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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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Kat Lau’s man: contemporary, unregulated and free like a bird
Inspired by theories on the relation between body and mind, London-based menswear designer Kat Lau creates lightweight functional pieces that are meant to last.
Why are students leaving fashion education?
The potential of losing a generation of designers in relation to graduates and independent brands is widely discussed, but what about those at the start of their education?
Joe Pearson presents Five Archetypal Men in One Collection
His work explores notions of masculinity that range from the elegant yet nonchalant appearance of the dandy to Mr Pearl’s corsets to the traditional businessman’s suit
Swiss designer Virginie Jemmely on shifting sartorial codes
Geneva graduate Virginie Jemmely subverts society’s archetypal figures by reinventing the traditional womenswear wardrobe
ELLISS: Running an emerging sustainable business in 2020
Elliss Solomon talks about making a collection about the outdoors when everyone is indoors, and how it is to run a brand with a strict environmental ethic
Davina Amajor on multi-functional garments and overlooked materials
With her BA collection ‘90 Degrees’, Davina set out to recover the functionality and aesthetic value of worn fabrics that were once undesired, in order to prevent them from being disposed of
Polly Henderson: Between authentic and synthetic
The British designer is inspired in her process by the art of manipulating reality in photography
Trained for unemployment
Universities emphasise cultural capital, while companies value profit first. Is it time education talks about money?
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.