Research Guide: Human Ecology - Fashion Web Resources

Apparel Search: "Online guide ... to all apparel, fashion and textile related issues. Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Retailers, Freight Companies, Customs, Warehousing, Quality Standards, Education / Training, Trade Shows, Publications, Model Agencies, News, Employment etc... "
DressForSuccess: A "fashion & beauty specific search engine and link database from the Netherlands, that helps you to find what you're looking for in the field of fashion, style, beauty, lifestyle, trends and design."
InfoMat: "Find 350,000+ international designers, showrooms, retailers, manufacturers & suppliers of men's, women's and children's, apparel, textile and accessories' products."

Apparel News Net: Fashion news, industry news, trade shows, and more.
Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising: Industry Links: Metasite with selected links to apparel associations, apparel services, costume, fashion designers, textiles and more.
Yahoo! Fashion and Beauty: Thousands of links to all aspects of fashion: designers, show, history, magazines, news, and more.

Fashion Career Center: Post your resume, search job ads, resume help, and more.
24/Seven: Find freelance or full-time work in the fashion, retail, home, beauty, and marketing fields.


Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising: Links to sites that relate to fashion, interior, and entertainment industries.
Fashionindex: Sourcing links for fabric, trims, services, and clothing.
Hoover's Online: Company financial and industry information. Subscribers have full access, but free information is substantial.
InfoMat: Fashion Industry Business Information: "Find 350,000+ international designers, showrooms, retailers, manufacturers & suppliers of men's, women's and children's, apparel, textile and accessories' products."
Virtual Garment Center: A searchable database of manufacturers, textile companies, retailers, and suppliers.

Angel of Fashion: Links to various fashion sites, e-zines, designers, vintage clothing and related businesses.
Apparel: The Business and Technology Authority: Analyses of product development and design, sourcing and manufacturing, merchandising and sales, information systems, and distribution and retailing."
Elle magazine: Elle magazine fashions and information. Select content available online.
Firstview: Photos from current designers worldwide. Fee to view current season's collections; archives are free.
Lucire Global Fashion Magazine: Online fashion and news magazine.
Vogue: Online version of the popular magazine. Selected content available online.
Women's Wear Daily
Yahoo! Fashion and Beauty Magazines: Links to fashion magazine websites.

Population Reference Bureau: This site provides summaries of demographic features of the US population. Topics include the 2000 census, children, labor/employment, migration, race/ethnicity, income/poverty, marriage/family and others.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: "Collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates essential statistical data to the American public." Covers consumer spending, demographics, and industry information relevant to marketing.

Bissonnette on Costume A visual dictionary of fashion. From Kent State University. Search this site by geographic area, time period, or subject.
Costume Page A list of over 2,000 costume and costuming-related links, organized by category.
Costumer's Manifesto This site leads to many areas for history, costumes and country histories of costumes.
Fashion-Era World fashions from 1800s on. Includes detailing of wardrobes. Written descriptions with some illustrations are usually given.
Fashion-Flashbacks "Provides resources to vintage fashion consumers while promoting original retro artifacts from the sixties and seventies. ...where to study, research, read about, view, purchase and sell older styles."
Fashion Plate Collection "This collection includes 417 fashion plates from 1806-1914 from some of the leading fashion journals of the times.
Godey's Lady's Book Online This American magazine of 1850 is reprinted online with illustrations of fashions included.
History of Costume Online version of a German book printed from 1861 to 1880 covering costume from ancient attire through the ages.

Clothing Focuses on traditional clothing of Native American people.
The Costume Site "Provides access to costume, ethnic, and theatrical images, museums and history, organizations, and links to miscellaneous sites such as those covering corsets and underpinnings. This site is especially strong in its access to ethnic costume."
Costumer's Manifesto An all-encompassing site which provides links to costume museums in various countries of the world.
Fashion India Current fashions with a traditional styling.
Gallery Africa Although this is a commercial site, the fashion and fabric features are very useful.
Institute of Draped Clothes Saris, sarongs, headdresses, and other drapes across cultures.
Yahoo! Cultures Links by culture to web sites on culture, clothing, news, and more.

FabricLink "Educational resource for fabrics, apparel, home furnishings, and care."
Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) Federal agency on export and trade of textiles.
Textile Dictionary Fairly extensive, quick look-up dictionary of fabrics and textiles.
Textile Exchange Textile news, product directories, and events.
Textileweb "Want to stay current with the latest non-woven fabric trends? Looking for solutions to your color dyeing and matching needs? Interested in learning about the latest environmentally friendly production methods? Need to identify and select suppliers? Then you need the expert advice of TextileWeb."