The new Vogue Archive offers issues from 1892 to present. (Some may be unavailable at this time.)

Click here to view the CBS video Vogue Puts Its 120-Year History Online. The show aired on December 11, 2011.

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  Welcome to the Fashion and Apparel Studies Subject Guide. 

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Yves Saint-Laurent, l’Œuvre Intégral, 1962-2002

"This unique ensemble presents forty years of Saint Laurent’s design: all 81 couture collections presented in 1,283 production drawings. From the Mondrian dress of 1965 to the “Forties” collections that caused a scandal in 1971, from the 1976 'Russian' collection to the homage to Vincent van Gogh in 1988, each design is presented on large format loose sheets, housed in four brown linen clamshell cases, documenting the sketches and fabric samples. Each production drawing includes the name of the couture atelier that produced the piece, the name of the model who wore it, and the garment’s runway order.

The entire wardrobe is arranged from day wear to evening wear, including the pea jacket, the safari jacket, the tuxedo and the wedding dress. The production drawings are accompanied by a slipcased 96-page bilingual volume with the viewing guide, the show programs, a preface by Pierre Berge and photographs of Yves Saint Laurent in his studio."

Special Collections, Second Floor, Morris Library (SPEC GEN FOLIO+ TT502 .S24x 2010)

Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion
This is an award-winning online encyclopedia with color images and descriptions of world dress and fashion.

Oxford Art Online
Oxford Art Online is a gateway into art research. It includes Grove Art Online, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers
A source of online information on the life and work of important designers from 1840 to the present.

The Library welcomes suggestions for books, journals, videos and other materials for the fashion and apparel studies collection. Please use the Recommendation for Purchase form to send your suggestions.