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Need a dose of style on your bookshelf? Our top ten books on fashion run the gamut from beautiful and informative to dishy and entertaining. Perfect summer reading. In Style A to Zoe, celeb stylist Rachel Zoe shares essential tips on developing your own personal style, must-have wardrobe staples, and knowing when to splurge or save. Test your fashion savvy with the Fashion Game Book, an in-depth tome about designers, clothes, and trends full of fun quizzes ("Chanel No. 5: Arrange the Bottles in Chronological Order") and vivid photographs. Marie Claire fashion director and Project Runway judge Nina Garcia's The Little Black Book of Style is essential reading for fashionistas looking to dress their best and includes Q&A interviews with some of the industry's finest: Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la Renta, and Ralph Lauren. In her follow-up book, The One Hundred, Garcia lists the 100 timeless pieces every woman should have in her closet. An ideal beach read, Fashion Babylon is a funny, naughty, and irresistibly juicy look at six months in the life of an anonymous A-list designer. In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine is a beautiful and impressive collection of illustrations, images, and contributions from the magazine's editors and photographers. Bringing Home the Birkin delightfully chronicles the story of eBay reseller Michael Tonello and how he stumbled into buying and selling hundreds of impossible-to-get Hermès Birkin bags. Paris in the 1970s was a scene of hedonism, fame and glamour from which two fashion icons - Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld - emerged and forever influenced the face of French fashion, detailed in Alicia Drake's The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris. Cally Blackman's 100 Years of Fashion Illustration is loaded with illustrations spanning a century of fashion design, providing a comprehensive survey of the industry and its art. And, finally, whether or not you're a fan of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, their 2008 book Influence is an inspiring read, loaded with fashion eye candy and interviews with designers, artists, photographers, and more.

1 comments:

MJT said...

Top 10, Yay! Thanks for posting, so happy you like my book.
Cheers,
Michael Tonello~

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