FASHION DESIGN, FASHION MARKETING & VISAL MERCHANDISING

Fashion Design at The Art Institute of Philadelphia includes Fashion Design, Fashion Marketing and Visual Merchandising. The Library is continually acquiring materials that will support this curriculum. You are encouraged to suggest new titles that will be useful to students in this department. Send any suggestions to Ruth Schachter (schachtr@aii.edu).

Library policies can be found on the About Us page. Please become familiar with students' borrowing privileges and responsibilities, loan periods, and fines for overdue materials.

To search for books and videos/dvds, use Athena, our online catalog. Athena can be accessed from the library website (in school access only).

       - Subjects
       - Authors
       - Titles
       - Keyword

A few terms that may be useful in a search for fashion design-related materials are:

ADVERTISING - FASHION
CLOTHING AND DRESS
CLOTHING TRADE
COSTUME HISTORY
DIOR (OR DIOR, CHRISTIAN...OR CHRISTIAN DIOR) TRY THEM ALL!
FASHION HISTORY
FASHION DESIGNERS
FASHION DRAWING
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
FASHION WRITING
MEN'S CLOTHING
WOMEN FASHION DESIGNERS

Copy the entire call number for any titles that are of interest. To get the complete call number, click on the title to view the entire record. If there is more than one copy, click on "show copies" to see what is in the Library, where it is located, what is checked out, and when it is due back. If you are having a problem finding books on the shelf, or information on your topic, ask for help. We understand that you may not be familiar with this library.

To see the newest titles, go to the What's New page.

Browsing

If you want to browse through the collection (and don't forget the Reference area!), try these call numbers for fashion design topics:

GT 500 - GT 6000 (MANNERS & CUSTOMS, FASHION HISTORY)
HD 9800 - HD 9999 (MERCHANDISING)
HF 5000 - HF 6200 (ADVERTISING, MARKETING, SALES)
HF 5845 - DISPLAY OF MERCHANDISE
NK 2195 STORES, RETAIL
TT 490 - TT 990 (FASHION DESIGN, SEWING & PATTERNS)

Videos / DVDs

The Library has a growing collection of VHS and DVD titles. Most may be checked out for three days. Limit 2. A complete list of titles is held at the Circulation Desk in a binder. All titles are also in the Athena database, our online catalog. Just a few fashion-related titles are:

A&E Top 10 Fashion Designers
Chanel, Chanel
Fashion Flashbacks! (of the 1950's & 1960's)
How Clothing is Sold: merchandising fashion
The House of Eliott (6 videos)
Mill Times
Pret-a-porter: ready to wear
The Story of Fashion (3 videos)
Textiles: the four great natural fibers
Theatre de la Mode
Visual Merchandising

Magazines / Journals

The Library has a large collection of print subscriptions. New issues are on display in the library. Older issues are bound, and are shelved behind the Reference area. Some interesting titles are:

DETAILS
DNR
DONNA
ELLE
ELLE (QUEBEC)
THE FACE
HARPER'S BAZAAR
VOGUE
VOGUE (FRENCH ED.)
VOGUE (ITALIA)
W
WWD
VM & SD : VISUAL MERCHANDISING AND STORE DESIGN

Electronic Resources

View Fashion Design Web Links