Tag: fashion books
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Fashion Forecasting
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 22 Fashion Forecasting Evelyn L. Brannon & Lorynn Divita, 2015 Even though this book has been on the top shelf, I somehow forgot about it. This forgotten gem was my textbook when I studied at the NYC studio in college. As the title states, this book explains all…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Swatch Reference Guide
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 20 Swatch Reference Guide for Fashion Fabrics Deborah E. Young, 2018 This book is one of my favorite keepsakes from fashion school. It is a binder filled with pages of fabric swatches. Each fabric example has information to know about them including how they’re made, their composition, properties,…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Oscar Style
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 19 75 Years of Oscar Style People Magazine, 2003 With the Oscars coming up, what better time to pull out this book? I’m someone who loves following pop culture, so of course I take a scroll through the Oscar nominations when they’re announced. This year I’m completely team…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Versace
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 18 Little Book of Versace: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House Laia Farran Graves, 2022 In the last fashion bookshelf post, I included how these little books are great for fashion lovers. What’s funny is that I saw this specific book when I was Christmas shopping, and…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Perfect Is Boring
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 13 Perfect Is Boring: Ten Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me About Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss Tyra Banks and Carolyn London, 2018 This is a book I’ve had for a few years. It’s quite possible that many of my interests, which I formed when I…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Men’s Fashion
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 12 Men’s Fashion: The Complete Sourcebook John Peacock, 1996 This is a super informational book covering almost two centuries worth of men’s fashion (from 1789 to 1995). I love this book because it reminds me of the stuff I learned in my history of costume class in college.…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Yves Saint Laurent
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 11 Yves Saint Laurent: Icons of Fashion Design & Photography Marguerite Duras, 1988/2018 Picking up this book again this week, I was reminded of the good coffee table kind of books you can find at stores like Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, and HomeGoods. I got this one a few…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 10 Mrs. O: The Face of Fashion Democracy Mary Tomer, 2009 I thought this was a fitting choice since we are living through such a historic moment in politics right now. There is a lot of patriotism going on with the Olympics too. While I don’t have any…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Kate Spade Style
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 9 Style Kate Spade, 2004 I have several Kate Spade bags and some accessories. I included a Kate Spade bag in a post as recently as last week. Even the dog in my life rocks a Kate Spade matching collar and leash. Learning that she was a midwesterner…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: Dress Like a Million
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 7 Dress Like a Million (On Considerably Less): A Trend-Proof Guide to Real Fashion Leah Feldon, 1993 To know me is to know that I love the aesthetic and fashion of the 90s. I write about it all the time on this blog. I own several books where…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: The Vanity Fair Diaries
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 6 The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992 Tina Brown, 2017 This book is an amazing read for anyone who has ever dreamed of working for a fashion magazine. While I was in school at the Kent State New York Studio, I took a class where we put together a class fashion…
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What’s on My Fashion Bookshelf: The Ellements of Personal Style
What’s on My Bookshelf: Fashion Edition series part 5 The Ellements of Personal Style Joe Zee and Maggie Bullock (forward by Roberta Myers), 2010 This book features 25 successful women and discusses their style. While these women range differently on their level of “celebrity,” these Elle magazine editors consider all of them to be fashionable. What’s…
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