Library: Fashion: Fashion

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Industry and Professional Associations websites

Millinery Association of Australia
The Millinery Association of Australia is a not for profit organisation encompassing a diverse range of millinery, from traditional hats to costume.
Australian Fashion Council
The Australian Fashion Council (AFC) exists to promote the growth of the textile & fashion industry in Australia.
Ethical Clothing Australia
Ethical Clothing Australia (ECA®) is an accreditation body working collaboratively with local textile, clothing and footwear (TCF) businesses to ensure their Australian supply chains are legally compliant.

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At the Richmond Campus, books specifically relating to Fashion have the FAS prefix.

Fabric dyeing	667.3, 746.6
Fashion designers	746.92092
Fashion illustration	741.672, 006.6869 ILL
Hats	391.43
History of fashion	391.009
Lingerie	391.42
Men's fashion	391.1
Millinery	646.504, 391.43
Needlework	746.4
Pattern cutting and grading	646.407, 646.432
Shoes	391.413, 685.31
Textiles	677, 746, 746.1

Textbooks available for loan online!

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Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear by Winifred Aldrich
Publication Date: 2015
Fashion Designer's Handbook for Adobe Illustrator by Marianne Centner; Frances Vereker
Publication Date: 2011
A Practical Guide to Sustainable Fashion by Alison Gwilt
Publication Date: 2nd ed., 2020
Fashion Design by Sue Jenkyn Jones
Publication Date: 2011
Figure Poses for Fashion Illustrators by Sha Tahmasebi
Call Number: FAS 741.672 TAH
Publication Date: 2011-02-01

Fashion and Design in Museums and Archives

SPARC Digital - FIT's Special Collections and College Archives
Images from dozens of collections in the form of original fashion sketches, photographs, illustrations, and historic fashion plates from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York.
Australian Dress Register - Inside the Collection
The Australian Dress Register is a collaborative, online project about dress with Australian provenance.
Bata Shoe Museum
Chicago History Mueseum's Costume and Textile Collection
Fashion and Textile Museum (London)
Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
Kyoto Costume Institute - Digital Archives
Metropolitan Museum of Art - Costume Institute
Powerhouse Museum
Textile Museum of Canada
Victoria and Albert Museum

WGSN fashion database

All inclusive fashion site - updated every 24 hours, global coverage, forecasts, colour guides, your own work area, and link up with other registered users!