Research Guides: Textiles & Textile Technology: Flats & Moodboards

Databases

WGSN

WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is the leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the apparel, style, design and retail industries. Keywords: Trade Shows, Marketing, Retail, Celebrity, Buying, Visual, Merchandising, Business.

Note: FSU has access to the Fashion Module.

Abbreviation: wgsntex
Vendor: WGSN
Subjects: Business, Interior Design, Marketing, Retail Entrepreneurship
Type: Datasets / Statistics, Directories, Images, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video

Flats

Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion by Basia Szkutnicka
ISBN: 9781780670881

Publication Date: 2010-01-01

Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion explains how to create a technical fashion drawing using a simple and straightforward step-by-step method, explained for those who wish to use Adobe Illustrator as well as for those who prefer to draw by hand. The second part of the book presents over 600 technical drawings of garment types, styles, and construction details, the basic key shapes of which are shown alongside a specially created and photographed muslin. Accompanying each illustration is a list of all the terms by which that garment is known. This unique presentation illustrates the relationship between the three dimensional garment and the two-dimensional drawing, allowing readers to really understand how to render technical drawings.

WGSN

WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is the leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the apparel, style, design and retail industries. Keywords: Trade Shows, Marketing, Retail, Celebrity, Buying, Visual, Merchandising, Business.

Note: FSU has access to the Fashion Module.

Abbreviation: wgsntex
Vendor: WGSN
Subjects: Business, Interior Design, Marketing, Retail Entrepreneurship
Type: Datasets / Statistics, Directories, Images, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video

From Menu, select 'Design Resources' and then under 'Design Components' select > 'CADS/Flats' Refine your choices by Category, Market, Classification, Keywords, and/or Season/Month. OR
From Menu, select a 'Fashion categories' (such as Womenswear); then, by season, 'Future Trends' to find flats in 'Key items' and 'Design Development' sections as well as under 'Product Development'. OR
Use the search box to find flats: type in search term (e.g. bra) and change drop-down from 'All Content' to 'Image & Design Library'. Perform search and then 'refine search' under Category to 'Flats Library'

Moodboards

Definition: Mood boards, storyboards, scrapbooks - consisting of a collage on an actual or virtual board including any or all of color/palette selections, material swatches or photos, runway photos, flats, silhouettes, sketches, mood images, etc., organized around a season and/or theme.

Mood boards represent a story's emotional content and "transports people into your world." Some of the considerations include:

Location
Time period
Character styling
Wardrobe
Color palettes
Set styling and lighting

The following free resources provide tools for creating mood boards. They require you to create a free account in order to login and use. Some of the resources offer upgraded or premium versions with a paid subscription.

Adobe Express Mood Board Maker
Creating an image board is a great way to visualize your thought process during the concept phase of a project. Arranging images, text and key messages can give you the inspiration you’re looking for — and help you to communicate your ideas to others.

WGSN

WGSN (Worth Global Style Network) is the leading online trend-analysis and research service providing creative and business intelligence for the apparel, style, design and retail industries. Keywords: Trade Shows, Marketing, Retail, Celebrity, Buying, Visual, Merchandising, Business.

Note: FSU has access to the Fashion Module.

Abbreviation: wgsntex
Vendor: WGSN
Subjects: Business, Interior Design, Marketing, Retail Entrepreneurship
Type: Datasets / Statistics, Directories, Images, Streaming Audio, Streaming Video
Adam Matthew Primary Source Collections
A complete list of Adam Matthew Primary Source Collections that FSU subscribes to.

Abbreviation: ampsc
Vendor: Adam Matthew Digital Ltd
Subjects: Literature
Type: Historical / Primary Sources, Images, Maps

We Wear Culture
"The platform is a multifaceted digital exploration of the fashion industry. Google has digitized 30,000 fashion pieces and thousands more images with ultra high-resolution photography. You can search for fashion objects and inspiration by date, color, and a variety of artistic mediums."
Related website is Google Fashion + Art https://artsandculture.google.com/project/fashion-art