The following list of topics has been culled from the Bloomsbury Fashion Central (BFS) Encyclopedias (they have eight different volumes covering Western Industry and Global topics), the BFS A-Z List, and the Women's Wear Daily (WWD) Dictionary which can be accessed on the databases page of this guide. If you need further assistance, please contact your librarian.
Academic Dress
Activewear
Actors & Actresses, Impact on Fashion
Advertising
Aesthetic Dress
African American Dress
Afrocentric Fashion
Art & Fashion
Art Nouveau & Art Deco
Avant-Garde
Ball Dress
Ballet
Barbie
Beadwork
Black Panthers
Bohemian Dress
Buttons
Camouflage
Caricature
Celebrities
Ceremonial
Children's Clothing
Classicism
Cloth
Cocktail
Colonialism
Color (Colour)
Cosmetics
Costume
Cotton
Cross-Dressing
Dance & Fashion
Dress Codes
Dress Reform
Ecclesiastical Dress
EcoFashion
Economics
Ethical Fashion
Ethnic Influence (western lens)
Evening Wear
Fads
Fascism
Fashion Shows
Festivals
Fetish
Film & Television
First Ladies (United States)
Footbinding
Footwear
Formal Wear
Fragrance
Fur
Futurism
Garment Industry
Gaucho
Gender
Globalization
Goth
Grunge
Gypsy
Hairstyle
Handbags
Hat
Haute Couture
Headdress
Heroin Chic
High Heels
Hijab
Hip Hop
Hippie
Hollywood
Hoodies
Hosiery
Icons
Imperialism
Japonisme
Jeans
Jewelry
Kimono
Labor
Lace
Lingerie
Logos
London Streetwear
Luxury
Makeup
Mannequins
Mao
Masquerade
Models
Modernism
Music
Nautical
Nudity
Occult
Orientalism
Paper Dresses
Patterns & Pattern Making
Perfume
Photography
Politics
Punk
Quick Response (QR)
Ready-to-Wear
Resistance
Royal & Aristocratic
Sapeurs
Sari
Sexuality
Shoes
Signature
Silk
Sneakers
Social Class
Sourcing
Space Age
Sportswear
Street Style
Subcultures
Sustainability
Surrealism
Sustainability
Sweatshops
Swimwear
T-Shirts
Tailoring
Tattoos
Technology
Textiles
Theatre
Trade
Trends
Tribe
Turban
Tuxedo
Umbrellas
Vogue
Weddings
Wellness
Wigs
Wool
Working-Class
Zippers
Zoot Suit