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Clothing, Costume, and Fashion: A Guide to Resources

Subscription Databases

Many databases include articles and information about clothing, costume and fashion history. Many, but not all of the relevant resources can be found under the term Art & Architecture in the Library of Congress Electronic Resources Online Catalog.

Some of the articles will be available in full-text formats, and others will require searching the Library of Congress Online Catalog to determine if the Library owns the journal or publication. For older titles, you may need to consult the Main Card Catalog, which is the authority for items published prior to 1980; many older items may be listed in the Online Catalog.

The subscription resources marked with a padlock are available to researchers on-site at the Library of Congress. If you are unable to visit the Library, you may be able to access these resources through your local public or academic library.