The Fashion Book

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Hermès scarves are always infused with beauty, elegance, and motifs of the house. If you find yourself enchanted by their intricate designs, then you'll be able to appreciate the pop-up book features drawings of scarves that come to life thanks to pop-ups within. Explore alongside the Wall Street Journal reporter Teri Agins the significant changes the fashion industry has been throughout the years. It's hard to talk about fashion without any mention of Gucci. This book tells a story of Gucci's history, innovation, and brand identity through archival photographs, essays, and editing from Gucci's former creative director Frida Giannini.

There’s no better way to read fashion history than from the pen of a Pulitzer Prize-winning like Robin Givhan. Visionaries book is more a collection of interviews with 23 of the most influential couturiers from around the world deconstructing their signature designs.out of 5 The Glass of Fashion: A Personal History of Fifty Years of Changing Tastes and the People Who Have Inspired Them by Cecil Beaton (2021). The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s annual fashion exhibition is the most prestigious of its kind, featuring subjects that both reflect the zeitgeist and contribute to its creation. Each exhibition — from 2005’s Chanel to 2011’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty and 2012’s Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations — creates a provocative and engaging narrative drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors. Lead by Vogue's Editor-in-chief and fashion icon Anna Wintour, this book is a must-read. Delivered from the hand of the world-renown illustrator Megan Hess, this biography is a beautiful way to get closer to the fashion legend Coco Chanel.

Brown Bohemians: Honoring the Light and Magic of Our Creative Community Vanessa Coore Vernon and Morgan Ashley (2020) The former model and later creative director at US Vogue, Grace Coddington, gives us a glimpse of her story as an inspirational testimony of how a Welsh girl built up a successful career in the competitive fashion world. The designer provides fascinating childhood tales and how, eventually, hard work combined with his love for fashion grew until the opening of his atelier. The author compiles 100 iconic moments and anecdotes in the life of the beloved and iconic French fashion designer. Yet, the fashion world has many secrets and absurdities, and fashion insider Simon Doonan reveals them in a collection of exciting and hysterical essays everyone should read.

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out of 5 The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden (2021). Although modesty could be considered an oxymoron in fashion, the American journalist Hafsa Lodi breaks down the movement with a deep investigation that reveals the answer to the question: “Is modest fashion a contradiction?” Across eighteen chapters, the book includes more than 150 drawings, leaving an indelible trace of the author’s views on style.

Fashion books are the best sources of business expertise firsthand, directly from the world’s best designer brands and fashion names, such as Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, or Oscar de la Renta. Desirée Sadek provides that by showing the inner workings of at least 10 French ateliers in the most detailed way.

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out of 5 The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History by Robin Givhan (2016).

If you watched and liked the film House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Lady Gaga and Alan Driver, you must read the book. The author conducts us through the history of fashion and provides excellent advice on style basics, from how to tie a scarf or what to wear to a wedding to how to walk gracefully. Also listed as one of the best sustainability books, Overdressed has a profound take on consumerism, consumer behavior, and human rights. Unique techniques, style dynamics, and fashion business philosophy from the best experts await this journey.

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out of 5 The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own by Nina Garcia (2008). The author also covers the story behind the murder of Maurizio Gucci with details about the fashion label’s history and unique styling techniques. The author has no hesitation in uncovering the extravagancies of the industry, from the catwalks of 7th Avenue Glitz and Paris to the New Wave Tokyo Chic. Whether you study fashion or want coffee table books, there are many great fashion books out there. The Little Dictionary of Fashion by Christian Dior is one of the best fashion books to learn the value of simplicity, personal style, and good taste.