogue Archive
Archive of American Vogue magazine, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images that are completely indexed and searchable.

Artstor
Image repository of more than 2.5 million digital images with corresponding catalog information.

Artstor sources content from museums, archives, and libraries across the world for educational and research purposes. Beyond fine art and art history images, Artstor includes fashion, decorative arts, architecture, and photography. SCAD Libraries’ subscription allows for free use of images in presentations, assignments, and other non-commercial educational activities. For information on accessing and searching Artstor, visit: Artstor Quick-Start Guide.

The MET Costume Institute
An online database showcasing the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which features more than thirty-five thousand costumes and accessories from the fifteenth century to the present.
Victoria & Albert Museum - Fashion
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design. Their website features images and articles on contemporary and historical fashion exhibitions and events.
Mint Museum - Fashion
A rich resource within the Museum’s holdings that totals over 10,000 items and spans over three centuries of fashion history.
Europeana Fashion
Hundreds of thousands of fashion items from 19 leading European fashion and costume institutions.
The Fashion Plate Collection
"Fashion plates are from some of the leading French, British, American, and other continental fashion journals of the 19th century and early 20th century." One of the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections.
The Nifty Fifties
An image blog of fifties fashion.
The Swinging Sixties
An image blog of sixties fashion.
Super Seventies
An image blog of seventies fashion. Check the archive for additional images.
Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum
A collection featuring more than 5000 images, videos and sketches from Valentino's 50 year career in fashion.
Fashion History Timeline
From FIT, a collection of fashion history articles and images.