THE ULTIMATE LIST OF ONLINE RESEARCH RESOURCES SUMMER EDITION
From online museum collections to a niche archive of Iranian dresses, research away!
By Lucile Guilmard
Back in lockdown times, we started compiling lists of online research resources in an effort to fill in the gap that closed libraries and exhibitions had created. Things have started opening again but researching and accessing archives from all over the world from the comfort of our screen is one of the good habits we inherited from 2020. Summer is the perfect opportunity to dive into the spiral of archival fashion images, magazine scans, and niche museum collections. This list has you covered.
MAGAZINES
THE FACE ARCHIVE
MUSEUMS
The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto
MUSEUM CHRISTINA DIOR (Granville, France)
Fashion at the MET, Sandals, 1968
MUSEUM OF APPLIED ART AND SCIENCE (Sydney)
FONDATION LOUIS VUITTON (Paris)
ONLINE ARCHIVES & BOOKS SCANS
Maison Martin Margiela fashion scans
COMME DES GARCONS FASHION SCANS
AUCTION SITES
John Galliano, FW 1995, AnotherKind Archive
GARMENT ARCHIVES
Curation: Lucile Guilmard
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