Bloomsbury Fashion Video Archive

In partnership with the YOOX NET-A- PORTER GROUP Runway Archive Collections, this resource exhibits just over 2700 videos of spectacular fashion shows between 1979 and 2003, an unforgettable era for design on the runway. Discover this treasure trove of iconic shows that will inspire both fashion students and researchers alike.

Available via perpetual access or subscription to institutions worldwide

Content highlights

• 2,738 full catwalk shows, from Paris, London, New York and Milan indexed extensively to enable easy searching and discovery

• 460 international designers represented— from Vivienne Westwood’s provocative shows, and disruptive innovator Hussein Chalayan, to les
  enfants terribles Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, and the rise of the supermodels

• Extensive indexing and captioning of each video enables granular searches and enhanced discoverability—categories include year, season,
  brand, people, design house dress type, design and making, fashion business, textiles and more

• Exclusive scholarly articles that shed light on key collections, the evolution of trends, individual designers’ work, and more—curated by fashion historian and Director of the Museum at FIT (NY), Dr Valerie Steele

• Designer in Focus pages which collate the wealth of runway videos for top designers, alongside relevant articles and biographies, allowing users to learn about influences, most important collections and iconic garments

• Designer biographies introducing the basics of a designer’s history, work and rise to success, to place shows into context and build a foundation for further reading

• ‘Clip making tool’ to save specific sections of videos with ease—
  for general reference, or for use in presentations

• A timeline of key designer and brand events, contextualized by
  historical, cultural and arts events

Benefits for research and learning

• 1,200 hours of highly desirable footage, indexed extensively to enable easy searching and discovery. 460 international designers represented in almost 3,000 catwalk shows from Paris, London, New York and Milan across the years 1979 - 2003.

• Rich metadata to allow advanced, easy searching across content at a granular level.

Indexing covers: show title, show theme and inspiration, season, year, brand, designer, product types, garment parts and descriptions, textiles and materials, color, music, trends, people and keywords.

• A powerful browse and search functionality allowing users to find relevant materials across all types of content and disciplines.

• Regular article updates to ensure material is kept current and up to date.

• Related Content links on every content page makes it easy to discover relevant material.

• Intuitive, user-friendly interface for desktop, tablet and mobile.

• Easy to cite and share content.

• Personal Account feature enables users to save items to view later; organize saved items into folders; email and export citations; save searches and set up search alerts'.