Fashion Design Guide

Villa Maria College Library

The journal articles you need for your assignments can be found in our online databases.

The complete list of databases available can be found on our website.


Articles not available in full text can be requested through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help with ILL.


Off-campus access to most online databases requires a username and password. Drop by the library to get this information.

Online Databases

Gale has a number of databases to use



EBSCO



Other


  • ARTstor Be sure to register for an account in the top right corner using your Villa Maria College email address!
  • Women's Wear Daily Available on campus only; no off campus access.

Search for Books, eBooks, Print Journals and DVDs

The library's online catalog, Alexandria, can be used to find both books and ebooks.


Books in the standard collection may be borrowed for three weeks. Books placed on reserve by your professor will have a shorter loan period. Books not available from the library can be borrowed through AcademicSHARE or Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Contact the library for help. To find items held by Villa and other libraries, try WorldCat.


Don't forget your Villa Maria College ID card to check out books!

eBooks

Search for ebooks directly:


eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)

Journals

Find current and archived journals in the South Room in the library. Print journals can be borrowed for one week. Some additional titles are also available for single issues and archives.


  • Elle
  • Harper's Bazaar
  • Textile View
  • Threads
  • Vogue (American, British, French and Italian editions)
  • W

Online Encyclopedias

With quick, factual questions or to get a basic overview of a topic, try an encyclopedia:


Britannica Online

Additional Resources

Berg Fashion Library

This resource is available to those who reside, work or attend school in New York State with your New York Public Library card. Find out how to get yours or contact a librarian.


Costume in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection covers creations from across the five continents and over a number of centuries of fashion design.


Costume Museums in Europe

A list of fashion and costume museums and galleries across Europe. Check a museum or galleries' website for online collections.


Fashion Institute of Technology

The Museum at FIT offers a portion of what they house in their Online Collections.


Fashion Net

A hub of fashion since 1995, this site connects designers, labels, awards and more. Short biographies of designers are connected with each designer's or house's official social media outlets.