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Library resources at U N T

 

Journal Articles -  Use the following electronic databases to locate journal article citations on a specific topic. The databases EbscoHost and Art Abstracts have some electronic full-text journal articles.

Electronic Format:

AMICO
AMICO is an art museum consortium image database with thousands of high resolution, scalable images of fashion and costume.  Click on the thumbnail image and then medium or full-sized images.  All images are copyright clearanced for educational use. 

Art Abstracts and Art Index Retrospective1929-present
Cites and summarizes articles from over 400 art-related periodicals published throughout the world. Subjects include Advertising Art, Antiques, Art History, Graphic Arts Motion Pictures, Museology, Non-Western Art, Painting, Photography, Television, Textiles.

Art Bibliographies Modern
Contains over 100,000 references from more than 450 design and craft periodicals published 1973-1998. 

Bibliography of the History of Art
The Bibliography of the History of Art contains citations for print and electronic journal articles, monographs, essays, conference proceedings, and exhibition catalogues from 1973 to the present.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Indexes articles and books published 1984-present, autobiographies, bibliographies, biographies, drama, pictorial works, obituaries, journals, book reviews, and interviews.

Design and Applied Arts Index
Design and Applied Arts Index (DAAI) contains over 100,000 citations from more than 450 design and craft journals published from 1973-present.

Ebsco Host Academic Search Premier
Ebsco Host's Academic Search Premier is not an art specific database, but does contain many fashion and art historical information published from 1984-present and has many full-text electronic journal articles available (choose PDF over HTML full-text journal articles). 

Grove Art Online
Grove Art Online provides Web access to the entire full-text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.) with constant additions of new material and updates, plus extensive image links, and bibliographic information.

Humanities Abstracts
Humanities Abstracts cites articles from more then 350 English-language journals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts, religion and theology. Coverage is from 1984-present.

Periodical Abstracts
Periodical Abstracts indexes over 1800 periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and sciences. Includes full-text articles from academic journals, and popular magazines.

Readers' Guide Abstracts
Readers' Guide Abstracts cites journal articles from more than 240 popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada. Coverage is from 1983-present.

Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeolgie
Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeolgie (RAA) includes abstracts and indexes on European art from Late Antiquity (4th c.) to 1939; American art from the European discoveries (16th c.) to 1939 and Non-Western Art influenced by the Western tradition. Sources include: books, periodical articles, reviews, Festschriften, collected essays, conference proceedings, exhibition catalogues, museum publications, and, doctoral dissertations. Coverage is from 1973-1989. 

Print Sources:
Located in Abstracts and Indexes, 1st Floor, Willis Library.
Clothing and Textile Arts Index (Clothing Index 1970-1982) 1983-1993 (Row 2)
Designer's International Index, 3 vols. (Row 2)
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature 1900-1983 (Row 8)

Books:
For books on Costume History and Fashion Design, consult the UNT Library Catalog/Reserves. The Online Catalog contains materials added to the collections since 1979. For older materials consult the Card Catalog. You can search by subject, keyword, author or title in either catalog.  Check these subject headings: fashion, clothing and dress, dressmaking, men's clothing, or costume history.  Also try these terms in keyword searches.  Also, be sure to check the Reference and Biographical Sources. They can provide a wealth of information that will help you get started on your research.

Selected books: an overview of fashion and costume
Evolution of Fashion GT510.H5 1987
The Face of the Century: 100 Years of Makeup and Style GT2340.D43 1995
Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day 391 C767f
Fashion in Costume, 1200-1980 GT511.N86 1984
Fashions in Hair (Corson) GT2290.C6 1970 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
Fashions in Makeup (Corson) GT2340.C67 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes GT510 .R3313 1988 
A History of Men's Fashion GT1710.C44 1993 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
Men's Fashion: The Complete Source Book GT1710.P43 1996 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
Survey of Historic Costume GT580.T67 1989
Survey of Historic Costume: a History of Western Costume GT580.T67 1998 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
20,000 Years of Fashion (Boucher) GT510.B6713 1967 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
20th Century Fashion: the Complete Sourcebook GT596.P433 1993 (1st Floor Reserve Desk)
Visual History of Costume GT733.V57 1989

Sources in the Rare Book and Texana Collections:
The Rare Book Room houses many rare and fragile materials in the history of costume and fashion design. These books may be used only in the Rare Book Room.
Le Costume en France de François 1er à 1900 391 .G137C
Costume historique 391 .R11 vol. 6 pt. 2
Costumes Civil et Militaires des Français à Travers les Siècles  391 .C351c
Costumes of Eastern Europe 391 .fT459
Delineations of the Most Remarkable Costumes of the Different Provinces of
Spain  391 .G446D
Deutsche Volkstrachten 391 .K885d
Fashions of the Seventies: Style, Cut and Construction, 1870-1879 GT595 .C84 
Godey's Lady's Book 1837-1871; 1874-1875; 1877; 1882; 1884
History of French Masculine Costume 391.1 fG347
History of the Feminine Costume of the World 391.2 fG347 v. 1-2
Mexican Costume 391 fM543mn
Mexican Native Costumes F1219.3.C75 C763 1970z 
Zur Geschichte der Costume 391 fZu87b

Reference Sources:
Reference sources such as subject specific encyclopedias and dictionaries provide a wealth of information to help you get started on your research.

Bibliographies:
Art Information: Research Methods and Resources  N85.J64 1990 (General Reference Desk)
Film Costume: An Annotated Bibliography Z5691.P75 (General Reference)

Directories, Encyclopedias and Guides:
The Fashion Resource Directory TT495. E34 1990
The Fashion Guide: International Designer Directory TT495.F37 1994
Encyclopaedia of Fashion GT507.O53 1986
Encyclopedia of World Costume (Yarwood) GT507.Y37 (2nd Floor)
Esquire's Encyclopedia of 20th Century Men's Fashions TT617.S36
The Guide to Historic Costume GT507.B33 1955
American Costume, 1915-1970: A Source Book for the Stage Costume PN2067.03 1982
Survey of Historic Costume GT580. T67 1989
More Costumes for the Stage GT1741. J323 1993
Handbook of American Popular Culture E169.1 .H2643 1989 v. 1-3
Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers GT507 .O53 1998

Biographical Sources for Fashion
and Costume Designers:

UNT Library Catalog
Check the your library catalog for books on a designer by choosing SUBJECT or KEYWORD and then typing in the designers last name, then first name if known. 
          Example:   Balenciaga, Cristobal  

Yahoo! Directory of Fashion Designers
Contains list of links to designer's homepages. Search by keyword or browse the list of designers by scrolling down the page. 

Contemporary Fashion  TT505 .A1 C66 1995 c. 2 Sci Tech Reference Desk
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The definitive source for finding biographical information on a contemporary designer. Most of the entries include a list references to additional journal articles and books.

Who's Who in Fashion TT505 .A1 S74 2004 Sci Tech Reference Desk
Provides biographies of the leading international designers.

Visual Resources: Internet Sources

Costume


The Costume Page

A comprehensive index of costume and costume-related links for those who study and/or make costumes. 

The Costume Site
http://www.milieux.com/costume/
The Costume Site contains extensive historical and ethnic costuming resources and images.

The Costume Gallery 
http://www.costumegallery.com/
Contains almost 2,500 images of fashion and costume from ancient times to the early 1900's.

The History of Costume
Contains the illustrations and text from Braun and Schneider's History of Costume, printed
between 1861-1880. 

The Regency Fashion Pages
Images of Regency period clothing (1770-1824) from various museum collections.

Fashion

Dolce Vita
http://www.dolcevita.com/fashion/
Dolce Vita includes the history of Italian Fashion, trends, designer addresses and contact information and Italian fashion web resources.

Fashion-411
http://www.fashion-411.com/
World-wide fashion trends and designer shopping guides.

Fashion Net
Designed to be a global meeting point for the fashion- and style- interested public as well as for the fashion industry. 

Firstview
Features the leading designers of Paris, Milan, New York, and London. Includes 50-150 photographs of each designer's collection. 

Fashion Icon
A fun fashion site that includes a store lounge and seasonal fashion reviews. 

Fashion Planet
http://www.fashion-planet.com/
Fashion Planet provides fashion and runway information from around the world.

Fashion.UK
http://www.fuk.co.uk/
United Kingdom fashion news and updates.

Lucire
An online fashion magazine that "covers a wide range of designers, regardless of their marketing budgets or origins."

Lumiere
http://www.lumiere.com/
An e-zine that provides in-depth and the latest information on fashion, beauty and contemporary culture.

Moda Australia
http://www.modaaustralia.com/#
Fashion news and updates from Australia.

Style.Com
Published by Vogue Magazine's CondéNast, this site features reviews, digital images of 6,000 runway looks for each season. Includes slideshows and video highlights from shows in New York London, Milan and Paris and the ability to search by designer and season.

Visual Sources

On Microfilm:
Willis Library has an excellent collection of microfiche resources that offer access to costume and fashion images. The sources are located in Microforms, Lower Level, Willis Library.

Visual Catalogue of Fashion and Costume in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1556-1975. 
Includes prints, drawings, and plates of costumes and fashion designs owned by this museum.
Pacquin-Worth Fashion Drawings, 1865-1956
Provides 5,000 illustrations of Parisian fashion designs.
Fashion For America
Provides information on the U.S. fashion industry during the 20th century created from images in the collection of the Fashion Institute of Technology Library.
Swinging Sixties: Fashion Design in Britain, 1960-1969
Contains images of Sixties designers, haute couture, and manufacturing houses.
Fashion Update on Microfiche, 1983-present
Includes photographs of the major annual fashion collections held in Paris, New York, Milan, and Tokyo.
London College of Fashion Designer Files
Contains 25 years of clippings of various designers' work from fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle.
New York and Hollywood Fashion and Costume Design from the Brooklyn Museum
Provides an overview of fashion and costume design from 1910 through the late 1950s. Includes 657 sketches representing 55 designers.  Examples of Hollywood designers included are Charles LeMaire, Edith Head, Walter Plunkett, and Irene.

Related Sources for Film and Theatre Costuming

Film Reviews:

International Film Archive 1979-
International Index to Film/Television Periodicals, International Directory of Film and TV Documentation Collections, Treasures from the Film Archives, and Bibliography of Latin American Cinema.

The Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/search
Features a variety of information about feature films, including credits, reviews, cast, and availability on video, with links to video sales sources.

Film.com
http://www.film.com
Created by Lucy Mohl, film critic in TV, radio, print, and now on-line, the site contains information and reviews of recent movies as well as soundtracks, trailer/videos, still pictures, cast and credit information.

Cinemedia Site
http://afi.cinemedia.org/welcomes/you.html
A comprehensive directory for radio, television, film and new media with over 25,000 links.

Yahoo's section on Movies and Films
This site has links to many aspects of the Film industry including: film history, actors, organizations, directors, film festivals, film schools, home video, box office reports, quotes, screenplays, trivia, reviews, theory and criticism. 

Selected Books: Film and Culture and Dress 

Costume since 1945: Couture, Street Style and Anti-Fashion GT596 .C53 1996 
Fashion and Costume in American Popular Culture: a Reference Guide Z5694.U5 O45 1996 
Fashion in Film PN1995.9.C56 F5513 1990 
Hollywood and History : Costume Design in Film  PN1995.9.C56 H65 1987 
Picturing the Past : the Rise and Fall of the British Costume Film PN1993.5.G7 H35 1994 
Fabrications: Costume and the Female Body GT615 .F33 1990 
The Crowded Prairie: American National Identity in the Hollywood Western PN1995.9.W4 C663 1997
America on Film: Hollywood and American History PN1995.9.H5 C36 1997
Postmodern After-Images: a Reader in Film, Television, and Video PN1995 .P6825 1997
Women in Hollywood: from Vamp to Studio Head PN1995.9.W6 S68 1998 
Celluloid Mirrors: Hollywood and American Society Since 1945 PN1993.5.U6 D29 1997
Hard Looks: Masculinities, Spectatorship and Contemporary Consumption HF5415.33.G7 N59 1996
Seeing is Believing: Visions of Life through Film PN1995.9.R4 B45 1998
Theatrical Costume, Masks, Make-up and Wigs Z5691 .J68 2000 

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