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.

Other useful subject guides

Guided by questions from the viewing public from all over the world, Chung investigates fashion from the inside out. Rather than a world that is frivolous, elitist and unprofitable, Chung proves that as an art form, an industry and most of all as a career choice, fashion can be underrated and holds masses of opportunity for anyone who wants to get involved.

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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

Keywords and shelf locations

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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

eBooks

Search our eBook catalogue for Fashion to see our range of eBooks. You will be prompted to log in with your Student ID and Password. Use specific keywords (see the list on this page) to refine your search.

Selected titles:

Fashion Embroidery by Jessica Jane Pile
Publication Date: 2018

This practical step-by-step guide to haute couture embroidery covers everything from machine and hand stitching, to tambour beading, goldwork and monogramming.
Making Vintage 1920s Clothes for Women by Suzanne Rowland
Publication Date: 2017

Suzanne Rowland gives a unique and detailed account of how to make vintage 1920s clothes for women based on the dress collections at the Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove, and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery. Fifteen detailed projects for garments and accessories include a pair of fashionably daring beach pajamas, the wedding dress of a bride from East Sussex, and a simple striped frock suitable for wearing at a British seaside resort.

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!

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New books available at Richmond campus library

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Selected new titles:

Calvin Klein by Calvin Klein
Call Number: FAS 746.92092 KLE
Publication Date: 2017

As an icon of minimalism, modernism, sexual provocation, and androgyny, Calvin Klein's first book will find broad appeal with anyone interested in design, fashion, or photography.
Expedition: Fashion from the Extreme by Patricia Mears; Lacey Flint; Sarah Pickman; Jonathan Faiers; Elizabeth Way; Ariele Elia; Anon
Call Number: 746.92 MEA
Publication Date: 2017

Inspired by the so-called "heroic era" of polar navigation (1890- 1922), extreme mountain climbing, deep sea exploration, and journeys to outer space, Expedition explores how garments made for the most inhospitable environments on earth and beyond have inspired more than sixty years of fantastical, otherworldly fashions.
Fashion and Versailles by Laurence Benaïm; Catherine Pégard
Call Number: FAS 746.9209 BEN
Publication Date: 2018

The Château de Versailles--the indisputable birthplace of fashion--continues to inspire glamour and style today.
Knitwear by Juliana Sissons
Call Number: FAS 746.432 SIS
Publication Date: 2018

The book delves into the characteristics and behavior of many varieties of yarn and fiber, from traditional to contemporary, providing easy-to-follow diagrams, practical examples, and rich illustrations throughout.
Maria Cornejo by María Cornejo; Tim Blanks (Text by); Nicole Phelps (Text by); Jerry Stafford (Text by); Mark Borthwick (Photographer)
Call Number: FAS 746.92092 COR
Publication Date: 2017

The first and long-awaited diaristic volume of the celebrated fashion designer Maria Cornejo--the queen of feminine, timeless, artful minimalism.