Books (monographs)

Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over time.  This book is only focused on dresses and is a brief overview. The length makes it ideal as introductory source. 

This book explores and teaches the methodology behind researching fashion and fashion objects. The author’s take an interdisciplinary approach to fashion research. The book includes several checklists for students and scholars to use during their research. 

This is a book of early writings on fashion and the history of fashion. The text seeks to answer questions such as Why do wear clothes? This book does not contain illustrations or images. This is an ideal book for insight into early thoughts, debates, and questions of fashion. 

The intended audience of this book is students and scholars of fashion studies, textile history, and anthropology. Anyone interested in the ways technology has shaped fashion can benefit from reading the international case studies. 

This book is focused on the role of fashion in museums and in particular the fashion museum. The book draws on a number of case studies from various international museums. The text addresses fashion exhibits through broader themes such as accessibility. 

This book goes outside the traditional lens of fashion and looks beyond western fashion. Globalization and fashion is explored. This text takes a geographic and historical approach to the topic.