We are pleased to offer a free trial to Selvedge Magazine until Wednesday, 22 March 2017. This is an entertaining magazine for anyone interested in visual culture but is likely to be of particular interest to fashion students. Click here to browse Selvedge…
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Penguins keeping out the cold
If you are reading this you are probably young and looking to the future, although it is unlikely you are planning your twilight years just yet. It is however worth taking heart from the evidence that even the oldest people…
Graduation traditions (briefly) explained
Graduation ceremonies at modern universities have simpler graduation ceremonies than the oldest universities but some traditions such as donning gowns and mortar boards remain, even if some universities are banning the more modern tradition of throwing mortar boards into the air for health and safety…
Creative Arts Book of the Week 23 May 2016
There are lots of lovely new books coming into the library at the moment but Brent Luvaas’ Street Style: An ethnography of fashion blogging seemed an appropriate choice. If you’re reading this at home, you’ll be pleased to know that…
Creative Arts Book of the Week 18/04/16
Nautical chic by Amber Jane Butchart Amber Jane Butchart dropped by a few weeks ago, as part of the University public lecture series, and talked about her new book to a packed lecture theatre in Eldon Building. She was very…
Readbug magazines trial: explore style in style
Readbug offers unlimited access to a curated selection of the best magazines on the planet, including digital access to the current and archive issues of Dazed & confused, AnOther, SLEEK AnOther Man, Schon! and PAPER magazine, amongst others. For the…
Creative Arts Book of the Week 15/02/16
Wonderbook : the illustrated guide to creating imaginative fiction by Jeff Vandermeer This week’s book review is all about a writing manual. Not as boring as it sounds though. Jeff Vandermeer is a three-times winner of the World Fantasy Award…
Creative Arts Book of the Week 04/01/16
Fashion entrepreneurship: retail business and planning by Michele M. Granger and Tina Sterling (2nd edition). This lovely book was ordered for the art and design unit Enterprise planning and retail and has just arrived. See the reading list here. The…
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Free trial access to Fashion Studies Online
We are pleased to present free trial access until Sunday, 20th December to Fashion Studies Online. This resource features 1,200 hours of video capturing the many faces of fashion, covering nearly 40 years of worldwide fashion shows, designer profiles, documentary…
Creative Arts Book of the Week 16/11/15
I’ve chosen this week’s book from our fashion and textiles collection, Indian Textiles by John Gillow and Nicholas Barnard, in anticipation of my trip to the V&A tomorrow to see The Fabric of India exhibition. The book examines the long history…
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