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Fashion and Costume

Finding Books on Fashion, Costume and Textiles

The UC Davis Library Catalog holds many books on Fashion, Costume and Textiles, both in print and in digital format.  Here are some suggested subject headings. They are Library of Congress subject headings and will work in the UC Davis Catalog, Worldcat and other library catalogs to retrieve books related to clothing, fashion, textiles, etc.:  

  • Art — Handbooks, manuals etc.
  • Beauty Culture
  • Beauty Personal
  • Beauty Personal — trends
  • Beauty Personal — psychological aspects
  • Body image
  • Body image — adolescence
  • Body image — cross cultural studies
  • Body image disturbance
  • Body image in men
  • Body image in women
  • Clothing — cold weather
  • Clothing and dress
  • Clothing and dress — religious aspects
  • Clothing and dress — social aspects
  • Clothing care labels
  • Clothing factories
  • Clothing trade
  • Clothing workers
  • Collective bargaining — clothing industry
  • Consumption (economics)
  • Consumption (economics) — History
  • Consumption (economics) — social aspects
  • Consumption (economics) — United States
  • Costume
  • Costume — Asia
  • Costume — bibliography
  • Costume — religious aspects
  • Costume — moral and ethical aspects
  • Costume — pictorial works
  • Costume — political aspects
  • Costume — psychological aspects
  • Costume — sex differences
  • Costume — social aspects
  • Costume — symbolic aspects
  • Costume — United States
  • Costume and civilization
  • Costume Design
  • Costume designers
  • Costume design — history
  • Costume design — pictorial works
  • Costume history — 19th century
  • Costume history — 20th century
  • Costume history — medieval 500-1500
  • Costume in art
  • Costume in literature
  • Costume jewelry
  • Costumes
  • Culture — economic aspects
  • Decoration and ornament
  • Design–social aspects
  • Dress accessories
  • Dressmaking
  • Dressmaking — Patterns
  • Ethnic costume
  • Export marketing
  • Fashion and art
  • Fashion designers
  • Garment cutting
  • Hair — Social Aspects
  • Hairdressing
  • Hairdressing of African Americans
  • Hairdressing of Blacks
  • Hairstyles
  • Hat Trade
  • Hats
  • Headgear
  • Home economics
  • Jewelry
  • Jewelry, ancient
  • Knitting
  • Men’s clothing
  • Millinery
  • Millinery workers
  • Pattern books
  • Pleats (sewing)
  • Sewing
  • Sewing
  • Shawls
  • Shoes
  • Sweatshops
  • Tailoring (women’s)
  • Tailoring — Pattern design
  • Tailors
  • Textile fabrics
  • Textile industry
  • Textile printing
  • Textiles
  • Underwear
  • Uniforms
  • Wearable art
  • Wigs
  • Women clothing workers
  • Women consumers
  • Women designers
  • Women fashion designers
  • Women’s clothing industry