FIDM has the largest specialized fashion library on the West Coast. We subscribe to over 200 magazines and trade publications. Our archival collection of Vogue magazines dates back to 1903.

Students have exclusive access to more than 20 trend forecasting services. To put this into perspective, professionals working in the industry generally have access to only two trend forecasting services at most.

LEADING THE WAY IN SUSTAINABILITY

From bionic yarn to transparent leather and wearable circuits, our permanent, growing INNOVATIVE MATERIALS COLLECTION, curated by researcher and visionary Kristine Upesleja, has been on the forefront of sustainability and new technologies that are quickly changing fashion—and our planet's—future, for the better.

Students can touch textiles made from salmon skin, coffee grounds, milk proteins, orange fibers, pineapple, mushrooms, recycled cassette tape, and bark cloth, as well as samples of Wearable Tech, such as the Levi's/ Google Commuter Jacket and the Tommy Hilfiger Solar Panel Coat, which they use for inspiration as they pursue their own sustainability concepts.

Students can also research over 7,000 materials through our subscription to the Material ConneXion® database.

Denim jacket from Pharrell Williams' collection for G-Star Raw made from a textile woven with recycled ocean plastic