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This guide will help you access resources on fashion-related museums, exhibits, and visual resources. Subscription resources are available to Kent State University faculty and students, and Internet resources are available to all users.

Library Resources: Fashion Exhibition

Creating African Fashion Histories: Politics, Museums, and Sartorial Practices by JoAnn McGregor (Editor); Peri M. Klemm (Contribution by); Erica de Greef (Contribution by); Edith Ojo (Contribution by); Helen Mears (Contribution by); Heather M. Akou (Editor); Nicola Stylianou (Editor); Jody Benjamin (Contribution by); Sarah Fee (Contribution by); Malika Kraamer (Contribution by); Harriet Hughes (Contribution by); Beth A. Buggenhagen (Contribution by); M. Angela Jansen (Contribution by)
ISBN: 9780253060143

Publication Date: 2022-04-05
The Dress Detective by Ingrid Mida; Alexandra Kim
ISBN: 9781472573988

Publication Date: 2015-11-19
Dress History of Korea: Critical Perspectives on the Primary Sources by Kyunghee Pyun (Editor); Minjee Kim (Editor)
ISBN: 9781350143371

Publication Date: 2023-05-18
Establishing Dress History by Lou Taylor
ISBN: 0719066387

Publication Date: 2004-05-07
Exhibiting Fashion by Judith Clark; Amy de la Haye
ISBN: 9780300125795

Publication Date: 2014-03-11
Fashion and Museums: Theory and Practice by Marie Riegels Melchior (Editor); Birgitta Svensson (Editor); Bloomsbury Publishing Staff (Editor)
ISBN: 9781472525246

Publication Date: 2014-06-19
Fashion Curating: Critical Practice in the Museum and Beyond by edited by Annamari Vänskä and Hazel Clark
ISBN: 9781474287135

Publication Date: 2019
Fashion, History, Museums: Inventing the Display of Dress by Julia Petrov
ISBN: 9781350048997

Publication Date: 2019-02-07
The Handbook of Fashion Studies by Sandy Black (Editor); Amy de la Haye (Editor); Joanne Entwistle (Editor); Regina Root (Editor); Helen Thomas (Editor); Agnès Rocamora (Editor)
ISBN: 9780857851949

Publication Date: 2013-12-05
Mannequins in Museums: Power and Resistance on Display by Bridget R. Cooks (Editor); Jennifer J. Wagelie (Editor)
ISBN: 9780429260575

Publication Date: 2021-07-07
Museum Display Design by James Yu
ISBN: 753817222X

Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Museums and Design Education: Looking to Learn Learning to See by Beth Cook (Editor); Rebecca Reynolds (Editor); Catherine Speight (Editor)
ISBN: 0754694313

Publication Date: 2010-03-01
Native Fashion And Museums : How Institutions Use Native Clothing Objects In Their Exhibitions by Malleo, Echo, 1991- author.
Publication Date: Thesis [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University, 2023

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V&A: Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion
The aim of the Clothworkers’ Centre is to provide the best possible access to the Museum’s outstanding collection of textiles and fashion in a relaxed and peaceful environment. View the videos for collection highlights and an inside look at the centre.
The Design Library
A private design library with collections of antique, vintage, modern and contemporary textile designs for present-day use. Although, subscription is required to access, visitors can learn more about the resource and watch a video case study.

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