10 New Style Books To Look Out For This Year

Whether you’re looking for a good read or just something pretty to go on your coffee table, we’ve compiled a list of the best style books being released in 2013, plus where to get them. ..................

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The Little Black Dress by André Leon Talley, Gioia Diliberto, Maureen Dowd, and Robin Givhan
Release Date: April 2, $50.00

If you know anything about André Leon Talley, you know that the eccentric editor never fails to entertain. His writing is the main reason I want to read this book, but its focus on the ultimate classic style staple also makes it required reading for any fashionista. Plus, with other renowned journalists like Robin Givhan and Maureen Dowd on board, trust us: This one is going to be good.

How to Read Fashion: A Crash Course in Styles, Designers, and Couture by Fiona Ffoulkes
Release Date: April 2, $17.95

Speaking of classroom texts, this book is a prize for someone who wants to educate him or herself about fashion in general.

The Master of Us All: Balenciaga, His Workrooms, His World by Mary Blume
Release Date: February 5, $25.00

This legendary Spanish couturier was known for being mysterious and avoiding the public eye, so this book is kind of a big deal. If you love reading about fashion history or are simply curious to get an inside look into such an extraordinary life, you’ll want to pick up this biography. Plus, with the recent appointment of Alexander Wang at the fashion house, you can impress all your friends by judging whether Cristóbal himself would have approved of each upcoming collection.

Terence Donovan Fashion, Edited by Diana Donovan and David Hillman
Release Date: February 28, £60.00

Along with David Bailey and Brain Duffy, Terence Donovan was one of the most celebrated photographers in the forefront of the 1960s London fashion scene, and upon his death he left an archive of his work with his widow. Already released in the UK, this hefty retrospective leads us through the photographs and career of the fashion great. As an added bonus, in case you didn’t get enough of reading Grace Coddington from her memoir, the Vogue editor wrote the preface.

World Tour: Vintage Hotel Labels from the Collection of Gaston-Louis Vuitton by Francisca Matteoli
Release Date: March 5, $60.00

You know that classic image of a plain brown suitcase covered in colorful stickers from around the world, showing off where its owner has been? Well, that used to be a real thing. The grandson of Louis Vuitton, the original master of luxury luggage, collected stickers from his travels, and they’re featured in this book along with vintage photographs and postcards from around the globe. World Tour seems like it would be more for fun than anything else, but a must-read for any travel enthusiasts or dreamers who were enchanted by the house’s Fall 2012 travel-themed show.

Power and Style: A World History of Politics and Dress by Dominique Gaulme and Francois Gaulme
Release Date: March 5, $75.00

It focuses on clothing as a manner of displaying power in monarchies, military regimes, dictatorships, and the birth of democracy.

Elie Saab Memoire by Janie Samet
Release Date: April 9, $25.00

Dressmaker to celebrities and royalty alike–including Princess Beatrice, Angelina Jolie, and Beyoncé–and official member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Lebanese designer Elie Saab has undoubtedly had an incredibly successful fashion career. Read all about the man, his life, and the brand that he launched at only 18-years-old in this upcoming memoir.

Bulgari Portfolio, Edited by Skira

Release Date: April 30, $55.00

This one is bound to be a beautiful book of pictures for the coffee table. World renowned for their luxurious jewelry, follow the heritage of Italian brand Bulgari via images of their works of art from over the years, archival documents, a gallery of international celebrities flaunting their pieces, and more. You’ll probably feel fancy just by flipping through it.

Jean Patou: A Fashionable Life by Emmanuelle Polle
Release Date: September 24, $95.00

Jean Patou was a legendary French couturier who died in the mid-1930s, and the list of past designers for the house of Patou reads like a who’s who of the fashion world, including Karl Lagerfeld, Christian Lacroix, and Jean Paul Gaultier. Today the Jean Patou brand only makes fragrances, but it’s important for all budding and current fashionistas to know and understand his legacy.

Raf Simons by Annick Volk
Release Date: July 1, $39.99

Raf Simons has been a hot topic lately, so it’s only fitting that someone would be writing a book about him. The Belgian designer very famously left Jil Sander and moved to Dior in 2012, and I’m hoping this book gives us a look into the man himself and his personal history.

via:fashionista.com

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