Fashion Design Resources

The Costume Gallery provides links and resources for fashion and costume design, also offering online classes, a costume ball, information on finding costume designers, and more. One of the most comprehensive and complete onilne resources for costume design.

This site is an online resource center from the University of British Columbia Library. It contains resources on costume design, exhibitions and museums, libraries, and organizations relating to costume design.

The Costume Society of America advances the global understanding of all aspects of dress and appearance. They value five major purposes: 1) To Stimulate scholarship and encourage study in the rich and diverse field of costume; 2) To disseminate information on dress and appearance; 3) To raise the profile and credibility of the field of costume; 4) To newtork among our members and with other people and organizations having costume interests; 5) To manage and govern the organization to serve the membership. The Costume Society seeks members who are involved in the study, education, collection, and perservation, presentation, and interpretation of dress and appearance in our past, present, and future societies.

"For fashion designers come in all shapes and sizes and design everything from umbrellas to red carpet gowns. Some create the fabrics that get turned into clothes, and some create the clothes that get turned into show-stoppers. From farmhouses to penthouses, Main Street to Seventh Avenue, fashion designers create the apparel and accessories that are sold the world over."

From About.com: "The mega list of fashion designers, with links to official sites, profiles, photos and more. All designers listed alphabetically by first name."

A listing of career education schools and vocation schools for any and all subjects and disciplines. Learn to become a fashion designer, nurse, legal assistant, earn your MBA and more.