Ethnicity and Clothing Resources
It's hard to be both culturally sensitive and regionally representative. Researchers must ask very specifically, "WHERE and WHEN and WHO specifically is this item representing?" Does a Japanese housewife from 1950 wear a kimono? Would a 19th C British soldier wear shorts? Find out with resources like these.
See this generic search for ethnic dress for our most recent books on the subject.
Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion by Call Number: GT507 .E54 2010 V.1 - 10Publication Date: 2010Large, important, encyclopedic work on worldwide costume.
This is in paper, but you can request that the library make a PDF of a particular section. Here's a list of topics covered in this Table of Contents: https://www.bloomsburyfashioncentral.com/products/whats-in-the-berg-fashion-library/berg-encyclopedia-world-dress-and-fashion .
Ethnic Dress in the United States by Call Number: 6th fl: GT605 .E35 2015Publication Date: 2014"This concise A-to-Z encyclopedia explores 150 different and distinct items of ethnic dress, their history, and their cultural significance within the United States. The clothing artifacts documented here have been or are now regularly worn by Americans as everyday clothing, fashion, ethnic or religious identifiers, or style statements."
Ethnic Fashion by Call Number: e-bookISBN: 9789811007651Publication Date: 2016". . addresses the significance of sustainability (including culture) and ethnic fashion in the apparel industry. It also highlights concepts and case studies pertaining to ethnic fashion." Essays.
Fashion and Cultural Studies by Call Number: alden 6th GT525 .K35 2021ISBN: 9781350104686Publication Date: 2022"Kaiser and Green use a wide range of cross-cultural case studies to explore how race, ethnicity, class, gender and other identities intersect and are produced through embodied fashion. "
Fashion Nation by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9780472074891Publication Date: 2022" Fashion Nation argues that far from being linked to technology or consumerism, the reputation of the United States as a place of glittery bodies and landscapes was rooted in early nineteenth-century British and European ethnic nationalism, and the fashion of wearing colorful ethnic costuming that was adopted as part of these movements."
Regional Dress: Between Tradition and Modernity by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781350148000Publication Date: 2022
World Dress Fashion in Detail by Call Number: GT2050 .C75 2009x Alden 6th fl OversizePublication Date: 2009Large beautiful photos of details of world dress from the V&A Museum.
The Worldwide History of Dress by Call Number: GT511 .A63 2007xPublication Date: 2007" More than one thousand illustrations include both vintage and modern-day photographs of local people in local clothing; color plates of museum-quality artifacts on display or posed on mannequins; historical paintings, miniatures, woodblock prints, and other artworks showing traditional clothing; line drawings illustrating traditional motifs and designs;. . . . Historical backgrounds on each region include descriptions of population, geography, and climate, allowing the reader to understand fully the development of an area's clothing customs.
Country Information
- Europa World PlusTakes each country of the world and offers an overview of its demographics, economy, geography, etc. Library e-book.
- CountrywatchInvestment climate, political climate, social, environmental info, country by country. Use the drop down "country reviews" to choose a country. See the Table of Contents down the left side.
- Global Edge Reference DeskLots of economic indicators and general country info. Some unique things here. Links out to other sites for cultural info, for ex.
Search by country for a large report with many chapters. - Inter-source Country InsightsCultural info (Canadian perspective) about food, dress, workplace, relationships, business expectations.
- Passport GMIDIs also good for Consumer characteristics. Under the "Consumers" tag, "Choose Geography" & "go" for reports.
- U N DataDatabase of information from the United Nations' many databases and web sites. Browse from here to the web sites of the countries themselves or search for UN-collected data from the search box.
- US Dept of Commerce Export Pagesstart by searching your countries.