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Researching fashion studies: A brief historiography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2016

Olivia Warschaw
Olivia Warschaw*
Affiliation:
Reference Associate, Social Science and Humanities, New York University, Division of Libraries, 70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012, USA Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Fashion is often held synonymous with frivolity, excess, and luxury; as such, the study of costume history and theory has historically been considered impractical or subsidiary. The significant rise in costume education and scholarship during the 20th century has brought new and more frequent queries regarding the histories of fashion, etiquette, and material culture to our libraries. We are now often asked to assist in researches of cultures of style, and how they may be analyzed in a multidisciplinary context. Is it possible to analyze fashion trends through the lens of the law? Are effects of American colonialism present in fashion trends today? This brief historiography of costume and fashion studies seeks to utilize a multi- and interdisciplinary lens that reference librarians may employ to assist patrons with style-related inquiries.

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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 42 , Special Issue 1: Fashion - Resources and Research , January 2017 , pp. 2 - 6
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Copyright © ARLIS/UK&Ireland 2017 

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