Archival & Heritage Services for Fashion Brands
Heritage Services
For Fashion Brands
Heritage Werks understands the demands of world-class fashion brands. From creating and maintaining 21st century archival programs that document and safeguard archival materials to deploying digital archives that fuel access and use of content — we do it all.
Our services combine the best practices of institutions like the National Archives and the Smithsonian Institution with the sophisticated tools and ideas of a modern agency. We’re not just archivists. We’re brand activators that research and mine your history and put it to work.
Our Fashion Clients Include
Your Entire History
at your Fingertips
Imagine having your company history preserved, organized, digitized, accessible, and used to the fullest. The history of every key person, collection, campaign, innovation, moment, milestone and important story at your fingertips, fueling new opportunities across all departments and your agency partners. Imagine having every garment, accessory, color swatch and lookbook digitized and accessible through a central resource, fueling collaboration and inspiration. Imagine knowing every upcoming touch point, so you never miss a chance to engage. Imagine having a cross-functional team, expert in your history, ready to provide compelling new narratives, flawlessly and with ease. Together we can accomplish all of this and much more.
Heritage Werks helped us shine a light on our incredible history.
We’re expert storytellers
Across All Mediums
We partner with our clients, their agencies, and our agency network to execute programs that provide lasting value. From award-winning publications, exhibits and documentaries to museums and live streaming events, our approach is designed to surface and align the best thinking from stakeholders, resulting in highly compelling heritage content and milestone programming.
Our Capabilities Include
Anniversaries & Milestones
We conduct anniversary workshops and develop master plans that align stakeholders around common goals. Our anniversary programming engages audiences and brings history to life.
Archival Services
Teams of professional archivists create and maintain archival programs in our state-of-the-art facilities. More than 100 million assets under management.
Creative Programming
We create e-learning programs and master classes, books, e-books, websites, touchscreen experiences, events, exhibits, museums, documentaries and more.
Digital & Interactive Experiences
We create immersive digital and interactive experiences that engage key audiences and bring history to life.
Digital Archives
Our award-winning technology makes it easy to find, download and share information, enterprise-wide.
Digitization
We run one of the most advanced archives digitization facilities in North America. Our 3D and 360 image studio brings objects to life.
Historical Research
History Talks & Training
We create programs that engage and inspire audiences, uniting people through history, culture and values.
Oral Histories
Our expert interviewers conduct in-person oral histories. We use mobile recording studios and online story capture programs to document stories at scale.
We Discover, Organize, Preserve, Digitize and Make Accessible
- Apparel & Accessories
- Art Pieces
- Campaigns
- Catalogs
- Celebrity Garments
- Design Sketches
- Editorial Coverage
- Fabrics, Textiles & Swatches
- Inspiration Libraries
- Lookbooks
- Model Contracts
- Photo Shoots
- Posters
- Press Clippings
- Runway Photography & Video
- Vintage Reference Collections