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Berg Fashion Library
Berg Fashion Library provides integrated text and images on world dress and fashion covering historic periods. The resource includes the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, e-books, e-journals, museum directories, reference works, and images.
Mintel
Every Report contains a comprehensive overview of the market size, including a five-year forecast, brand share, category trends, consumer attitudes and behaviors, and analysis on what’s working, what’s not working, and what’s coming next. Mintel publishes over 500 reports globally, across a variety of consumer markets. Users will be able to dive into specific consumer survey questions to identify key demographics or target markets using the interactive databook and create customized tables and presentations.
Vogue Archive
An online, digital format of the U.S. edition of Vogue, including ads and covers of every issue published since 1892. Encompasses nearly half a million image-rich pages – a treasure chest of the work of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries’ greatest designers, photographers, stylists and illustrators fully searchable online.
WGSN
WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is a leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the apparel, style, design and retail industries. Whether you are looking for inspirational runway shows, seasonal color reports, visual merchandising innovations, the latest ad campaigns, marketing news, or retail strategy along with consumer insight -- give WGSN a try!
Women's Wear Daily Archive (1910 - 1 year ago: Proquest)
Information on the history and business of twentieth-century fashion through the digitized archive of WWD, the leading fashion-industry trade paper since 1910.

WWD | Digital Daily
Daily insight to navigate industry disruption...anytime, anywhere.
The Business of Fashion (BoF) - Professional for Students
Use your Columbia College Chicago email address to create an account. BoF Professional Student Membership is free with access to unlimited articles and to the entire archive for Columbia College Chicago Students and Staff.

You must be a REGISTERED and VERIFIED user. Once registered, an email will be sent that welcomes you.

HOW TO BECOME REGISTERED --->>> STEP ONE: Click on Become a BoF Professional. Scroll down underneath the Trial Membership box until you see -- in tiny print: Are you a student? Activate complimentary access (Click here)

STEP TWO: Register With BoF. Fill-in the pop-up form to receive a welcome email.

Subject Databases

FASHION AND ART

ARTstor
The Artstor Digital Library is an image database featuring an unparalleled range of images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists in one easily-navigated repository. It is the The most comprehensive image resource available for educational and scholarly use, with many rare and important collections available nowhere else.

ARTstor | Fashion and Costume Guide
Highlights Artstor content related to fashion and costume, including images of historical fashion, costumes, designers, and fashion shows.

Fashion Studies Online: The Videofashion Library
Videos that retrace the history of fashion.

Sourcing Journal
Global resource for staying up-to-date with company news, in-depth expert analysis and Q&As with industry fashion, retail, apparel and textile leaders--also features a section to discover new job opportunities

BUSINESS

Nexis Uni (was Lexis Nexis Academic)

The Business of Fashion (BoF) - Professional for Students
Use your Columbia College Chicago email address to create an account. BoF Professional Student Membership is free with access to unlimited articles and to the entire archive for Columbia College Chicago Students and Staff.

You must be a REGISTERED and VERIFIED user. Once registered, an email will be sent that welcomes you.

HOW TO BECOME REGISTERED --->>> STEP ONE: Click on Become a BoF Professional. Scroll down underneath the Trial Membership box until you see -- in tiny print: Are you a student? Activate complimentary access (Click here)

STEP TWO: Register With BoF. Fill-in the pop-up form to receive a welcome email.

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Business Plans Handbook
Actual business plans compiled by, and aimed at, entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. Presents sample plans taken from businesses in the manufacturing, RETAIL and service industries which serve as examples of how to approach, structure and compose business plans.
NOTE: (Click on "About This Series" tab. Use the search within series search box in the upper right corner to keyword search for fashion and retail)

RESEARCH TIP: For more business information -- see the Research Guide for Introduction to Management and Entrepreneurhip

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