Best Fashion Books

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Ceo, NonFiction, Fashion, Business, Biography lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for business judgment, leadership, or practical strategy. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Scarlett O'Hara, the beautiful, spoiled daughter of a welltodo Georgia plantation owner, must use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of the poverty she finds herself in after Sherman's March to the Sea....

"Offers a behind-the-scenes look into the ups and downs of building a global business, creating an enduring brand, and finding true love." - Sheryl Sandberg

The story of a legendary designer who pioneered highend streetwear, from a storefront in Harlem to the red carpet in Hollywood, dressing everyone from SaltNPepa and Eric B. & Rakim to Beyoncé and JayZ along the way.With his nowlegendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered highend streetwear in the early 1980s, remixing class...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Fashion, Art, Photography lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for creative discipline, craft, or artistic motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

"Reduce, reuse, recycle," urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart point out in this provocative, visionary book, such an approach only perpetuates the oneway, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model, dating to the Industrial Revolution, th...

There are giants in the world of fashion, and then there is Grace Coddington. Grace: A Memoir chronicles a life in Vogue, offers readers a bird?seye view into an influential industry, and paints a stylish portrait of a creative genius at work and play....

During André Leon Talley's first magazine job, alongside Andy Warhol at Interview, a fateful meeting with Karl Lagerfeld began a decadeslong friendship with the enigmatic, often caustic designer. Propelled into the upper echelons by his knowledge and adoration of fashion, André moved to Paris as bureau chief of John Fairchild's Women's Wear Daily,...

Named one of the best books of 2017 by Time, People, Amazon.com, The Guardian, Paste Magazine, & VogueTina Brown kept delicious daily diaries throughout her eight spectacular years as editorinchief of Vanity Fair. Today they provide an incendiary portrait of the flash and dash and power brokering of the Excessive Eighties in New York and Hollywoo...

Using rarely accessed photographic archives and private collections, Nichelle has unearthed a revealing treasure trove of memorable and iconic images. The book presents historic photographs of famous actors, dancers, writers and entertainers who worked in the 20thcentury entertainment business, but who rarely appeared in the same publications as t...

?Think the Gucci name is all about logos and loafers This gripping book about the empire and murder of Maurizio Gucci...reveals the ugly truth behind fashion?s most fabulous family.??GlamourNamed one of the best books of the year by the Economist, House Of Gucci tells the remarkable story of the power of the Gucci Dynasty and their famed luxury go...

From the worldrenowned sommelier Aldo Sohm, a dynamic, essential wine guide for a new generation Aldo Sohm is one of the most respected and widely lauded sommeliers in the world. He's worked with celebrated chef Eric Ripert as wine director of threeMichelinstarred Le Bernardin for over a decade, yet his philosophy and approach to wine is much mo...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around Fashion lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for reader-fit discovery across adjacent interests. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

From insidious murder weapons to blazeigniting crinolines, clothing has been the cause of death, disease and madness throughout history, by accident and design. Clothing is designed to protect, shield and comfort us, yet lurking amongst seemingly innocuous garments we find hats laced with mercury, frocks laden with arsenic and literally 'dropdead...

This collection of dresses from the inimitable Megan Hess celebrates fashion's finest moments and takes the reader on a decadent romp through fashion history... from the haute to the hot. From the elegant, such as Audrey Hepburn's simple black shift or Princess Di's neverending wedding gown, to the quirky, such as Bjork's Swan Dress or the Liz Hur...

The captivating story of the family behind the Cartier empire and the three brothers who turned their grandfather's humble Parisian jewelry store into a global luxury iconas told by a greatgranddaughter with exclusive access to longlost family archives The Cartiers is the revealing tale of a jewelry dynastyfour generations, from revolutionary...

The first definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen explores the connections between his dark work and even darker life.When fortyyearold Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, a shocked world mourned the loss. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as the son of an East Lo...

A hardhitting behindthescenes look at the luxury fashion industry today. There was a time when luxury was available only to the rarefied and aristocratic world of old money and royalty. Luxury wasn't simply a product, it was a lifestyle, one that denoted a history of tradition, superior quality and offered a pampered buying experience. Today's l...

This autobiography gives a fascinating and detailed insight into the workings of a great fashion house, while revealing the private man behind the highprofile establishment....

Fashion is everchanging, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an authoritative visual guide to women's fashion across five centu...

MaryKate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, known around the world for their individual, unique style have emerged as two of our shared culture's most influential women. In the pages of Influence, Ashley and MaryKate take readers on a journey through their celebrated young lives, pausing to reflect on what has helped shape them into who they are today. Infl...

An extraordinary biography of Isabella Blow, whose pedigree, wild style, and outrageous antics catapulted her onto the London social scene and made her a fashion icon.In 2007, the news of Isabella Blow's suicide at the age of 48 made headlines around the world?but there is more to the story of Isabella than her tragic end. The key supporter and mus...

A solid, hardhitting, and uncompromising journalistic look at the fashion industry.The time when "fashion" was defined by French designers whose clothes could be afforded only by elite has ended. Now designers take their cues from mainstream consumers and creativity is channeled more into massmarketing clothes than into designing them. Indeed, on...

Mary Gehlhar, author, industry authority, and consultant to hundreds of designers, including Zac Posen, Twinkle by Wenlan, Rebecca Taylor, and Cloak, gives readers behindthescenes insights and essential business information on creating and sustaining a successful career as an independent designer. With advice from fashion luminaries including Don...

Rihanna invites you into her world with this stunning visual autobiography.From her Barbados childhood to her worldwide tours, from iconic fashion moments to private time with friends and family, the book showcases intimate photographs of her life as an artist, performer, designer, and entrepreneur. Many of these images have never before been publi...

This collection of 28 fashion essays previously published in The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker and The Atlantic examines clothing and fashion as part of a larger cultural debate and as a barometer of social and aesthetic change. In essays published during the 1980s and 1990s, the author reflects on a broad range of fashion subjects, from ...

In Coco Chanel, Justine Picardie peels away the layers of romance and myth surrounding the legend of Coco Chanel, revealing the true history of the incredible woman who shaped modern fashion and created an empire of haute couture. Picardie's unprecedented research illuminates Chanel?s path from littleknown seamstress to the aristocracy of style in...

In the New York Times bestseller If You Have to Cry, Go Outside, media maven Kelly Cutrone spills her secrets for success without selling out. She combines personal and professional stories from her highprofile gigs as Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad?s boss on The Hills, star of Bravo's Kell on Earth, judge on America?s Next Top Model, and CEO/foun...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ? ?The guardian of all style? (The New York Times Magazine) shares stories on life, love, style, and career, from Paris to New York, and inspires readers to cultivate an effortless chic that is all their own. Garance Doré, the voice and vision behind her eponymous blog, has captivated millions of readers worldwide with h...

Naked Fashion invites you to join the movement of consumers, entrepreneurs, and creative professionals who are using their purchasing power, talents, and experience to make fashion more sustainable.Anyone with an active interest in fashion and where our clothes come from or looking for a career in fashion and the media will find inspiration and adv...

Until recently, Elizabeth Cline was a typical American consumer. She?d grown accustomed to shopping at outlet malls, discount stores like T.J. Maxx, and cheap but trendy retailers like Forever 21, Target, and H&M. She was buying a new item of clothing almost every week (the national average is sixtyfour per year) but all she had to show for it was...

A Washington Post Notable Book of 2015"It was a big deal when American fashion went to Versailles. Who better than Robin Givhan to tell this captivating story" Diane von FurstenbergOn November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evenin...

From Nina Garcia?fashion judge on Bravo?s hit Project Runway and the New York Times bestselling author of Style Strategy?comes The One Hundred, the companion edition to her wildly popular The Little Black Book of Style. A mustown list of all the items every fashionconscious woman should have as a solid, stylish foundation, The One Hundred feature...

One of the most striking figures in international style offers a unique and unforgettable memoir of the two women who shaped his dreams, tastes, and character.?My grandmother and Mrs. Vreeland had similar ways of appreciating luxury,? writes André Leon Talley, ?because they both believed in the importance of its most essential underpinning: polish....

The untold story of a New York City legend's education in creativity and styleFor Bill Cunningham, New York City was the land of freedom, glamour, and, above all, style. Growing up in a lacecurtain Irish suburb of Boston, secretly trying on his sister's dresses and spending his evenings after school in the city's chicest boutiques, Bill dreamed of...

SUMO was a titanic book in every respect: a 480page tribute to the 20th century?s most influential, intriguing and controversial photographer, it broke records for weight, dimensions, and resale price. Helmut Newton (1920?2004) always demonstrated a healthy disdain for easy or predictable solutions. SUMO?a bold and unprecedented publishing ventur...

Based on the wildly popular fashion website, The Coveteur is a photography coffee table book offering exclusive access to celebrity closets and homes....

In The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion, curator and critic Antwaun Sargent addresses a radical transformation taking place in fashion and art today. The featuring of the Black figure and Black runway and cover models in the media and art has been one marker of increasingly inclusive fashion and art communities. More critical...

From Joan Juliet Buck, former editorinchief of Paris Vogue comes her dazzling, compulsively readable memoir: a fabulous account of four decades spent in the creative heart of London, New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, chronicling her quest to discover the difference between glitter and gold, illusion and reality, and what looks like happiness from...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Fashion, History, Art lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for creative discipline, craft, or artistic motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

The Lindbergh lens Unique fashion storytelling that first launched the supermodels When German photographer Peter Lindbergh shot five young models in downtown New York City in 1989, he produced not only the iconic British Vogue January 1990 cover but also the birth certificate of the supermodels. The image didn t just bring revered faces together f...

Have you ever dreamed of having your own red carpet moment Or wondered how to emulate the effortlessly chic style of the most photographed trendsetters Or wished you could master the art of all things glamorousIn STYLE A TO ZOE, Hollywood's hottest celebrity stylist, Rachel Zoe, shares her insider tips in this essential guide to the art of a fas...

From Nina Garcia?fashion judge on Bravo?s hit Project Runway and author of Style Strategy and The One Hundred?comes her wildly popular New York Times bestseller The Little Black Book of Style. Here, in one indispensible volume, are Nina?s ultimate rules of style to help you uncover your own signature look....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first published collection of photographs by the icon of street style, bringing together favorites published in The New York Times alongside neverbeforeseen work across five decades. "A dazzling kaleidoscope from the gaze of an artist who saw beauty at every turn."Andr Leon TalleyBill Cunningham's photography ca...

A beautiful, heartfelt, funny and inspiring collection of photographs capturing the spirit of a city In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to singlehandedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all ...

The firstever book celebrating black models, filled with revealing essays, interviews, and stunning photographs To date, there has never been a book devoted exclusively to black models. Supreme Models fills that void, paying tribute to black models past and present: from the first to be featured in catalogs and on magazine covers, like Iman, Beve...

Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. He transformed Gucci from a moribund accessories label into one of the sexiest fashion brands in the world. His designs have increased sales at Gucci tenfold and have helped build the Gucci brand into the luxury goods conglomerate that it is today. Ford brought a hardedged style synonymous with 21s...

From street fashion to high culture, the work of Virgil Abloh, a celebrated multihyphenate artist, is showcased in this book.For Abloh, the museum catalogue is another opportunity to "question everything." This monograph, produced in close collaboration with the artist himself, explores his creative output in a threebooksinone format. The catal...

Fairchild writes the ultimate insider's guide to today's fashion folliesa savage, gossipy, noholdsbarred look at the world of superstar designers and the superrich social climbers who buy their clothes. A scandalous expose of high fashion and high society by the publisher of W. Simon & Schuster. Fairchild writes the ultimate insider's guide to...

When Louis Vuitton: The Birth of Modern Luxury was published in 2004, the book was the first to describe the dramatic rise of the world?s finest luxury company. Written with full access to the company?s archives, it demonstrates Louis Vuitton?s passion for fine design with a stunning array of archival art, product designs, and cuttingedge advertis...

NEW UPDATED EDITION AVAILABLE: Vogue The Covers (updated edition) 9781419727535 Since its first cover on December 17, 1892, Vogue has had people talking. Vogue: The Covers chronicles the extraordinary images that have reflected?and transformed?the world of style for more than 120 years. More than 300 of the most beautiful, provocative, and fash...

Metric Pattern Cutting for Women's Wear provides a straightforward introduction to the principles of form pattern cutting for garments to fit the body shape, and flat pattern cutting for casual garments and jersey wear.This sixth edition remains true to the original concept: it offers a range of good basic blocks, an introduction to the basic princ...

"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different" Coco ChanelFashion is everchanging, influenced by the key designers that capture a moment in history; and Coco Chanel is arguably the most significant influence on women's fashion in the twentieth century. Coco Chanel: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon is a compilation of Megan H...

Face Forward is an inspirational and howto guide to makeup from one of the most sought after and successful makeup artists working today....

Tracing the evolution of fashion ? from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today ? Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing.Containing everything you need to know ab...

In Vogue is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with hundreds of covers and archival interiors of past Vogue editions, featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's most respected artists, cover illustrators, and photographers?from Edward Steichen, Toni Frissell,...

?Personal style really originated with Iris Apfel; she has always espoused the virtues of not just dressing for yourself, but being who you are and doing it unapologetically, which is perhaps why she and her messaging and aesthetic have resonated so comprehensively. She?s a transcendent icon!?? Leandra Medine, manrepeller.comA unique and lavishly i...

Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys brings together for the first time information about lifecycle sustainability impacts of fashion and textiles, practical alternatives, design concepts and social innovation. It challenges existing ideas about the scope and potential of sustainability issues in fashion and textiles, and sets out a mo...

An expose of the fashion industry written by the Observer's 'Ethical Living' columnist, portraying current practice as inhumane and environmentally devastating. Siegle believes that, in spite of current problems, it is possible to be an 'ethical fashionista', and she sets out her ideas on how such a situation could be achieved."...

The name Valentino has been synonymous with high fashion for almost fifty years. Based in Rome, Valentino is only one of two couture houses recognized by the French government outside of Paris. His exquisite designs are coveted and worn by young Hollywood and high society the world over. On the occasion of his last couture collection, presented in ...

The third edition of Draping for Apparel Design combines JosephArmstrong's classic stepbystep instructions with a userfriendly layout. To show how to turn twodimensional drawings into threedimensional garments, the author presents the following three draping principles and techniques: manipulating dart excess, adding fullness, and contour dra...

“Available recommendation signals cluster around NonFiction, Fashion, History, Art lists, suggesting this book may fit readers looking for creative discipline, craft, or artistic motivation. Treat this as discovery context, not a quality guarantee.”

Renowned for its comprehensive coverage, exceptional illustrations, and clear instructions, "Patternmaking for Fashion Design" offers detailed yet easytounderstand explanations of the essence of patternmaking. Hinging on a recurring theme that all designs are based on one or more of the three major patternmaking and design principlesdart manipul...

Live like you work in fashion. A mustread for anybody interested in fashion. From aspiring designers, stylists, editors, and photographers to fashion obsessives who want behindthe scenes secrets about industry stars and tips on how to live a creative life.Book Details: Format: Paperback Publication Date: 10/5/2009 Pages: 288 Reading Level: Age 12...

Vanity Fair: The Portraits brings together 300 iconic portraits from Vanity Fair?s 95year history in a remarkable book that captures the image of modern fame ? the magical thing that happens when individual talent and beauty (and sometimes genius) is caught in the spotlight of popular curiosity and passion. The photographers ? from Edward Steichen...

The Complete Photo Guide to Perfect Fitting is the ultimate reference for fitting test garments and transferring accurate adjustments to patterns. No matter what size or shape you are, wearing garments that fit perfectly makes you look and feel better. Rather than making commonly accepted changes to a commercial pattern, the method presented in thi...

This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it. The book is organized in three parts. The first part is concerned with transforming fashion products across the garment's lifecycle and includes innovation in materials, manufacture, distribution, use, and reuse. The ...

More than two decades ago, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen arrived on the fashions scene when the business was in an artistic and economic rut. Both wanted to revolutionize fashion in a way no one had in decades. They shook the establishment out of its bourgeois, minimalist stupor with daring, sexy designs. They turned out landmark collections ...

An unprecedented publication showcasing Gucci as never before, including thoughtprovoking essays, commentaries, and authoritative anecdotes along with previously unpublished contemporary and archival photographs. Published in conjunction with the opening of the new Gucci Museum in Florence, Gucci is the ultimate celebration of the worldrenowned f...

"Stitched Up" delves into the alluring world of fashion to reveal what is behind the clothes we wear. Moving between Karl Lagerfeld and Karl Marx, the book explores consumerism, class and advertising to reveal the interests which benefit from exploitation....

The true story of style, told through history's fashion pioneersThe Fashion Chronicles by fashion historian Amber Butchard, author of The Fashion of Film, is an exploration of the most fascinating style stories throughout history.The history of fashion is a story of style and power, grace and propaganda. Starting with Eve and her fig leaf via Joa...

1989 facsimile of 1954 original edition. A personal history of fifty years of changing tastes and the people who have inspired them....

From colorful 30,000yearold threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that sparked the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread weaves an illuminating story of human ingenuity. Design journalist Kassia St. Clair guides us through the technological advancements and cultural customs that would redefine human civilization?...

Originally published: London: Cassell, 1954....

Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people that he met on the streets of New York who he felt looked great. His nowfamous and muchloved blog, thesartorialist.com, is his showcase for the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people across the globe. This book is a beautiful anthology of Scotts favorite images, accompanied by...

This sourcebook on all aspects of sustainable fashion encompasses not only the environmental issues presented by a wasteful and fastmoving fashion cycle but also the social impact of the global fashion industry, which employs up to forty million people worldwide in manufacturing and agriculture.Sandy Black has assembled contributions from a divers...

For bridestobe or any reader with a fascination for couture, here is the essential guide to the best wedding dresses of modern timesthe 50 iconic designs that made fashion history. This fascinating look at nearly two centuries of bridal fashion presents 50 of history's most famous dresses, revealing why and how they continue to inspire brides a...

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Who makes your clothes This used to be an easy question to answer it was the seamstress next door, or the tailor on the high streetor you made them yourself. Today, we rarely know the origins of the clothes hanging in our closets. The local shoemaker, dressmaker, and milliner are long gone, replaced a globalized fashion industry worth $1.5 trill...

A StepByStep Guide to Sewing Stylish Seams, Buttonholes, Pockets, Collars, Hems, And More Internationally known sewing expert Claire Schaeffer reveals the secrets of highfashion legends such as Geoffrey Beene, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Yves Saint Laurent, Liz Claiborne, and Calvin Klein. Claire's illustrated, stepbystep instructions let...

?An evening with D.V. is almost as marvelous as an evening with D.V. [herself]?same magic, same spontaneity and, above all, never a boring moment.??Bill BlassD.V. is the mesmerizing autobiography of one of the 20th century?s greatest fashion icons, Diana Vreeland, the onetime fashion editor of Harper?s Bazaar and editorinchief of Vogue, whose in...

Revised, with a new coverWhen Edie was first published, it quickly became an international bestseller and then took its place among the classic books about the 1960s. Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a comet. She seemed to have it all: she was aristocratic and glamorous, vivacious and young, Andy Warhol?s superstar. But within a few...

An investigation into the damage wrought by the colossal clothing industry and the grassroots, hightech, international movement fighting to reform itWhat should I wear It's one of the fundamental questions we ask ourselves every day. More than ever, we are told it should be something new. Today, the clothing industry churns out 80 billion garment...

Feeding friends?and feeding yourself?is totally relaxed with Alison Roman, author of Dining In and New York Times columnist. It?s not entertaining, it?s having people over. An unexpected weeknight meal with a neighbor or a weekend dinner party with fifteen of your closest friends?either way and everywhere in between, it?s unfussy food paired with...

Slow Fashion offers creatives, entrepreneurs, and ethical consumers alike a glimpse into the innovative world of the ecoconcept store movement, sustainable design, and business that puts people, livelihoods and sustainability central to everything they do.Safia Minney argues that the future of brick and mortar retail is in the best in fair trade, ...

Drake presents a sublime and dramatic narrative about the highchic fashion wars of 1970s Paris where two titanic geniuses and rivals, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagefeld, collided and sparked a tumultuous decade....

The Conscious Closet is not just a style guide. It is a call to action to transform one of the most polluting industries on earthfashioninto a force for good. Readers will learn where our clothes are made and how they're made, before connecting to a global and impassioned community of stylish fashion revolutionaries. In The Conscious Closet, El...

This book is Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld's reinterpretation of Chanel's iconic little black jacket. Lagerfeld has redesigned the jacket, transforming it into a modern, adaptable garment to be worn by both sexes of all ages. The Little Black Jacket contains Lagerfeld's photographs of celebrities wearing the jacket with individual flair some...

Serious fashionistas will simply devour Visionaries, Susannah Frankel's collection of indepth interviews with 23 of the world's top couturiersand the only book of its kind. From Azzedine Alaïa to Zandra Rhodes, Ghost to JeanPaul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood to Junya Watanabe, plus, of course, the names behind such universally recognized monograms...

A Guide to Fashion Sewing, 5th Edition, provides a comprehensive fashion sewing education for beginning and experienced sewers alike. Readers will learn how to assemble and construct designs of various styles using proven industry methods for more than 100 sewing applications. Chapters cover everything from sewing equipment, measurements, and patte...