Biography & Autobiography - Fashion

When the French designer Christian Dior presented his first collection in Paris in 1947, he changed fashion forever. Dior's New Look created a striking, romantic vision of femininity, luxury, and grace, making him--and his last name--famous overnight. One woman informed Dior's vision more than...

Lydia Hudgens's debut photo book, featuring only plus-sized models: a first in fashion publishing. In a landscape where magazine covers are still dominated by skinny bodies and Fashion Week runways have moved backward in the models that are walking, Plus breaks with business as...

The extraordinary story of costume designer Phyllis Dalton, filled with insights, recollections, and revelations from a life spent on the great film locations of the twentieth century In conversation with film historian Alexander Ballinger, Phyllis Dalton (1925-2025) reveals how she created some of the...

A spectacular celebration of Karl Lagerfeld and the house of Chanel, this is a deluxe gift edition with an iconic new cover design.​ Chanel: The Karl Lagerfeld Campaigns is the first complete collection of Karl Lagerfeld's Haute Couture and Ready-to-Wear campaigns for Chanel, featuring...

Fashion writer Emma Baxter-Wright introduces 50 of the world's most influential fashion designers and a selection of their most celebrated pieces in this hardback guide, showcased with full-color photography. Starting with the foundation of the 19th century House of Worth, perhaps the first real...

Dolphin Odyssey takes you on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening as the author shares their lifelong pursuit of understanding the true nature of life, death, and the self. From a young age, their mind was curious about the mysteries of the...

Get an insider's look at Ariana Grande's victorious performing career in this luxe hardcover gift book that's perfect for Arianators 100+ stunning photos and insights from top music and culture writers explore the pop icon's music, style and cultural influence-and just how she's defied...

A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED - "Reads like a work of fiction, but remarkably, it's all true" (Airmail) - In the tradition of The Barbizon and The Girls of Atomic City, fashion historian and journalist Nancy MacDonell chronicles the untold story of how...

Author: Amber M. BrookmanISBN-13: 9798992736618Publisher: Brookhill & Asc, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/16/2025Pages: 410Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d

THIS IS HAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.Boarding has now begun for a forty-year journey of imagination and creativity, ambition and betrayal, style and wonder, tears and laughter.Your pilot - LIZZI MAC, will guide you with her own unique blend of talent and flair along her personally...

Author: Stephen ClarkeISBN-10: 2958566358ISBN-13: 9782958566357Publisher: PafLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/24/2025Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 8.47h x 5.32w x 0.63d

Beautifully illustrated, the story of the incandescent French designer and entrepreneur, purveyor of all things lavish. Before Chanel, Dior, or Saint Laurent, there was Paul Poiret. Born in Paris in 1879, he was the most audacious couturier of the prewar era. While his outré...

Author: Thomas ElliotISBN-10: 1035434504ISBN-13: 9781035434503Publisher: WelbeckLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/12/2026Pages: 160Format: Hardcover

Paris, 1947. A city yearning for beauty. A designer on the brink of revolution. A sister who survived the unimaginable. From the art salons of Montparnasse to the war-torn streets of occupied France, A Parisian Fairytale is a haute couture historical novel that unveils...

A Fascinating, Unfiltered Look at a Fashion Icon"This book goes beyond the glossy image of Coco Chanel to reveal the womanbehind the legend. It masterfully balances her fashion genius with her businessacumen and personal contradictions. A must-read for fashion lovers and historybuffs alike!"- Olivia...

In these fraught times, Theo Fennell's second collection of anecdotes, The Glory Years (More Chapters of Accidents) comes as a welcome antidote. Following on from his first collection, I Fear For This Boy (Some Chapters of Accidents) he relates, in hilarious detail, some of...

The compelling memoir that explores race, cultural representation, Black media's legacy, privilege, and identity from VIBE's founding fashion editor and CNN correspondent Michaela Angela Davis. As VIBE's founding fashion editor and a CNN correspondent, Michaela Angela Davis has been at the forefront of cultural...

Author: Elyce AronsISBN-10: 1668115336ISBN-13: 9781668115336Publisher: Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2025Format: CD

ranny Takes A Trip was more than just a shop and a fashion brand; it was the original rock and roll clothes boutique, the template for all that followed. What started as an odd retail venture/art installation in a depressed part of London known...

Dress like a style icon with inspiration and practical advice garnered from the many looks and bold wardrobe of Cher This accessible new series of fashion guides empowers you to dress like a style icon. Cher's timeless glamour, unique sense of style, and famous...

During the greatest, most exciting years in the world's greatest, most exciting city, Barneys New York was a place where fashion made culture and made history. In They All Came to Barneys, Gene Pressman tells his story for the first time, capturing the unprecedented...

Step into the exclusive and eccentric world of the Chicago diamond industry with Gia Nichols as she unveils the secrets behind the sparkle. In this captivating memoir, Nichols shares her riveting personal journey through a business as dazzling as it is dark, where magnificent...

The world of fashion - fascinating, influential, and often opaque. Billions of people wear clothes from brands daily whose history they barely know. Behind the dazzling logos lie stories full of dedication, innovation, and passion. In this book, the doors to over 70 legendary...

The first comprehensive biography of Jane Birkin--actress, singer, and legendary style icon--and her profound cultural impact, from the "acerbic, culturally astute, and genuine" (The New York Times) author of the instant New York Times bestseller Glossy. Jane Birkin was synonymous with chic. Her effortless...

Join the Lil Girlfriends as they choose different career paths and enjoy what they do! This is a melinated coloring book, showing little black and brown girls they can be anything they want to be, with the beautiful hair (their crown) they've been blessed...

Author: Elizabeth BellerISBN-10: 1982178973ISBN-13: 9781982178970Publisher: Gallery BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2025Pages: 352Format: Paperback

Written by Alfons Kaiser, a journalist and personal friend of Karl Lagerfeld, a graphic biography exploring the man behind the larger-than-life figure who became an iconic fashion brand in and of himself while defining an era at Chanel "It starts with me and it...

The kaleidoscopic story of how an underground American subculture reshaped the global fashion industry. Bigger Than Fashion is about the relentless rise of streetwear; it's a captivating story of how a fiercely guarded counterculture, full of iconoclasts and hustlers, was disregarded until it skyrocketed...

The Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations. Fashion Icons: Christian Dior Quotes is a fully illustrated collection of quotes with Megan Hess' iconic and hugely popular illustrations, profiling...

The Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations. Words from a Fashion Icon: Coco Chanel is a fully illustrated collection of quotes with Megan Hess' iconic and hugely popular...

Indulge your inner Chalamaniac with this gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing fan book on everything there is to know and love about the modern icon that is Timoth?e Chalamet. From watching The Dark Knight for the first time to starring in the critically acclaimed movie Call...

Part tell-all memoir and part entrepreneur crash course, the founder of The RealReal offers an emboldening story of perspective and triumph When she was 52, a recruiter told Julie Wainwright that her failure as CEO of Pets.com made her unemployable. But she proved him--and...

Jane Austen's Fashion Bible is a joyous celebration of the visual world created by the beloved regency author. A stunning gift edition from Macmillan Collector's Library, Jane Austen's Fashion Bible features extracts from Jane Austen's novels and juvenilia, and focuses on the iconic styles...

Author: Laurie MarsdenISBN-10: 1662959230ISBN-13: 9781662959233Publisher: Gatekeeper PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2025Pages: 332Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.74d

Author: Julie SatowISBN-10: 0593468015ISBN-13: 9780593468012Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbs

'From the winged cape she designed for Freddie Mercury to her white Biba boots, every piece tells a memorable tale.' The Lady, Book of the Year 'A vivid and compelling picture of the broader fashion landscape between 1960 and the present day. Anecdotes? The...

Author: Stacy A. CorderyISBN-10: 1420520644ISBN-13: 9781420520644Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/26/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

A groundbreaking chronicle of the legacy of Virgil Abloh, whose iconic rise to the top of the fashion industry embodied the cultural sea change transforming our ideas about the relationship between who we are and what we wear--from Pulitzer Prize-winning culture critic Robin Givhan....

The Louis Vuitton label was founded by Vuitton in 1854 in Paris. In 1858, Vuitton introduced his flat-topped trunks with Trianon canvas, making them lightweight and airtight. Louis Vuitton's graphic symbols, including quatrefoils and flowers (as well as the LV monogram), were based on...

DRESS LIKE A STYLE ICON WITH INSPIRATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE FROM THE MANY LOOKS AND BOLD WARDROBES OF DAVID BOWIE David Bowie, the iconic musician and cultural force, wielded fashion as a tool of self-expression. From the otherworldly Ziggy Stardust to the enigmatic Thin...

The Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations. Words from a Fashion Icon: Guccio Gucci is a fully illustrated collection of quotes with Megan Hess' iconic and hugely popular...

The Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations. Words from a Fashion Icon: Marilyn Monroe is a fully illustrated collection of quotes with Megan Hess' iconic and hugely popular...

"Part memoir, part manifesto, part self-help and part coming-of-age adventure story, Where's Your Daughter? is a roller-coaster of emotion, critique, advice, and introspection. Though Ms. Andersen's book will never be called art, the closest analogue that comes to mind is none other than William...

Book Description: Maye Musk is a name that transcends generations and industries. The Life and Legacy of Maye Musk is the captivating story of a woman who redefined beauty, success, and the art of living. From her early days in South Africa to gracing...

A beautifully illustrated celebration of the life and work of activist, provocateur, and fashion icon Vivienne Westwood. Vivienne Westwood spent more than five decades breaking the rules and pushing the envelope of the fashion world. Renowned for her rebellious spirit and avant-garde designs, Westwood...

The question that every supermodel gets asked repeatedly is 'how were you discovered?' Fans love to hear how, where and why their icons were plucked from reality and thrown into the hyper-glamorous world of high fashion. Many of the most famous women in the...

A moving portrait of friendship by Elyce Arons as she reflects on her long relationship with Kate Spade, whom she met in college and went on to cofound the multi-billion-dollar fashion company as they came of age in 1990s New York. When Elyce Arons...

The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends The Lives of 50 Fashion Legends is a visual biography book that delves into the stories of the most recognized fashion designers in the world. It covers their childhoods, relationships, life choices, ups and downs, and the signature...

Experience the captivating journey of Thierry Mugler, from his humble beginnings in Strasbourg to becoming a visionary force in the world of fashion. This compelling biography delves into the life and career of the renowned designer, tracing his evolution from a young creative talent...

Enhance your personal style with inspiration and practical advice from the signature looks and glamorous wardrobes of the iconic Dolly Parton. Country legend and cultural icon Dolly Parton transcends music into the realm of fashion, where she blends glitz and grit with effortless elegance....