Studying this means:
- finding informations about materials (What is modal? What is charmeuse? What is suede?);
- finding informations about production (What is a loom?);
- finding informations about garments (What is a hakama? What is an insole);
- finding informations about producers (What is Prada? Who is Coco Chanel?);
- finding informations about ideas (What do the Ancient Egyptians think about wool? What are the Western dress codes?).
Encyclopedias
Wikipedia, The Fashion Portal, English. Ʃ9: clothing encyclopedia.