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FASHION WEBSITES
FIT LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
Provides links to subscription and free web resources covering all areas of fashion design, manufacture and merchandising. Subscription sources may not be available to MHU students. Please check with a librarian if you are not able to access a source of interest.
SOLEMATE: THE CENTURY IN SHOES
Decade-by-decade history of women's fashion shoes in the 20th Century.
CHRISTIAN DIOR MUSEUM AND GARDEN
The collection features not only the designer’s exquisite creations ("New Look" items included) but also pieces by the fashion house's other notable designers, such as Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Bohan, and John Galliano.—Sarah Stodola
FERRAGAMO MUSEO
This museum dedicated to Salvatore Ferragamo, the inventor of the wedge and the cage heel, opened in 1995. Although the shoe designer made his name in Florence, he owed much of his early success to Hollywood starlets across the pond, who adored his creations.
THE MUSEUM AT FIT
Its museum hosts rotating exhibits that pull from the school’s impressive collection of one-of-a-kind pieces from designers like Chanel, Halston, Alaia, and Balenciaga.
MUSEE YVES SAINT LAURENT PARIS
started in 2002, when St Laurent announced his retirement, with the stated goal to "conserve the 5,000 Haute Couture garments and 15,000 Haute Couture accessories as well as more than 50,000 drawings and assorted objects that bear witness to 40 years of Yves Saint Laurent's creativity."
LA COUTURIERE PARISIENNE: COSTUME AND FASHION
Site includes sections providing information on ethnic costume, as well as an illustrated history of costume from 1400-1939, timelines, patterns.
