This guide will lead you to some of the best resources available for students studying costume history. Please click on each of the side tabs for further details.
It is important to determine if there are any copyright restrictions on the images you want to use for your assignments. This research guide on Finding and Using Digital Images can help you with this. If you need further help with this or you do not find what you are looking for please contact Bill, the librarian for fashion, our staff at the Reference Desk or talk to us online and we will gladly help you further.
The Internet Archive can be a great source to find digitized copies of out-of-print books, as well as earlier editions of titles. Create a free account to borrow individual titles.
Toronto Public Library has an extensive collection of books on costume history. All students at George Brown are eligible to get a free library card. Toronto Public Library staff will be on campus January 30th from 1:00-5:00 to help students get their library cards.
Survey of Historic Costume by 