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Beginning May 16th 2023, Fairchild Books products including printed textbooks, eTextbooks, Studios, and packages will be available for purchase and to request as exam copies from www.bloomsbury.com/fairchildbooks. You can read more about the Fairchild Books website migration on the frequently asked questions page.

Is the content included in Bloomsbury Fashion Central available online anywhere else?

Berg Fashion Library:

  • The Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion is available in digital format exclusively via Bloomsbury Fashion Central, as are teaching and learning materials.
  • Although books are also available to purchase in print and e-copy individually, they are fully-indexed exclusively for the resource and can be cross-searched with other related content from across the collections on the site.
  • Museum partnerships bring together fashion objects held in disparate collections across the world through an exclusively applied classification system, enabling sophisticated search and browse.
  • Find out more about Berg Fashion Library

Fairchild Books Library:

  • Textbooks are available to purchase in print and e-copy individually, but are fully-indexed exclusively for Bloomsbury Fashion Central and can be cross-searched with other related content from across the collections on the site.
  • Find out more about Fairchild Books Library

Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases:

  • All business cases are commissioned specifically for Bloomsbury Fashion Central and available exclusively through it.
  • Find out more about Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases

Bloomsbury Fashion Photography Archive:

  • All images are owned by Bloomsbury and available exclusively through the Bloomsbury Fashion Central.
  • All article content is exclusive to the resource.
  • Find out more about Bloomsbury Fashion Photography Archive

Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive:

  • The YNAP Runway Archive Collection includes large amounts of rare fashion show footage pre-dating the rise of digital formats, and is available to the educational market exclusively through Bloomsbury Fashion Central.
  • All article content is exclusive to the resource.
  • Find out more about Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive

Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library:

  • The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Film and Television Costume Design is available exclusively via Bloomsbury Fashion Central.
  • Classic titles in the Fashions In series by Richard Corson and Norah Waugh’s Cut of Men’s Clothes and Cut of Women’s Clothes are available exclusively in digital format for the first time.
  • Other books and the ABC-CLIO reference works included are also available to purchase in print and e-copy individually, however they have been fully indexed exclusively for the resource and are cross-searchable with other related content from across the collections on the site.
  • Contextual articles by leading dress historian Valerie Cumming have been written exclusively for the collection.
  • The expert Object Study videos have been specially produced for the collection.
  • Find out more about Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library

Bloomsbury Digital Fashion Masterclasses:

Bloomsbury Historic Dress in Detail:

Will the resource be updated?

  • Berg Fashion Library is updated with new books and exclusive article content every 6 months.
  • Fairchild Books Library is updated with new textbook titles five times a year. If a new edition publishes mid-semester and you would like to obtain access to the previous edition please contact your Bloomsbury Sales Representative, or use the Contact Us form.
  • Bloomsbury Fashion Business Cases is updated with new and exclusive business cases every 6 months.
  • Bloomsbury Fashion Photography Archive is complete and no longer being updated.
  • Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive is complete and no longer being updated.
  • Bloomsbury Dress and Costume Library will be updated annually, with its first update to come in autumn 2024, followed by an update in spring 2025.
  • Bloomsbury Digital Fashion Masterclasses is currently not planned to update regularly. Any updates that do occur will be included in the cost of the subscription. They will be available to PA customers as a purchasable update.
  • Bloomsbury Historic Dress in Detail is currently not planned to update regularly. Any updates that do occur will be included in the cost of the subscription. They will be available to PA customers as a purchasable update.

Who is the resource for?

Bloomsbury Fashion Central is an invaluable resource for fashion and dress students, researchers and instructors. The resource is also relevant to those in a range of related disciplines such as art history, anthropology and business studies.