Art, Style, Living - Fashion

This marvellous little book is a distillation of the essence of Turin and Sanchez' acclaimed masterwork "Perfumes: The A - Z Guide". In "Perfumes", Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez reviewed nearly 1,500 fragrances in their witty, irreverent and innovative handbook - separating the divine from the good from the monumentally awful. Here in "The Little Book of Perfumes", the authors choose their 100 greatest fragrances of all time. Some are very famous, some hardly known, for women and men. There is Jicky (1889), unisex coeval of the Eiff... read more

"'Perfumes is one of the best books I have ever read. It is dazzlingly good' (India Knight, Sunday Times) 'It's a great book because it brilliantly combines technical knowledge with evocative, poetic and often laugh-out-loud-funny prose to provide incisive, vivid and honest criticism of all perfumes (from the 'staggeringly bad' to the 'deeply divine') If you want to open your mind to the intricacies of scent - and enjoy a brilliant, entertaining read along the way - I can't recommend it enough.' (Elle)"

William Travilla is one of the best costume designers of all time and Marilyn Monroe his most famous client. "Marilyn's Dresses" will focus on the striking dresses Travilla designed for Marilyn, from his early work on the thriller "Don't Bother to Knock" and the gorgeous pink dress in which Marilyn sang "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" to the legendary white dress from "The Seven Year Itch", which arguably contributed to the collapse of Marilyn's marriage to Joe DiMaggio. Featuring Travilla's original sketches, rare costume test... read more

William Travilla is one of the best costume designers of all time and Marilyn Monroe his most famous client. Dressing Marilyn will focus on the striking dresses that Travilla designed for Marilyn, from his early work on the dark thriller 'Don't Bother to Knock' and the gorgeous pink dress in which Marilyn sang 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend' to the legendary white dress from 'The Seven Year Itch', which arguably contributed to the collapse of Marilyn's marriage to Joe DiMaggio. Featuring Travilla's original sketches, rare costu... read more

It's amazing that one feathered dress helped shape the most memorable number of the screen's greatest dance team, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It's a rush to discover that a fabric developed for automobile upholstery became the source for Halston's most famous creation. And although many people may not remember what film she won her Best Actress Oscar for ("The Hours"), no red-carpet watcher can forget the immediate and stunning effect of a young, copper-tressed Nicole Kidman in a commanding chartreuse chinoiserie gown by Dior. ... read more

"This book is a gallery of...dressmaking magic. I feel as though I am looking at a very special family album, one that revels in the joy, happiness, and desire we inspire in others when we triumph in creating moments of memorable beauty." - Alber Elbaz

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Vintage styles have never been more popular, with everyone from Madonna and Scarlett Johansson to Dita Von Teese indulging in retro glamour. Whether you want to a look you can wear day-to-day or one for a special outing or occasion, this must-have book has all you'll need to recreate the decadence and fun of vintage styles. Filled with step-by-step instructions, tips and techniques, and detailed photographs for make-up from the 1920s to the 1980s, Style Me Vintage Make Up provides everything you'll need to create authentic looks - ... read more

*Following the sucess of the bestselling Big Book of Fashion Illustration, this brand-new collection showcases the very latest in fashion illustration. *All new material and bigger, better and bang on trend *Over 1000 of the most cutting-edge fashion illustrations from around the world The visual bible for fashion illustrators, the Great Big Book of Fashion Illustration provides the best and most exciting fashion illustration from around the world today, from France to Australia, India to Mexico. Digital masterpieces as well as tra... read more

A designer, editor, model, muse, and stylist, Ms Daphne Guinness is renowned for the way she uses fashion to transform herself. This title explains the origins and characteristics of her style. It discusses her friendships and collaborations with other creative fashion personalities from the late Isabella Blow to the photographer Steven Klein.

This is the V&A's bestselling history of fashion. Four Hundred Years of Fashion tells the story of men's and women's fashionable dress through the ages, covering clothes for all occasions and including a wide range of accessories such as shoes, fans, hats and even undergarments. Illustrations are wide-ranging, from the magnificent 18th-century court manuta, sumptuously embroidered with silver thread, to Vivienne Westwood's psychedelic punk outfit. The expertise of the authors gives the text unequalled authority and makes it ... read more

Portrays the life and techniques of the master fashion designer who developed new pattern making techniques and designed her clothes around the natural form instead of using corsets on her models. This is a must have for anyone interested in Art Deco clothing, it is rich and informative and contains patterns of many of her clothes. It is just a gorgeous book.

As one of the most alluring yet elusive concepts in contemporary style, glamour is an ideal that permeates our visual culture. This lavishly illustrated book radically revises our understanding of glamour in fashion, industrial design, and architecture. The volume traces glamour's trajectory from its historical middle-class origins to its present-day connotations of affluence and elegance. In doing so, "glamour" is established as a new critical category for design that embraces richly decorative patterns, complex layering, sumptuou... read more

Offers a comprehensive look into one of the world's successful names in fashion. Moving from 1947 onwards, this book defines the roots of Dior style, showcasing the distinctive lines, materials, and shapes that have been loved throughout the decades.

This is an optical opulence. This is an eye-popping book spectacle. Eyeglass designer Moss Lipow trawled eBay, auction houses, garage sales, and flea markets worldwide to amass glasses and photographs for his massive eyewear collection. This book, which traces eyewear's journey over the past millennium, features the best examples from Lipow's collection as well as models from other world class collections. Considering the wealth of examples included herein-such as prehistoric whalebone eye guards used by Eskimos, 13th century woode... read more

A to Z of Style brings together the secrets of style from the world's greatest fashion designers and others from the world of fashion in this delightful illustrated dictionary. From Chanel on perfume, to Dior on elegance, this charming compendium is illustrated with delightful line drawings of accessories and clothing from the V&A's collection.

A contemporary look at both traditional clothing and street styles from 38 countries around the world and the influence these two very different kinds of dress are having on fashion and designers today. Traditional dress from around the globe inspired the early designs of people like Coco Chanel and Christian Dior. Culture to Catwalk looks back at the roots of the industry, the backlash against brash consumerism, globalisation and 'fast-fashion' and that what people are wearing locally on the streets is once again influencing... read more

Ever wondered how Marie Antoinette wore her hair? How can you make a tasselled belt? Do you know which fashion trends were the most popular in the 80s? With hundreds more drawings to complete and colour in, garments to design and textile patterns to invent, My Even More Wonderful World of Fashion takes your imagination even further into the creation of exciting new styles, clothing and accessories. From shoes, to sunglasses, 50s cocktail dresses, African jewellery and feathered masks, Nina Chakrabarti's beautiful illustrations spa... read more

Presents a hundred pairs of shoes, from the 16th to the 21st century, that paint a picture of how styles have changed - sometimes radically - over the years. This title also presents examples of fashionable footwear in a range of styles, from flats to stilettos.

Each book in this inspired series by fashion writer Camilla Morton inventively reimagines one of our favorite "Once Upon a Time" stories, blending it with the real-life story of a famed fashion designer. Lushly illustrated by the designers themselves, these tales illuminate each iconic individual's creative magic while celebrating his unique life and career. The result is an intriguing combination of whimsy and memoir. In this contemporary twist on the tale of the "Elves and the Shoemaker", Manolo Blahnik's delightful drawings evok... read more

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In a contemporary, cross-generational twist on one of our favourite childhood stories, Camilla Morton - fashion journalist, international bestselling author of "How to Walk in High Heels", and John Galliano's "Girl Friday" - invites a legend from the fashion world to tell his life story in fairytale format. In this book, Camilla re-tells the story of "Sleeping Beauty" with beloved French designer Christian Lacroix as the prince, tracing the arc of his career from his early days in haute couture to the opening of his eponymous fashi... read more