I love fashion and I love reading and
thank good, we have many more books to read than course books for our ‘favourite’ subjects. Probably everyone is
preparing for exams now, but during preparations I had some time to make a
reading list for summer for myself and obviously some books deserve a bit more
attention because these are all about fashion. I am sure you will find
something to read and that is why I wanted to share my list. Sharing is caring.
I love books. I love the smell of
them, I love holding them and feeling how light they are, I love the sound of
flipping the pages. I don’t
mind paying for them, even if it costs a fortune, because they are all unique
and special. I appreciate all the books I have. I know that making books is
killing trees, but I’m
traditional and I cannot imagine myself holding a Kindle while I’m on a plane from Glasgow to
Budapest. I would rather carry an extra kilo with my favourite magazine and a
book in my bag than a lightweight Kindle.
So here are the list of books I am going to take with myself to
London, Croatia, Hungary or wherever I go.
1.
Fashion, The Ultimate Book of Custom and Style
I lied. I won’t carry this book anywhere, because it is at least 3 kilos
and it’s huge. This is the
book I am going to finish while I’m
in Glasgow. When I visited the Century of Style (PLEASE INSERT LINK FOR MY
PREVIOUS POST HERE) exhibition in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery, I saw this book
in the shop and I fell in love with it, I wanted it so badly. It was s surprise
from my best friends for my birthday. Since then whenever I’m bored of studying I open it
and just read a few pages. This is the absolute fashion book with many photos
and drawings about clothes and style from the Cleopatra to Ralph Lauren with
every designer, model and the most beautiful clothes! If you love fashion, this
is a must read!
2. How to be a Parisian wherever you
are
I love Parisian style. They are sexy
and free and always stylish. They know how to wear the same dress to the
streets and to a special event. They know what they should wear and how much to
spend on clothes. I respect all the Parisian bloggers and if I grow up I wanna
be one of them. The four editors of this books made an amazing job and if you
want to know more about french style, this is the key for all their secrets.
3.The Vogue Factor by Kirstie Clements
The editor of Australian Vogue tells
her story from her first job to the remaking of Vogue herself with all the
secrets of the magazine and the fashion industry you never heard before. She
knows what is fashion and what is making something outstanding from nothing and
if you need inspiration to be a better you and work for your dream job read
Kirstie’s words who made
it to the top! I loved it.
4. Front Row: Anna Wintour
We all know THE name. If fashion has a
name, it’s called Anna
Wintour, the editor of Vogue Us. You might say that Kim K or Queen B is more
fashionable, but Anna is writing fashion, she tells you what to wear by editing
articles and putting the most outstanding women on the cover of the leading
fashion magazine. She has her own sophisticated New Yorker style, she knows the
biggest names of fashion and without her street style wouldn’t exist. She is my icon and
yes, I will never stop admiring her whatever she does. Fashionistas, this is
the MUST read biography about the true Queen of Fashion.
5. The World According to Karl
If he doesn’t like something, he will let the whole world know. This is
his book with his own words about everything. He is criticising designers,
models, street style, himself, fashion, singers, actors and everything else and
sings odes about his cat, Choupette. That cat is so majestic. I don’t like cats, but I wish I had
the chance to meet with Karl’s
fave pet. If you like and don’t
like reading at the same time, this is your book. No full pages of words, just
pages of sketches and drawings with the quotes of the King of Fashion. He is my
other icon.
6. Unseen Vogue
This book is for the lovers of photos
and photography and the haters of reading. If you love Vogue, you know it’s always full of the best
photos of the prettiest women in the most expensive clothes. This is almost the
same. Almost. This album shows you all the photos which you could have never
seen on the pages of the Fashion Bible from the 1920s to 2001.
7.Parisian Chic by Ines de la
Frassagne
The designer knows what is french
fashion and with her tricks you will have the knowledge as well. Ines de la
Frassagne is the designer of her own brand with sophisticated and simple
collections for each season. You know you want to learn what is “less is more” and how you can create a
wardrobe to always be stylish without over or underdressing and spending loads
of money every season to be runway ready when you leave your home. You only
need this book. Read and learn!
Enjoy your free time and spend it with reading! Intelligence is pretty!
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