When searching for reference images of clothing, costumes, textiles, and fashion, remember to think critically about what keywords you are using.
Some important things to consider when brainstorming what keywords to search for clothing are historical periods, geographical regions, materials, and clothing type (dresses, hats, shoes, etc.).
Search for resources on world dress and fashion. Berg Fashion Library includes articles, eBooks, images, essays, and the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion.
Artstor is a digital library of almost two million images in the arts, architecture, design, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching purposes. Artstor’s diverse collections are rights-cleared for education and research, and include Open Access content as well as rare materials not available elsewhere.
Materia is the global network in the area of innovative materials. Materia encourages joint innovation on the road to a more beautiful, sustainable and high-quality built environment.
Here is select list of subject headings to try searching in the Goldstein Library Catalog. You'll want to try different search terms and strategies as your research develops.
Below is a small selection of books to gather reference images for fashion, costume, and textiles. Many books on fashion in the collection are related to specific cultures or geographical areas. Helpful sections to browse for additional titles on clothing are located in the GT500s and the NK8000s-NK9000s.