While fashion magazines have traditionally been geared toward consumers they can be used by those looking to study the industry. Because of that, we have included a few of the titles that have published longer as a way for those looking to traces short and long term trends and used for those doing any sort of historical industry research. However, this is not a full accounting of fashion magazine or trade journals that are relevant for the industry. There are many specialized trade journals like Underwear & Hosiery Review, Lingerie Merchandising, Shoe and Leather Facts, etc. so search the Library's catalog for trade literature for more specific aspects of the industry. If you are interested in the understanding changing fashions and consumers, one type of publication to look at that we haven't included, are women's magazine like Woman's World and Weldon's Ladies Journal. Some of these magazine are still in print and many do have web pages so see our Internet Resources page for links.
The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to online resources are included when available.
Boot and Shoe Recorder.The Delineator; a magazine for womenThe Designer and the Woman's MagazineDry Goods EconomistDry Goods GuideDry Goods ReporterFairchild's Textile & Apparel Financial Fact Book & DirectoryFootwear News : FNGlamourGodey's Lady's Book.Hosiery & Underwear ReviewInternational TextilesNational Dry Goods Reporter and DrygoodsmanThe National Retail ClothierNugent's, the Garment WeeklyReport from TobéShoe & Leather ReviewShoe and Leather GazetteWWDMany of the trade literature sources are not necessarily going to be digitized and searchable. Historically, indexing services have been the traditional way to access many of the articles found in trade literature if the journal did not index itself. Included below are many of the standard and relevant print indexing titles. While many of the below indexes are available in electronic format (see our databases), the print versions may be more widely accessible.
The following materials link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to digital content are provided when available.
Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information ServiceBusiness Periodicals Index
Chicorel Index to Abstracting and Indexing Services: Periodicals in Humanities and the Social SciencesF & S Index international AnnualFunk & Scott Index of Corporations & IndustriesHistorical AbstractsHistorical Abstracts. Part A, Modern history abstracts, 1775-1914Historical Abstracts. Part B, Twentieth Century Abstracts, 1914-2000Indexed Periodicals by Industrial Arts IndexPoole's Index to Periodical LiteratureReaders' Guide to Periodical Literature
