On this page, you will find tips on where and how you can search for information about companies and industries and trends. Important sources for this kind of information include annual reports, articles from trade and industry magazines, newspaper articles, web pages, statistics publications, reports of the type company profiles, and industry and country reports, as well as some web portals that the library or the School of Textiles subscribe to.
Business of Fashion (BoF) is a resource for the fashion industry with a focus on trends and market information, including information about the job market and career opportunities. You can access articles, analyses, case studies, online courses and webinars (Insight reports are not included in the subscription).
Information about how to register, what the resource contains and contact information for support can be found in the BoF welcome Kit document:
Drapers is an overall british source for the fashion industry with a focus on fashion, textiles, retail and markets. Drapers covers the latest news, opinions and trends.
You get, among other things, access to Drapers magazine to various reports and analyses and to vacancies in the fashion industry, mainly in the UK.
Register via this link. You must register when at Campus, then you will get access also off campus via Drapers website.
WGSN is a resource for consumer and design trends. WSGN provides forecast analyses, reports and images. As a student or staff member at the School of Textiles, you have access to the WSGN Fashion section. You need to create the account when at campus, or at another university via the network Eduroam. Then you will get access to the platform also off campus. If you have not been logged in for a period of 90 days or more, the account must be reactivated.
Contact your teacher at the School of Textiles for information on how to create an account
