Nina Garcia shares with us the one hundred pieces that have become her wardrobe essentials. A style guide not intended as the ultimate must-haves list, but aimed to help you build a fully functioning wardrobe with clothes that “suit your style, your body, and your personality”. Each item comes with a short description, a little background history, and how-to-wear tips. From A-line dress, over Frye Harness boots and safari jackets, to zippered hoodie… Nina’s fashion ABC paired with Ruben Toledo’s beautiful illustrations provide plenty of inspiration for picking your personal classics.
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Nostalgia in Vogue
The essays in this anthology represent a decade’s worth of the famous “Nostalgia” series in Vogue. The concept has remained unchanged over the years. Artists, models and celebrities select a picture from the magazine’s astonishing photo archive – fashion images with an impact that inspired them to share coming-of-age stories and personal musings on life’s big themes. Edited by Eve MacSweeney, Features Director at Vogue, with contributions from Patti Smith, Joan Didion, Manolo Blahnik…
The Gospel According to Coco ChanelLife Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman
How did Mademoiselle Chanel do it? From growing up in an orphanage to building one of the world’s most renowned fashion empires… The style icon extraordinaire certainly came armed with vision, determination and a sharp wit. In this light-hearted mix between biography and tongue-in-cheek self-help guide the author translates Coco Chanel’s views on life, style and fearlessness into how-tos for modern day survival and success. With quirky black & white illustrations by Chesley McLaren.
Bringing Home the BirkinMy Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag
Make-up artist Michael Tonello emigrates to Barcelona, unexpectedly finds himself without a job, sells an Hermès silk scarf on eBay and bam… It’s the start of a rollicking ride with the iconic Birkin bag in a leading role. Soon Michael has a list of well-to-do clients eager to circumvent the notorious Hermès waiting list. Can the resourceful author rise to the challenge and develop a strategy to persuade Hermès stores to part with their Birkins? This is his tell-all memoir.