PROD 103 - Introduction to Entertainment Design: Additional resources for costumes, dress, fashion, etc...

Use these call numbers and keywords to browse for books and ebooks on these subjects in the library and the library catalog:

GT590-596 Modern costume / fashion / dress

TT504 History of Dressmaking and Tailoring

TT505 Biography (History of Dressmaking, Tailoring)

TT507 Art of dress. Theory. Aesthetics.

Try these keywords:

dress, clothing, fashion, clothing 17th century (substitute your time period)

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HINT: This is where brainstorming a list of keywords related to your topic comes in handy!

“ ” Group keywords with quotation marks to search as an exact phrase.  
Example: “the night watchman” 

* Use the asterisk if you want to search multiple iterations of a keyword.  
Example: sculpt* = sculpture, sculptors, sculpted 

& Use AND to combine several keywords or phrases.  
Example: "Ai Wei Wei" AND installation

+ Use OR to search for information about one term, and also articles about another term.  
Example: sustainable OR eco-friendly

- Use NOT to search for information about one term, while excluding another term
Example: Michaelangelo NOT turtle

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