LibGuides: Coventry University London: Fashion

Fashion Resources Overview

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Key Resources

Welcome to the Fashion Subject Guide

This Subject Guide provides you with key academic and professional resources related to Fashion.

Click the icon to find more information about a resource and how to access it.

We also recommend you visit our Business Subject Guide, where you can find additional resources - click here to visit it.

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Key Resources

General Resources

Journals, Magazines & Databases - ProQuest ABI/INFORM, ProQuest Central, EBSCO Academic Search Complete, EBSCO Business Search Complete, Emerald and Elsevier Science Direct.

Economic, Market & Company Information - FAME (for companies) IBIS World (industries), Mintel (market intelligence) and Statista (reports and statistics).

Newspapers - Financial Times (FT), EBSCO Regional Business News and LexisNexis Lexis Library.

Fashion-Specific Resources

WGSN - One of the foremost fashion databases going, WGSN gives you the latest insights, trends and forecasts for the industry.

Drapers Online -

Ecotextile News -

Vouge Archive & Women's Wear Daily (WWD) - We have the complete archives to loth of these legendary fashion magazines (supplied by ProQuest).

Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases - Creating a solid business case is a key skill for success in the fashion industry, and this database will show you what's required.

Additional Resources

We also have a range of free resources which are recommended for wider reading around fashion - see the 'Archives & Collections' and 'Other Useful Resources' tabs.

Database Searching Tips

Alphabetical List of Resources

ABI/INFORM Complete [ProQuest] ABI-INFORM features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a broad picture of companies and business trends around the world. Log in with your University username and password.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Why should I use Academic Source Complete? Academic Search Complete is a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It offers 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, 5,300 periodicals and 4,400 journals. How do I access it? Log in with your University email and password.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) Why should I use Business Source Complete? Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database, providing collections of bibliographic and full text content. Indexing and abstracts for journals back as far as 1886 are included. How do I access it? Log in with your University email and password.
DAAI - Design & Applied Arts Index (ProQuest) Why should I use DAAI? Design & Applied Arts Index (DAAI) provides abstracts and bibliographic records for scholarly articles from over 600 art and design publications, including including elements of the fashion and textile industries. How do I access it? Log in with your University username and password.
Drapers Online Drapers provides fashion industry and business operations news. The site contains access to a wide variety of full-text articles and videos. Please enter your full details below to receive full access to Drapers through Coventry University’s multi-user subscription. Please note, you will need to register with your @coventry.ac.uk email domains
Ecotextile News Why should I use Ecotextile News Ecotextile News provides exclusive news, features and in-depth comment together with the latest market analysis on the move towards a more sustainable textiles and clothing sector. How do I access it? * To access Ecotextile News, you will need an account. * Contact the Library to receive a username/password to access the resource.
Emerald Insight Why should I use Emerald? Emerald Management journals cover subjects like management, engineering, HR, information/library sciences, marketing, education and operations. How do I access it? Log in with your University email and password.
ProQuest Central ProQuest Central combines all of ProQuest’s main business, marketing, finance and humanities databases, allowing you to search over 24,000 academic publications at once. The collection includes academic and trade journals, magazines, reports and newspapers. ACCESS: Instead of using your username and password, click on "Open Athens" from the right side of the screen.
Science Direct Why should I use ScienceDirect? ScienceDirect contains over 25% of the world's science, technology and medicine full text (e-journals and e-books) and bibliographic information. How do I access it? Log into ScienceDirect with your University email and password.
Vogue Archive Why should I use Vogue Archive? We have the entire run of Vogue (US edition, 1892 - present), reproduced in high-resolution colour page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand names. How do I access it? Log into Vogue Archive with your University email and password.
WGSN (Fashion Trend Forecasting and Analysis Module) Why should I use WGSN? WGSN offers in-depth forecasting, trend analysis and insight into style, fashion and design. How do I access it? * Create your own account to access WGSN content in full. * Only use your University email, i.e. username@coventry.ac.uk. * WGSN will send an email with login instructions - if you don't receive it, check your spam or junk email.
WWD - Women's Wear Daily Why should I use Women's Wear Daily? Women's Wear Daily (WWD) is a trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion". It provides information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries. How do I access it? Log into WWD with your University email and password.

Companies House Why should I access Companies House? Companies House is the United Kingdom's registrar of companies and is an executive agency and trading fund of His Majesty's Government. You can find information about registered UK companies, including current businesses, start-ups, SMEs and dissolved businesses. How should I access it? The website is free and no login is required.
Euromonitor Passport Why should I access Euromonitor Passport? Euromonitor Passport contains full text market research reports and statistical data. Information includes consumer lifestyles, country information and company and brand data. How do I access it? Log in with your University email and password.
FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy) Why should I use FAME? FAME (Financial Analysis Made Easy) is a database of public/private British and Irish companies. You can locate profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, financial ratios/trends about individual companies, key information such as company directors/shareholders, and 20+ years of annual financial reports. How do I access it? Log in using your University email and password.
IBISWorld Why should I use IBIS World? IBISWorld contains market research reports and industry ratings from around the world. It also has industry Brexit Impact statements for UK reports. This database covers a wide variety of industry sectors including, construction, energy, manufacturing, finance, wholesale and retail. How should I access it? Log in with your University username and password.
Mintel Intelligence Why should I use Mintel? Mintel consists of market research and intelligence reports, and has a particular emphasis on consumer markets in the United Kingdom. You can search by different industries, trends and demographics. How do I access it? Log in with your University username and password.
Statista Why should I use Statista? Statista is a database which will bring you back statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 22500 sources on over 60000 topics. How do I access it? Log in with your University email and password.
UK Data Service Why should I use UK Data Service? UK Data Service is a free web based database containing macro and micro economic data and social data from the IMF, OECD, Eurostat, ILO, UN as well as the UK’s Office for National Statistics. How do I access it? Although UK Data Service is a free database, you must register and indicate how you will use the data prior to downloading it.

Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases Why should I use Fashion Business Cases? Fashion Business Cases provides you with relevant case studies for aspects of the fashion industry. How do I access it? * Click 'Institutional' sign-in. * Select 'Shibboleth', then 'Show Organizations'. * Search for 'Coventry University'. * Log in with your University email/password.

Financial Times - Subsciption Link The Financial Times is an international daily newspaper with a special emphasis on business and economic news. Students can click on the link and subscribe with their Coventry email address in order to access all of the features that the newspaper provides. The format of the email address should be username@coventry.ac.uk.
Lexis Library [LexisNexis] Search newspaper articles to find background information and press coverage of companies in preparation for job seeking and interviews. Lexis Library is a newspaper and legal database. British national and many local daily & Sunday newspapers are in full text. Access to full text legal information is also included: UK and international cases and legislation with links to full-text journal articles, where the law journal is included in the Lexis database. It is an excellent resource for locating full-text United States cases and legislation and numerous full-text US legal journals. Full text EU law is also available. Search hints: For off-campus access to this resource: click login, then select login with Shibboleth or Athens, choose Coventry University & enter your Coventry University username & password. To search only for newspaper content select ‘news’ on the search bar and type in search terms.
Regional Business News [EBSCO] Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). This database has full text for more than 50 sources. Search hints: For access to this resource login with your Coventry University username & password. Select EBSCOhost Web icon and scroll down list of EBSCO subscribed database and check box for Regional Business News.

The British Museum Images Collection A searchable collection of images including ceramics, sculpture, prints, drawings, and paintings.
Europeana Collections The Europeana website provides cultural heritage information for students, professionals, teachers to inspire and inform fresh perspectives and open conversations about our history and culture. You have access to millions of items from providing institutions across Europe. Discover artworks, books, music, and videos on art, newspapers, archaeology, fashion, science, sport, and much more.
University of Leeds International Textiles Archive This archive aims to collect, preserve and document textiles from around the world largely for academic purposes. The website allows you to search the collections and view images and descriptions.
VADS Image Collection The VADS image collection provides over 100,000 art and design images free for use in education, drawn from university and college art collections, museums and archives across the UK.
Victoria and Albert Museum Collection Why should I use V&A Museum Collections? The ‘world's greatest museum of Art and Design’: the website provides information about collections, images and a search facility. How do I access it? The website is free and no login is required.
Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection The Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection contains a selection of over 500 dresses and garments from the 1960s to the present (including pieces worn by icons such as Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor, and Diana Ross). It showcases the original drawings, design and production techniques used and the stories behind the creation of these pieces.

Alexander Press : Art and design Art & Design at Alexander Street brings together the most influential creative works the world over, spanning centuries and continents to share the must-see pieces—both famed and lesser-known—that have left an indelible mark upon contemporary culture. Our resources foster learning and discovery by pairing primary source artworks in a broad range of genres and formats with key commentary that explores the significance of the works in context. Students and faculty can find resources featuring the best in painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, architecture, fashion design, and more.
BOF - Business Of Fashion (Homepage) Why should I use Business Of Fashion? Fashion news, analysis and business intelligence from the leading digital authority on the global fashion industry. How do I access it? You can register for a student membership account to access unlimited articles and more. After signing up, you need to activate your account using the email sent to your University email from BOF. For full instructions see the link below.
BOF - Business Of Fashion (Applying For Student Membership) Instructions on how to create a student membership account with BoF.
CIAFE (Council for International African Fashion Education) This is a think-and-do tank dedicated to advancing and decentralising fashion education and research in Africa to enhance Africa’s fashion ecosystem and propel sustainable development and economic growth.
Fashion History Timeline The Timeline offers scholarly contributions to the public knowledge of the history of fashion and design.
Fashion Museum Bath The museum holds a world-class collection of contemporary and historic dress.
Henry Stewart Talks - Business & Management Collection Henry Stewart Talks – Business & Management Collection provides access to hundreds of online, audio-visual lectures, presentations and case studies delivered by leading experts from academia and industry. HST covers six main subject areas, including Global Business Management; Finance, Accounting & Economics; and Marketing & Sales. Login: Once selected, follow the instructions to 'Login via organization' to access full content.
ONS - Office for National Statistics ONS is the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and the recognised national statistical institute of the UK.
Vogue Business Why should I use Vogue Business? Vogue Business includes information about companies, sustainability, retail and more. How do I access it? * Vogue Business is not free - students need to select a 'Student Membership', which will give you a 50% discount. * You need your University email when registering. Go to the 'Membership' page for more details.
Vintage Sewing Patterns Database Why should I use Vintage Sewing Patterns? It has over 83,500 vintage sewing patterns online for download. How do I access it? The website is free and no login is required.

Fashion Database of the Month

WWD: Women's Wear Daily

Women's Wear Daily (WWD) is a fashion-industry trade journal hosted by ProQuest.

You can find information on changing trends and breaking news in the men and women's fashion, beauty and retail industries.

Click here to access the resource.