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The ultimate list of online research resources
Whether you’re more into eighteenth century pastel portraits or 90’s Prada, this list has you covered
With the closure of libraries and museums and the general lack of stimuli, screens have become the main source of research during the lockdown. This list of online resources can serve to help you mood-board your way to a collection, or just to kill some boredom- a cultured alternative to The Sims.
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From architecture to candles this account puts no limits on what can be called fashion research
A video of designers in the 1930’s predicting how people will dress in 2000
The Museum at FIT (An exhibition on the history of Denim is now on!)
An ode to all the outfits on Greek TV
Kyoto Costume Institute’s Digital Archives
Pastel portraits from the eighteenth century
100,000+ digitized art books from the Getty research portal
The V & A ‘s online collections
This 360 virtual tour of the Vatican museum makes you feel like you are there
The MET is also accessible online
You can’t go to Paris, so visit the museum of decorative arts via this link
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You Jung Kim: Imagining the Ideal through the Pregnant Male Cyborg
The designer created the ideal self-portrait of a human projected onto the gendered cyborg
Pin Mirin: Shaping A New Beginning
The BA graduate on how clothing has helped her adapt to a new life, as she mourns her old one
Dahee Kim on abandoning the rulebooks and challenging childhood oppression
The Korean designer explores the isolating group culture and name-calling from her schooling days into a collection that celebrates self-expression and individuality
Hyping isn't Helping
The promotional potential of designer support systems has created a warped idea of what a healthy career looks like.
Parsons graduate Qingzi Gao aims to redefine what ‘MADE IN CHINA’ means in fashion
The Chinese designer gives value to objects seen as disposable
Fi Grew makes fashion without clothes
Photographing and collaging against the basic preconception of fashion
Eleanor Chapman: The power of adapting
The British designer believes that modular garments are the future of sustainable fashion
Karen Heshi: “Why must a suit look like a suit?”
The designer reflects on the tension between functionality and identification in her graduate collections.
1 Granary
Magazine Issue 6
With unprecedented honesty and depth, 1 Granary Issue 6 dives into the work and lives of fashion designers today. As a response to the construction of desire and personality cults that govern our industry, the magazine steps away from the conventional profiles and editorials, focussing instead on raw work and anonymous, unfiltered testimonies. For the first time ever, readers are given a truthful insight into the process, dreams, fears, hardships, and struggles of today’s creatives.