Take your front row seat and experience the evolution of today’s most iconic designers.
Curated by Editor-in-Chief Valerie Steele, Director of the Museum at FIT in New York, this resource showcases more than 775,000 newly-digitized and high-quality catwalk images that tell the story of forty years of contemporary fashion history.
If you’re a student, researcher, or an instructor, there’s no better or more inspiring way to learn about the work of iconic designers, the spectacle of runway shows - and their wider social and political context – than seeing it all in action, image by image.
Bring all of this together with expert guidance on what the images can teach us, through overview articles, dedicated lesson plans and designer biographies: creating a rich educational resource.
Images - With more than 775,000 high-quality runway, backstage, and street style images, enhances understanding of recent fashion history and gives inspiration for fashion design students
Designer Biographies - More than 150 biographies are available for all Bloomsbury Fashion Central users and provide the perfect starting point for any fashion topic
Expert Articles - Discover detailed overviews of the fashion cities, catwalk shows, textiles, and beyond
Video - An interview with Willie Walters exploring her time teaching at Central Saint Martins, the significance of their Graduate Shows, and how images from those formative shows can help current fashion students today
Designers in Focus - Take an in-depth look at top international designers including Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto. Explore the wealth of images available in the Archive and learn about their influences, most important collections and iconic garments from the accompanying academic articles
