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French Culture through Fashion

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This guide will walk you through different resources the University Libraries offer to connect you with French culture through fashion. This guide emphasizes social issues such as fashion and political expression, the role of women, the social construction of the concept of gender, and, more broadly, the relationship between identity and fashion.

Image shows a dress by French designer Madeleine Vionnet. Description: Magenta and fuchsia crepe a. Dress: Floor-length; fitted bodice; two panels forming sleeves and wrapping around waist; low round neck; V-back; bias-cut, circular skirt b. Wrap: Irregularly shaped; three-quarter length sleeves; turned-back cuffs; cowl neck; long wraps at waist c. Slip: Ivory crepe; bias-cut; floor-length; narrow flat self-straps; round neck d-e. Gloves: Violet crochet; elbow-length f. Purse: Self fabric; small pouch; rigid frame; silver chain handle

a-c. Madeleine Vionnet, French, 1876-1975, d-f. Unknown, (Designer).

Ensemble, Evening. ca. 1935, Image: 2006. Artstor, library-artstor-org.colorado.idm.oclc.org/asset/ABROOKLYNIG_10312346943.

Library Services

OneSearch is a discovery search platform where you can find articles, books, book chapters, films, and other materials in print and digital format. The dashboard has several features that will help you create folders (Projects) to organize your assignments, save materials to your folders and view your older searches. You will find Prospector under Supplemental Sources in the Dashboard.

Discovery

image shows search: France AND fashion AND identity. Response page shows two titles: eBook Fashion and film [electronic resource] : moving images and consumer behavior / Peter Bug, editor; and Peer reviewed Article A critical technocultural discourse analysis of Muslim fashion bloggers in France: charting 'restorative technoscapes'.

Interlibrary Loan

When materials are unavailable in the Library Catalog, Prospector or MOBIUS, it is time to request the item through Interlibrary Loan (ILL). 

Placing requests
  1. You must make an account first if you have never requested an item through ILL. Click on the tab Login to ILLIAD to start and enter your Identikey username and password. It is better to use the first and last name that is associated with your Identikey when signing up. since loans will be delivered to you under that name.
  2. Fill in the form with as much information about the item you need.
  3. If you need multiple chapters within the same book or articles from the same journal, click on Clone Request, select the transaction number you want to clone, make the appropriate edits, and click submit.
  4. You can request books, DVDs, CDs, dissertations, microform and other materials from lenders around the world.
  5. The cost of borrowing materials, including shipping, is paid for by the Library.
For issues and questions contact cu-ill@colorado.edu

Research Fashion

Background Search

Connecting your Search Terms

Image shows an advanced search with the terms France AND fashion OR défilé de mode

Search Using Boolean Operators (AND; OR; NOT)

Boolean Operator Example What it Does
AND France AND fashion Narrows your search
OR
Fashion AND gender construction OR identity
 Broadens your search
NOT
Fashion AND political expression NOT Italy
 Weeds out unhelpful items
* (Asterisk) Marie Marot AND androgyn* clothing Includes all possible word ending variations
"Quotation marks" "France's gentlewoman" Searches an exact phrase, those words in that order

 

An interesting long journalism reading touching on issues of responsible fashion and sustainability: Elizabeth Paton. The New Laws Trying to Take the Anxiety Out of Shopping. The New York Times, 30 September 2022.

Search Core Databases

Search in Newspapers

Browsing Fashion through Call Numbers

Use the call numbers below to browse through the stacks for your specific subject:

“Fashion” - GT 500-2000+

“Fashion” - TT 500 - TT645

“Fashion and art” - GT 529.A7

“Fashion design” - TT 507

“Fashion drawing” - TT 509

“Fashion in film” - PN 1995.9 C56-C58

“Fashion merchandising” - HD 9940

“Fashion photography” - TR 679

“Fashion shows” - TT 502

“Fashion writing” - TT 503.5

Additional Resources

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Books for You

MLA

Modern Language Association

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The MLA Style is most often used in the Humanities. Below you will find some citation examples and links to online resources. For complete guidelines, consult the MLA Handbook.

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MLA Overview

 

Books

Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Lippincott, 1960.

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

 Learn more:  Citing Books

 

Articles

Llanera, Tracy. "Rethinking Nihilism: Rorty Vs. Taylor, Dreyfus and Kelly." Philosophy & Social Criticism, vol. 42, no. 9, 2016, pp. 937-950.

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.

 

Lukainoff, Greg and Jonathan Haidt. "The Coddling of the American Mind." The Atlantic, 1 Sept. 2015, pp. 42-52.

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.

 Learn more:  Citing Periodicals

 

Web

University Libraries: University of Colorado, Boulder. University of Colorado Boulder, www.libraries.colorado.edu. Access 1 Jul. 2024.

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable).

 Learn more:  Citing Electronic Sources

 

 

* Note: in works cited pages, the second and subsequent lines of citations are indented by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent. Learn more about formatting.