Fashion & Textiles: Welcome

To access the database, you will first need to verify your status as a DMU student or staff by logging in with your university Single Sign On account. You will then be asked to register a personal account with the resource by using your DMU email address. You will also have to accept the content provider's terms of use before your registration is processed.

If you created a personal account with The Fashion and Race Database during the university's recent trial to the resource, please go to the user registration page and click on the Initialize icon to reactivate your personal account coverage.

The Fashion and Race Database is a dynamic learning platform that examines the history and impact of race in the fashion system and our everyday life. The Fashion and Race and Database provides a roadmap for lasting change in the fashion system, as it offers lessons and resources that diversify how we understand fashion. The database is an invaluable platform for those who agree that it’s time to challenge dominant narratives and harmful practices in fashion.

There is no direct image download option currently available on this Bloomsbury platform. If you wish to download an image, please "screengrab" the image from the platform and then save the image to your device. Images can only be downloaded and used for educational purposes.

This online resource showcases more than 775,000 newly-digitised and high quality images that feature forty years of contemporary fashion history along with a timeline, lesson plans and videos. The archive allows you to take an in-depth look at top international designers and their iconic collections, including Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto.

The Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive exhibits almost 3,000 spectacular fashion shows presented in Paris, London, New York, and Milan by 460 international designers, and covers the period 1979-2003. The videos are accompanied by exclusive scholarly articles that provide essential context to the collection, shedding light on key shows, the evolution of trends, iconic designers, and the transformation of runway spectacles to performance art.