Readings Recommends: Fashion
Sathal Creatures
$55.00 (Hardcover book / )
An unequivocal testament to the personal drive and energy of Fred Sathal to shift the parameters of fashion design. Choosing absolute freedom as a requisite for her activities, Sathals experimental approach challenges th... More »
Sharp Suits
$59.99 (Hardcover book / Pavilion )
Clothes maketh the man. For millions of men across the world the common denominator that identifies them is the suit. Just three and half metres of fabric, some internal shaping elements, some lining, buttons and several... More »
Ethnic Jewellery And Adornment
$175.00 (Hardcover book / Palgrave )
The care with which this book has been prepared is simply astonishing. Its history began when Truus and Joost Daalder acquired their first examples of non-European ethnic body adornment around 1980, four years after thei... More »
Cartier Jewelry Design Since 1937
$120.00 (Hardcover book / Flammarion )
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...isms: Understanding Fashion
$29.99 (Paperback book / A & C Black )
A concise guide to the history of Western fashion.
This is a highly illustrated guide to Western fashion from the 17th century to the present. Like the other books in the isms series, there is a two page spread for each ... More »
Dreaming Of Dior
$35.00 (Hardcover book / Harper Collins )
Charlotte Smith is Curator of The Fashion Gallery at ESMOD Australia in Sydney, the internationally renowned design school l'Ecole Supérieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode, and now home to the vintage collection she ... More »
My Favourite Dress
$80.00 (Hardcover book / Antique Collect Club )
This lavishly illustrated publication is a commentary on the emotional attachment that various key fashion personalities from designers, celebrities, models, photographers, stylists and fashion editors have with the one ... More »
The Sartorialist
$49.95 (Paperback book / Particular Books )
Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog ['the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art form'New York Times] was an attempt to sho... More »
My Wonderful World Of Fashion: Book For Drawing Creating Dreaming
$35.00 (Paperback book / Laurence King )
An interactive colouring book for fashionistas of all ages, My Wonderful World of Fashion is packed with beautiful and sophisticated illustrations specially created by the leading fashion-illustrator Nina Chakrabarti. Th... More »
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Junky Styling: Wardrobe Surgery
$49.99 (Paperback book / A & C Black )
This book records the rise and rise of Junky Styling, the fashion label and at the same time shows readers how to recycle their own good quality second-hand clothing, deconstructing, re-cutting and completely transformin... More »
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V&A Pattern Digital Pioneers
$22.99 (Hardcover book / V & A Publications )
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V&A Pattern Fifties
$22.99 (Hardcover book / V & A Publications )
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V&A Pattern William Morris
$22.99 (Hardcover book / V & A Publications )
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V&A Pattern Indian Florals
$22.99 (Hardcover book / V & A Publications )
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What Would Audrey Do?
$34.95 (Hardcover book / Aurum Press )
Though on-camera she was often cast in the role of a carefree ingénue, Audrey Hepburn's off-camera life was marked by challenges: growing up without a father and with the Nazi threat during her youth; a demanding film ca... More »
Adorn New Jewellery
$59.95 (Paperback book / Laurence King )
From headpiece to toe ring, a book taking the reader on a visual journey around the body and provides a rich source of inspiration for anyone looking to design, commission or buy jewellery. More »
Textile Designers At The Cutting
$65.00 (Paperback book / Laurence King Publishing )
This book not only features images of completed designs, but also previously unseen archive material, such as design sketches, work in progress photographs, and digital drawings. These unique visuals create a stylish pic... More »
How To Hepburn
$24.95 (Hardcover book / Hardie Grant )
How to Hepburn is Karen Karbo's feisty tribute to the fascinating Katherine Hepburn that every woman can learn from Part homage-biography and part female empowerment manual, this witty, provocative gem is held together b... More »
Valentino Couture
$160.00 (Hardcover book / Rizzoli )
The name Valentino has been synonymous with high fashion for almost fifty years. Based in Rome, Valentino is the only couture house recognized by the French government outside of Paris. His exquisite designs are coveted ... More »
Dior Sixty Years Of Style
$270.00 (Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson )
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Like I Give A Frock
$29.95 (Hardcover book / Viking )
Meet Michi. She’s sometimes stylish and sometimes tragic, but she always knows best. She’s sharp and funny. (And maybe just a tiny bit opinionated). She’s a shopping queen, weather watcher and quite possibly the best adv... More »
Russian Criminal Tattoos Encyclopedia III
$49.95 (Hardcover book / Fuel )
This final volume of previously unpublished drawings and photographs completes the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia trilogy. Danzig Baldaevs unparalleled ethnographic achievement, documenting over 3,000 tattoo drawi... More »
Eco Colour: Environmentally Sustainable Dyes
$69.95 (Hardcover book / Murdoch Books )
Eco Colour: Environmentally Sustainable Dyes, by internationally renowned dyer, costumier and artist India Flint, draws on her two decades of experience and experimentation in natural dyeing techniques to present an expe... More »
Vintage Tattoos
$45.00 (Hardcover book / )
With its nautical symbolism, hearts and daggers, ribbon banners and scantily clad women, old-school tattoo designs, represent the history of the art form as well as a fascinating subculture. Showcasing the artistry inher... More »
Gothic Dark Glamour
$89.95 (Hardcover book / Yale Univ Pr )
From its origins in the18th century literature of terror to its contemporary manifestations in vampire fiction, cinema, and art, the gothic has embraced the powers of horror and the erotic macabre. 'Gothic' is an epithet... More »
Little Dictionary Of Fashion
$24.95 (Hardcover book / V & A Publications )
The bestselling fashion classic is now available in cloth-bound special edition. Illustrated with delightful photographs and drawings, this beautiful book is the perfect gift for both the style-conscious and the desperat... More »
One Hundred New Fashion Designers
$75.00 (Paperback book / Laurence King Publishing )
The fashion industry has always celebrated innovative design, and young, talented fashion designers can make a huge impact as they explore new ideas and push boundaries. This book showcases the diverse and unique work of... More »
A Year In Fashion
$59.95 (Hardcover book / Prestel )
From turn-of-the-century corsets to the most recent fashion-forward trends, this treasury of photos culled from the Getty Archives encompasses every aspect of the history of fashion. A beautiful gift book formatted as a ... More »
The Allure Of Beauty: Women In Hollywood
$99.00 (Hardcover book / Assouline )
In celebration of Hollywood’s legendary actresses from the 1930s to the present, Assouline, together with Elle magazine, presents The Allure of Beauty: Women in Hollywood. From Marilyn Monroe and Marlene Dietrich to An... More »
Natural Fashion
$59.95 (Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson )
Over the course of numerous voyages to the wilds of Africas Omo Valley, Hans Silvester became fascinated by the beauty of the Surma, Mursi, Hamer and Kurma tribes, who share a taste for body painting and extravagant deco... More »
Madame Gres
$99.95 (Hardcover book / Yale Univ Pr )
While the classically inspired 'Grecian' gown designed by Madame Alix Gres is recognised and admired, little else of the brilliant couturier's life or work has received close attention. This book analyzes Madame Gres' co... More »