Fashion Design: Websites

Virtual collections of The Fashion Museum (formerly the Museum of Costume) in Bath, England; collects and presents examples of historic and contemporary dress and style

From Goldsmiths, University of London - provides access to its cataloged textile collection and reference library. Includes a wide range of objects from the 1940s to the present.

Google Arts & Culture (formerly Google Art Project) is an online platform through which the public can access high-resolution images of artworks housed in the initiative's partner museums.

Provides digital access to over 9,000 items in the University of Wisconsin's Textile Collection; especially strong in textiles and costumes from around the world. Fully searchable by keyword, title, subject, and geographic area. Click on "digital collection" for instructions on searching and access to the database.

Maker's Row is a membership based organization that assists with small batch, US manufacturing.

Here you can view all 37,000+ works of art from the museum's Costume Institute Department. You can also search and browse by creator, material, date, or geographic region.

New York magazine features extensive on-line fashion resources including news articles, blogs, and an events calendar as well as topical videos and slide shows. Street style is highlighted in the well-known Look Book link, which features photographic portraits and brief interviews with stylish New Yorkers. Click on the Shows, Designers, or Models links and search alphabetically to bring up helpful profile information as well as runway photographs.

19th and 20th century couture, high-fashion, and principal ready-to-wear designs by American and International designers.

Browse open jobs in the fashion industry from around the country (most in NY and LA).

"The Fashion Industry's Favorite Show."

BoF provides current and in-depth news about the fashion, beauty, and retail industries.

The CFDA website has biographical information on its members, a directory of garment and jewelry manufacturers, and news on the industry news, in addition to events info.

EDITED Resources provides insight into style and retail trends in a variety of formats, from podcasts to blog entries.

Fashiondex.com lists fabric and trim suppliers, contractors, and manufacturers for the fashion industry. The site also sells books and guides for those in the industry.

Fashionista covers the fashion business industry, in addition to providing fashion news, style and beauty information, and Fashion Week coverage.

Fibre2Fashion has a B2B marketplace, market intelligence, industry news stories, and a link to a podcast.

The National Retail Foundation makes available retail news and research information on the industry.

Articles from Vanessa Friedman of the New York Times, who writes about the fashion industry.

NOWFASHION features real-time fashion and business news, fashion photography, videos, and articles on culture and sustainability.

The StyleSage blog looks at trends, industry news, and technology and product information from a data-driven perspective.

A source for acquiring materials from some of the leading fiber companies, mills, and manufacturers.

Tag Walk is a fashion search engine, useful for documenting runway and street trends.

This links to the website for the flagship publication. Vogue covers culture, beauty, fashion, runway, and street style fashion, and has a section called Vogueworld.

The blogs at WGSN are dedicated to fashion, culture, lifestyle, strategy, retail data, trends, and styles.

W covers fashion, beauty, and culture, and has information on Fashion Week and Street Style.

WWD (Women's Wear Daily) is considered by many to be "the bible of fashion." This trade journal features information on trends and news on women's and men's fashion, beauty, and retail industries.