To begin checking out books, bring your SMFA ID to the Library (3rd floor, B side of the Fenway building) and set up an account.
Through our membership in the Fenway Libraries Online (FLO) consortium, we offer access to over 1 million print and electronic books. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to explore the collections in one, some, or all of the following ways:
Please feel free to get in touch with a librarian at any stage of your research process. Stop by the library (located on the third floor of the B side of the Fenway building), or get in touch directly with:
Ashley Peterson
Darin Murphy
Circulation Desk (evening and weekend contact)
If you can't find what you need at the SMFA Library, we may be able to obtain a copy for you elsewhere.
Visit our Interlibrary Loan page, or contact Lauren Kimball-Brown for more information:
Try browsing these Library of Congress subject headings in the FLO catalog:
| Beauty culture | Fashion photography |
| Clothing and dress | Hairdressing |
| Cosmetics | Masks |
| Costume | Sewing |
| Fashion | Textile design |
| Fashion and art | Textile fabrics |
| Fashion design | Theatrical makeup |
Visit the following call number ranges, related to Fashion and Textiles, in the SMFA Library's print book collection:
| GT503 - 2270 | Costume - Dress - Fashion |
| NK7310 - 7310.5 | Jewelry |
| NK8800 - 9505 | Textile arts and art needlework |
| TR679 | Fashion photography |
| TT500 - 505 | Dressmaking and women's tailoring - Fashion |
Glam : the performance of style
N6490 .G549 2013
Alexander McQueen : savage beauty
TT505.M347 M37 2011
The culture of sewing : gender, consumption and home dressmaking
TT504 .C85 1999