Costume Design I: THTR 2612

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Online databases

Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs--Fashion
Digitized historical fashion-related images from the George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs collection, via Temple Digital Collections.

Bloomsbury Fashion Central This link opens in a new window
Note: Due to budget constraints, this resource has not been renewed as of 12/31/2023.
Fashion Central (formerly Berg Fashion Library) provides access to Berg content collections including the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion online, e-books, reference works, and images.
Performance and Design Archive Online This link opens in a new window
Access guaranteed through May 2027
Performance Design Archive Online covers all aspects of international theater production design, from the 17th century through to the present day, including scenic and set design, lighting design, sound design, costume design, and makeup.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Note: ArtStor is now part of JSTOR. ArtStor users can still use their existing account on the JSTOR platform.ARTstor contains images of art, architecture and archeology from a range of cultures and time periods, in European, American and Asian cultures.
National Theatre Collection This link opens in a new window
In addition to its other resources, National Theatre Collection is a great source for costume bibles and other images related to costume design.
Vogue Archive (1892 - present) This link opens in a new window
Vogue Archive (1892 - present) is a complete searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names.

Library records for books with illustrations

Print books hold thousands of illustrations, photographs, drawings, and other assorted images.

Each book represented in Library Search: Books comes with a detailed record. You need to understand these records. Some book records are more detailed than others.

Here is an example of a book record: Men's 17th & 18th century costume, cut & fashion. Understanding the details is what allows you to search efficiently.

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The Met: Costume Institute
Europeana: Fashion
Victoria and Albert Museum: Fashion
Dress & Fashion: New York Public Library Digital Collections
The Museum at FIT Collections Extensive digital collection of fashion, including costumes, textiles, and accessories, from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Clothing & Accessories: National Museum of American History
Clothing & Accessories: Smithsonian
Drexel Digital Museum Project Contains 3D interactive costume design images and information about digital projects from Drexel’s College of Media Arts & Design.
OSU Historical Costume & Textiles Collection
Kyoto Costume Institute Design Collection
The Costumer's Manifesto
All Sewn Up: Millinery, Dressmaking, Clothing and Costume
Commercial Pattern Archive

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Subjects: Theater

Tags: clothing, costume, fashion

Costume Design I: THTR 2612

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Library records for books with illustrations

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