618 South Michigan Building of Columbia College, 8th floor
Established in 1989, this collection is an academic and inspirational resource supporting teaching and learning across disciplines through the exploration of dress and its relationship to history, culture, art, design, business, and technology. It also houses fashion accessories, advertisements, books, periodicals, visual media and other reference materials. It is available by appointment.

Online fashion channel that broadcasts fashion clips.

Working with the latest technology, SHOWstudio broadcasts live from catwalk shows and fashion shoots, allowing an international audience instant access to previously closed venues. Explores fashion through moving image, illustration, photography and the written word.

A sneak preview of the newest styles, designer patterns, accessories, lookbooks as well as vintage clothing.

NowFashion with a new focus on preserving history with a global view of styles and trends through the years.

Fashion, popular culture and current affairs through the years with world-class photography.

Go Back In Time -- The Library of Congress has a new tool to search Historical Newspaper Images. The public can now explore more than 1.5 million historical newspaper images online and FREE of charge. Users can search visual content in American newspapers dating 1789-1963. Explore fashion advertisements or photos of the latest fashions from Paris that are all in the PUBLIC DOMAIN to use however you wish. Watch the video to learn more about its special features.

New materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.

During World War II women working in heavy industry set trends in motion that impacted today’s uniforms.

The Icons - The famous faces and designers that changed the way we dress
The Movements - From the courts of Versailles to the streets of Tokyo
Fashion in Black Culture - Preserving the Contributions
Fashion and Art - A Collaboration As Old As Time
Fashion Through Time - See how the silhouettes, styles and trends have changed over the last 3000 years