Fashion History
Head Librarian, ASU California Center Library
Fashion History Guide
This guide provides you with resources, like databases, journals, and other fashion history materials. We have online databases as well as books and magazines available to the ASU community to explore, along with open access materials to broaden your search.
Museum Collections
Asian Fashion Archive
This Archive is an online resource that highlights Asian culture and fashion
Bata Shoe Museum
The Bata Shoe Museum celebrates the invention of footwear. Having exhibits in person and online of footwear of all different kinds.
Fashion Museum Bath
This collection of historical and contemporary dates back to the 16th century.
The Kyoto Costume Institute
A collection of costumes from the 17th century to the present day.
McCord Museum
The McCord Museum Fashion Collection contains several garments, textiles, and accessories from the past three centuries of Montreal fashion.
The Met Collection
A historical collection that dates back from 4,000 B.C. to recent times. This collection contains textiles, couture, and accessories from the years.
Palais Galliera
The Palais Galliera contains a collection of photographs, clothing, accessories and drawings that reflect some of the richest clothing of France from the 18th century to present day.
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, England includes a fashion collection as well as a costume collection and and hosts Fashion in Motion, is a series of live fashion events presented at the V&A.
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