Research Guides: FASH 1082 World of Fashion: Fashion Databases

Artstor
Artstor provides faculty and students with a complete image resource in a wide array of subjects with the breadth and depth to add context beyond the confines of your discipline.
In order to get the most out of Artstor (e.g. save images), users will need to log in through GBC, then register for a personal account (upper right-hand side of the landing page).
Bloomsbury Fashion Central
A hub for interdisciplinary research in fashion and dress. Content is peer reviewed by industry and academic experts and includes interconnected, exclusive articles, scholarly eBooks, case studies, biographies, lesson plans and textbooks.

Business of Fashion
One of the leading and influential sources for intelligence, analysis, case studies, and online courses concerning the global Fashion Industry.

*Access Note: Register for your professional membership with your GBC email address using the link above to gain access.
Eco-Textile News
Ecotextile News is the authority for news, comment and analysis on the world of sustainable textiles and clothing.

Fashion and Race Database
The Fashion and Race Database is an online platform filled with tools that expand the narrative of fashion history and challenge misrepresentation within the fashion system.

* Access note: Users must initialize a personalized account to access content. Register with your GBC email.
IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
Sourcing Journal Online
Access to a wealth of global news, expert commentary and up to the minute analysis of sourcing issues in the apparel industry. This is a leading trade publication relied upon by leaders in the textile, soft goods, and apparel industries.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Vogue Archive (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The Vogue Archive contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition) from 1892 to the present day, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. More than 400,000 pages are included, constituting a treasure trove of the work from the greatest designers, photographers, stylists, and illustrators of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
WGSN This link opens in a new window
Information and resources on worldwide fashion industry news, trend reports and analysis, trade shows and events.

*See Fashion and Jewelry How to video tab for more information about setting up your free account.

Windowswear
This unique fashion database analyzes 43528 windows from 605 brands in 14 cities around the world. It tracks design inspirations, and colour, style and mannequin trends globally.

**For OFF-CAMPUS access, please create a user account using your George Brown College email address here: https://www.windowswear.com/membership-plan/?plan=free&school=44
WWD (Women's Wear Daily)
Full text access to WWD, the leading fashion industry trade journal. Includes: daily updates, weekly issues and an archive of articles and images from the past twelve months.

**For OFF-CAMPUS access, please create a user account using your George Brown College email address here: https://subscriptions.pmc.com/register/wwd/0010b00002VlCO8AAN

WWD Women's Wear Daily Archive (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
The Women's Wear Daily Archive allows users to explore influences on the fashion and beauty industry. It contains the full run of past print issues and supplements and will be updated biannually with more recent issues. Users can explore every page of every issue since 1910, scanned cover to cover, including all advertisements and images, in high resolution and full color, presented in page-image format with searchable text.