General Resources

• The Alexander Report

  http://thealexanderreport.com/

  Industry guide to business resources and services for the apparel and fashion trades.

• Fashiondex

  http://fashiondex.com/

  Online guide to fabric, trims, services, contractors, manufacturers, fashion, apparel and home furnishings industry sources.

• InfoMat

  http://www.infomat.com/

  Fashion industry information and research services for the apparel, accessories and textile trade. Free directory search.

• Apparel Search

  http://www.apparelsearch.com/

  Online guide to the apparel industry.

News

• Women's Wear Daily

  http://www.wwd.com/

  Up-to-the-minute coverage of the fashion, retail, beauty, accessory and textile industries.

• Daily News Record

  http://www.dnrnews.com/

  Weekly magazine about men's apparel and fashion retailing, fibers, textiles and design trends.

• Footwear News

  http://www.footwearnews.com/

  A weekly news and fashion magazine for the footwear industry.

• Fashion Week Daily

  http://www.fashionweekdaily.com/

  Enter the addictive world of FashionWeekDaily.com! This is where fashion happens, 24/7, 365 days a year. Keep your fingers on the divinely perfumed pulse of the fashion elite ... News, scene, photos, obsessions, parties, launches, and runway, runway, runway! We've got the dish and details to make you feel as though you're on everyone's A-list. So kick off your Manolos and jump in! Because Every Week is Fashion Week.

Blogs

• The Literary Fashionista

  http://literaryfashionista.blogspot.com/

  Fashion with a literary eye. Home of "The 23," a questionnaire for fashion professionals.

• Handbag Report

  http://handbagreport.blogspot.com/

  The latest handbag trends, new designers, and what celebs are wearing.

• My Fashion Life

  http://www.myfashionlife.com/

  Weblog/online magazine. Regularly updated with industry news, exclusive interviews, reports on latest trends and diary dates for exhibitions, shows and sample sales.

• Vegan Babe

  http://www.veganbabe.com/index.html

  Compassionate living for the style-conscious.

Trend Spotting

• The Sartorialist

  http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/

  Sharing pictures and comments on men's and women's fashion.

• WGSN

  http://www.wgsn.com/

  The leading global service providing online research, trend analysis and news to the fashion, design and style industries.

Just for Fun

• Fashion Television

  http://www.fashiontelevision.com/

  A global search for the visually stimulating creations of today's newsmakers in fashion, art, architecture and photography.

• Project Rungay

  http://projectrungay.blogspot.com/

  Project Runway & fashion from a bitchy gay perspective.

• Go Fug Yourself

  http://gofugyourself.celebuzz.com/

  Find the latest celebrity fashion faux pas and red carpet catastrophes. View celebrity photos of the bad and the fugly.

• Hip Candy

  http://www.hipcandy.blogspot.com/

  Fashion. Celebrity. Entertainment. Pics & Photos. Rate the latest trends.

Organizations and Associations

• Gen Art

  http://www.genart.org/

  The leading arts and entertainment organization dedicated to showcasing emerging fashion designers, filmmakers, musicians and visual artists.

• FGI- Fashion Group International

  http://www.fgi.org/

  A global, non-profit, professional organization with 5000 members in the fashion industry- including apparel, accessories, beauty and home.

• CFDA- Council of Fashion Designers of America

  http://www.cfda.com/

  Not-for-profit trade association of over 300 of America's foremost fashion and accessory designers.

Schools

• FIDM- Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising

  http://www.fidm.edu/

  Campuses in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego and Orange County, California.

• Parsons- The New School for Design

  http://www.parsons.newschool.edu/

  Located in NYC.

• Fashion Institute of Technology

  http://www.fitnyc.edu/

  Located in NYC.

Entrepreneurship

• FBI- Fashion Business Inc.

  http://www.fashionbizinc.org/

  Offers members business education, technical training, sourcing, networking, marketing and consulting services.

• Fashion Incubator

  http://fashion-incubator.com/mt/

  The source for apparel manufacturing, sewn products, fashion industry and fashion business information specifically for small or start up designers.

• Garment Industry Development Corporation

  http://www.gidc.org/

  A non-profit service organization providing marketing, buyer referrals, and training and technical assistance to New York apparel manufacturers and workers.

Recruiters

• Karlyn Fashion Recruiters

  http://www.karlyn.com/

  Since 1984, Karlyn has been in the business of staffing the New York fashion industry.

• Janou Pakter

  http://www.pakter.com/

  Janou Pakter, Inc. has been recruiting talent for the world's leading corporations, design consultancies, advertising and branding agencies, and fashion and luxury goods houses since 1985.