Dress and fashion collections are included in this database. Use keyword searches to find thumbnail images. You are able to resize images and search additional suggested keyword terms.

Electronic access does not permit printing. If you want to print use the microfilm copy in the Kenyon Library. For assistance with microfilm go to the Reference Desk.

Electronic access for 1889-1907 and microfilm access for v.1(1884)-v.96(1979). For assistance with microfilm go to the Reference Desk.

Many of these illustrations are from some of the leading French, British, American, and other continental fashion journals of the 19th century and early 20th century.

Six months of a 19th century fashion magazine.

Covers three centuries of men's suites.

See list of illustrations. Covers the 20th century.

Search 1,126,686 objects and 388,263 images from the V&A's collections.

Spanning four centuries, the V&A’s Fashion collection is the largest and most comprehensive collection of dress in the world. Key items in the collection include rare 17th-century gowns, 18th-century ‘mantua’ dresses, 1930s eveningwear, 1960s daywear and post-war couture. Plus a growing number of pieces from 21st-century designers.

A searchable database of archival data and detailed graphics for the Drexel Historic Costume Collection.

The images that comprise the Fashion Design History Database reflect the metamorphosis of women's fashion from the 1920s through the 1970s.

An online searchable database of 34,400 items.

Historic Dress and Textiles Collections.

There are over 6,000 items of clothing & accessories in the Harris Museum.

Bassano fashion photography collection.

Use simple keyword terms such as coat, skirt, etc in the search box. Be prepared to skip past the 'coat of arms' images and seek appropriate garments.

Scan the thumbnail images for collections which may interest you. For example the Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection includes Daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and card photographs depicting black life from the 1850s-1940s. Features include 'zoom' and exporting images as a PDF.

This site documents the role of New York’s fashion industry in the history of 20th-century fashion.

Historical attire blog and tutorials.