Collections

Collections in the Digital Fashion Archive are primarily organized by designer, with a few collections showcasing wardrobes of notable people, student designs, or specific fashion events. Collections or garments with particular historical importance or of significant public interest will be given priority for digitization. 

For the 2021-2023 Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) grant-funded project, each garment was professionally photographed using high-quality 360° image technology. 

Each 360° image screen provides controls that allow you to examine garments in fine detail. 

Click play to start the garment rotation.

The square stops the rotation.

In still mode, the arrows rotate the image one turn at a time. You can also "grab" the image with the hand tool to rotate it.

  The magnifying glass zooms in and out. Without a mouse, tap or click with your trackpad to grab the image, and use your fingers to zoom. (The image may take a moment to load after zooming.)

The full screen icon enlarges the image to fill the screen. The 360° controls move to the corners of the screen. NOTE: the full screen tool does not work on the initial garment page; click the "View 360 Image in New Window" link below the image to open it in a new window where this tool will work.