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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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Heidi meets Pablo Rousson
What would an encounter between alpine aesthetic and sensual men from the 80s look like?
Wenhai Su on cross-cultural heritage and sustainable development
Expressing a fragmented impression of youth and culture, ‘Crystal Blinkers’ is an exploration of Wenhai’s multi-layered world.
Sara Sofie Tallaksen on making Norwegian traditions modern
Old knit techniques meet upcycled barbie t-shirts to make a surprisingly sustainability-minded graduate collection
Swiss designer Virginie Jemmely on shifting sartorial codes
Geneva graduate Virginie Jemmely subverts society’s archetypal figures by reinventing the traditional womenswear wardrobe
Postponed Indefinitely
Self-employed stylists share how they are navigating COVID-19
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
Alex Wolfe on chairmen and playful masculinity
Alex Wolfe’s graduate collection, titled ‘The Boredroom,’ challenges traditional menswear codes, expressing playfulness and sensuality
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
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.