Readings Recommends: Fashion
Textiles The Whole Story Uses Meanings Significance
$59.95 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson
A worldwide history for anyone with a passion for textiles and textile arts, whether creative, professional, or educational. There are few aspects of our livesphysical, emotional, spiritualin which thread and fabrics do ... Buy or find out more →
Tony Duquette Jewelry
$70.00 – Hardcover book / Abrams
The magnificent one-of-a-kind necklaces, brooches, bracelets, and rings Tony Duquette created for friends and clients such as the Duchess of Windsor, Liza Minnelli, Elsie de Wolfe, and Duquettes wife, Beegle, instantly b... Buy or find out more →
Fashion Universe Of Jean Paul Gaultier From The Street To The Stars
$130.00 – Slipcase /
Dubbed the enfant terrible of fashion ever since his prt--porter collections were first shown in 1976, Jean Paul Gaultier, whose avant-garde and bold fashions very early on reflected the issues facing contemporary societ... Buy or find out more →
George Barbier Master Of Art Deco Illustration Graphics And Costume Design
$55.00 – Paperback book / Pie
George Barbier (18821932) is one of the great French illustrators of the early twentieth century. He is famous for his elegant art deco works that were heavily influenced by orientalism and Parisian couture. Born in Nant... Buy or find out more →
Inspiration Dior
$160.00 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson
"Inspirations Dior" offers an exclusive and comprehensive look into one of the world's most successful names in fashion. Showcasing works of art, archival photographs of the gowns and of fashion shows, unpublished images... Buy or find out more →
The Flight Attendant's Shoe
$49.95 – Paperback book / Nsw University Pr
Stiletto heels, miniskirts, bobbed wigs, shiny new technology, and exotic locations were all part of the cosmopolitan life style of flight hostesses captured in this story of Australias Qantas airline uniforms as well as... Buy or find out more →
Fashion At Royal Ascot Three Centuries Of Thoroughbred Style
$70.00 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson
Royal Ascot is a unique occasion in the British social season and arguably the last where formal day dress is still required. Ascot is attended by royals, movie stars, the international jet set, the British establishment... Buy or find out more →
Amazing Face: Clever Beauty tricks, Should-Own Products + Spectacularly Useful How-To-Do-Its
$39.95 – Trade paperback / Viking
Sometimes a lady just needs to know how to do the definitive smoky eye, or how to choose the perfect shade of lipstick or eye shadow. And there's no reason she shouldn't know which foundation or moisturiser is best for h... Buy or find out more →
The Chic Geek's Fashion, Grooming & Style Guide For Men
$24.95 – Hardcover book / Thames And Hudson
The book from the men's style/fashion blog thechicgeek.co.uk - a new independent online mens style magazine for any man interested in his personal appearance. Any advice, guidance or if you simply want a bit of reassuran... Buy or find out more →
Second Skin
$49.99 – Hardcover book / Murdoch Books
Almost from the moment of our birth, clothing acts as our second skin, yet we rarely consider where our clothes have come from and the effects they might have on the environment and ourselves. This heartfelt, practical a... Buy or find out more →
Style Book Fashionable Inspirations
$39.95 – Paperback book / Flammarion
"A must for fashion students and followers alike." -Susannah Frankel, fashion director, The Independent. True style transcends fashion. Style is innovation, creation, and inspiration-with a personal twist. But the abilit... Buy or find out more →
Gospel According To Coco Chanel Life Lessons From The World's Most Elegant Woman
$19.95 – Paperback book / Globe Pequot
A modern look at the life of a fashion icon - with practical life lessons for women of all ages Delving into the extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of s... Buy or find out more →
New Rings 500+ Designs From Around The World
$49.95 – Paperback book / Thames And Hudson
This marvellously illustrated book is a blend of the avant-garde, the unconventional and the delightful. Showcasing 591 contemporary rings by almost 300 international designers who stimulate the imagination by challengin... Buy or find out more →
Ell Ements Of Personal Style
$39.95 – Paperback book / Gotham
America's hottest fashion magazine blends expert advice with in-depth studies of twenty-five unique style icons, from Diane Von Furstenberg to Dita Von Teese to Alicia Keys, for personal style inspiration. In the same te... Buy or find out more →
Fashion Designers Sketchbooks
$55.95 – Hardcover book / Laurence King
Fashion Designers' Sketchbooks provides a revealing insight into the design process of some of the major names in the fashion industry. Garments on the catwalk are juxtaposed with lookbooks, original research material, a... Buy or find out more →
Eco Fashion
$44.95 – Paperback book / Laurence King
'Eco Fashion makes an important contribution to the global movement for ecology-in-design. In particular, Sass Brown calls attention to the many independent designers who are bringing environmentally-friendly fashion to ... Buy or find out more →
Coco Chanel: The Legend And The Life
$45.00 – Hardcover book / Harper Collins
Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor - she conjured up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary chic, best-selling perfumes, and the most successful fashion brand of all time - but she a... Buy or find out more →
Masters Of Fashion Illustration
$60.00 – Hardcover book / Laurence King
A lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed book celebrating the work of the great fashion illustrators since the turn of the 20th century. As well as the great names in fashion illustration, such as Rene Grau and An... Buy or find out more →
Prada
$150.00 – Slipcase / Abrams
The first ever book on the fashion house Prada will be released in February at a one off pre publication rrp of $150. 'Prada' is the first book that documents three decades of ground-breaking fashion, architecture, film ... Buy or find out more →
Sathal Creatures
$25.00 – 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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 ... Buy or find out 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 ... Buy or find out 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 ... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out more →
My Wonderful World Of Fashion: Book For Drawing Creating Dreaming
$25.95 – 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... Buy or find out more →
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... Buy or find out more →
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
$19.99 – 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... Buy or find out 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. Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out more →
Valentino Couture
$95.00 – 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 ... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out more →
Russian Criminal Tattoos Encyclopedia III
$0.00 – 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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 ... Buy or find out more →
One Hundred New Fashion Designers
$65.00 – 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out 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... Buy or find out more →
Madame Gres
$50.00 – 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... Buy or find out more →