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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The V&A museum image collection brings together costume objects available within the very extensive V&A archives: however, they have been fully indexed exclusively for the resource, enabling sophisticated search and browse across other related content across the site.
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. The first update was in October 2024 and will be followed by an update in October 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.
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.
