If you're searching in a library catalog for archival materials about fashion photography, try using the term "fashion photography."
You can also try searching for:
- the name of a fashion photographer who interests you
- the name of a designer if you want to explore how his/her fashions were interpreted by photographers
- the name of a magazine or a store commissioning fashion photographs
Other useful terms might be:
Advertising photography
Commercial photography
Costume -- Pictorial works
Costume design -- Pictorial works
Fashion merchandising
Fashion shows
Men’s clothing -- Pictorial works
Models (Persons)
Photographers
Photography, Artistic
Photography of women
Women’s clothing -- Pictorial works