Vogue Archive: 1892-Present

[endersgame]

http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/12/vogue-archive-site-live.html

http://vogue.wgsn.com

i guess print is dead?

i assure anyone who can afford it or will have access to it, to check it out because you will lose yourself for days. the further back you go, the more beautiful it gets. as a research tool for an educator, student, or professional, this archive is indispensable.

in the past, you would have to comb through pages of moldy antique bound copies, which only a few places have complete sets of. this is a total time saver because it's all indexed and searchable now. if they have built-in analytical tools, even better.

i'd like to see them include british/french/nippon editions in the package later on. probably not..

[Dane]

Bit pricey for us common folk.

[gavagai]

"FOR FASHION, DESIGN AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS"

At least that is what is says in the video demo. It would be insane for an individual to pay that subscription for a year. I'd bet this material will be available at some point in an edited format for the public.

[Dane]

for someone really interested in this type of thing, it wouldn't be unheard of...how much is a copy of Visionaire these days?

But yes, intended for professional use.

[zamb]

this is a part f the reason why fashion is slow to move forward.

designers in the early phases of fashion history, what did they use to draw "inspiration" and realize ideas?
what trend forecasting company did they have?

there are too much people now who refuse to experiment, and just wanna play it safe...............

[kuugaia]

^ I dunno zamb. I think it's really just a 'tool of convenience', and it really does provide more for the fashion society than it does take away. What we're doing here in the garment archive is not that much different.

Changing times + changing technology = changing way of getting 'inspired'?

[Aleks]

oh awesome, I have wgsn, looking forward to this

[Rosenrot]

Has anyone been able to access it from ProQuest? I can't seem to find them at all. Need to snag my chances before I graduate in a few weeks.