Arts / Fashion

Commander in Chic: Every Woman's Guide to Managing Her Style Like a F

von Mikki Taylor

With her “classic with a twist” sensibility, Michelle Obama oozes chic! Mikki Taylor, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on fashion, beauty, and style, has taken Mrs. Obama as her muse, to write...

Cultures of Femininity in Modern Fashion

von Ilya Parkins, Elizabeth M. Sheehan & Rita Felski

An interdisciplinary collection illuminating how fashion shaped concepts and practices of femininity and modernity

Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour

von Rachel Zoe & Rose Apodaca

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 glamorous?...

The Dress Doctor: Prescriptions for Style, From A to Z

von Edith Head

Long before celebrity stylists became as renowned as the Oscar-winning film stars they advise, the legendary costume designer Edith Head was dressing Hollywood's most fashionable women and men on screen and...

Wear This, Toss That!: Hundreds of Fashion and Beauty Swaps That Save Your Looks, Save Your Budget, and Save You Time

von Amy E. Goodman

It costs us not to look our best!

Dressing poorly costs us interviews, first impressions, money . . . and a whole lot more. But you can look good all the time, asserts Amy E. Goodman, the magazine maven and...

The Allure of Chanel

von Paul Morand & Euan Cameron

The story of Coco Chanel s life, as told by her to Paul Morand

Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St Moritz at the end of the Second World War when he was given the opportunity to write her memoirs;...

The Fashion Insiders' Guide to New York

von Carole Sabas

The Fashion Insiders' Guidesáare carefully curated compendiums of the current hotspots, classic haunts, and hidden gems of the world's greatest fashion destinations. A former Parisian living in New York, FrencháVogueácorrespondent...

I Want to Be Her!: How Friends & Strangers Helped Shape My Style

von Andrea Linett & Anne Johnston Albert

I Want to Be Her! is part memoir and part illustrated fashion guide, written by one of fashion's most accessible, trusted, and inspiring writers. Andrea Linett, the cofounder of Lucky magazine, shares her personal...

Cupcakes and Cashmere: A Guide for Defining Your Style, Reinventing Your Space, and Entertaining with Ease

von Emily Schuman

Based on Emily Schuman's popular lifestyle blog of the same name, Cupcakes and Cashmere is the must-have guide for those looking to establish their own sense of style, organize and decorate their home, or throw...

Visual Merchandising: Mirror and soul of a point of sale

von Gianfranco Giacoma-caire

Visual Merchandising is a technical manual that has more than 400 photos and 100 drawings. It speaks about the aesthetic aspects to set a window shop and the internal visual in a store. Analyse the psychological...

Scandinavian Stitch Craft: Unique Projects and Patterns for Inspired Embroidery

von Karin Holmberg

30 embroidery projects using traditional Scandinavian stitch craft in modern ways.

Couture Hats

von Louis Bou

Since the recent royal wedding, couture hats and headpieces are gaining more attention than ever before. Featured on guests from Victoria Beckham to Sarah Ferguson’s daughter, Princess Beatrice, whimsical...

Dress Culture in Late Victorian Women's Fiction: Literacy, Textiles, and Activism

von Christine Bayles Kortsch

Christine Bayles Kortsch asks us to shift our understanding of late Victorian literary culture by examining its inextricable relationship with the material culture of dress and sewing, what Kortsch terms "dress...

Fashion Trends: Analysis and Forecasting

von Eundeok Kim & Ann Marie Fiore

This text is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the central concepts of fashion trends and forecasting. It provides them with a contextual overview that considers the roles of both consumers and...

Bridal Fashion 1900-1950

von Kathleen York

From homespun to haute couture, the dresses worn by American brides in the first half of the twentieth century had myriad influences. In Bridal Fashion 1900–1950, living-history expert Kathleen York takes...

New York Fashion Week: The Designers, the Models, the Fashions of the Bryant Park Era

von Eila Mell

Since 1993, Bryant Park has been the event’s home, but in 2010 relocated to Lincoln Center. New York Fashion Week focuses on what’s already been termed the “Golden Era” of Fashion Week, the Bryant Park...

Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris

von Jennifer L. Scott

Bring home the chic Parisian world of style and charm

 When Jennifer Scott arrived at the doorstep of a grand Sixteenth Arrondissement apartment as a foreign exchange student, she was greeted by the woman who...

Front Row

von Jerry Oppenheimer

From the New York Times bestselling author of Just Desserts: Martha Stewart: The Unauthorized Biography comes a scrupulously researched investigative biography that tells the inside story of Anna Wintour's incredible...

101 Amazing Victoria Beckham Facts

von Jack Goldstein & Frankie Taylor

Are you the world's biggest Victoria Beckham Fan? Do you know everything there is to know about the ex-Spice Girl and one of today's greatest fashion icons? Then this is the book for you! In this easy-to-digest...

Fuck Yeah Menswear: Bespoke Knowledge for the Crispy Gentleman

von The Editors of Fuck Yeah Menswear

In your hands is an Amazonian blowgun full of deadly knowledge darts ready to be delivered straight to your cranium.

You’re about to begin a journey that will end in only one way—with you standing naked...