Intimate Chanel was written with the help of Gabrielle Palasse-Labrunie, Coco Chanel’s grand-niece, and promises an intimate insight into the private world of the designer. It includes never before published pictures of Ms. Chanel’s personal effects and reveals details about her love of symbolism and poetry, the men in her life, her family and her nephew Andre Palasse: “unveiling who ‘her Auntie Coco’ really was, a Chanel who was very different from her public persona.”

Wear This, Toss That wants to help readers feeling overwhelmed and unhappy with their style, purge every section of their closet and beauty shelf. With clear explanations on why certain pieces work or not, budget-friendly shopping advice, suggestions for footwear and accessories that make your outfits really shine, and make-up and hair care tips from industry experts the book aims to put you on the path to a fully functioning wardrobe with well-fitting, flattering pieces for every occasion.

This shopping and style magazine has been on the market since December 2000. Its continued success is based on a very hands-on and down-to-earth approach. Shopping info with each product shot, clothes at a variety of price points, beauty tips and the best deals, attainable and fun looks, giveaways, tips on how to make the latest trends work for you and how to shop your closet all have readers coming back for more each month.

The Gentlewoman entered the style magazine scene only last year but has already made a bit of a name for itself. It combines an elegant somewhat minimalist aesthetic with good photography, profiles of talented women from a wide range of fields, and fashion spreads with a twist. It wants to “challenge the traditional representation of female style with more sophisticated and in-depth oriented content”. The magazine is published twice a year, so if you take out a subscription it might be a while before your first issue arrives.

An honest look behind the scenes that portrays a year in the life of Italian haute couture designer Valentino Garavani and his partner Giancarlo Giammetti. It covers a period from preparations for the 2006 Spring/Summer collection in Paris to the 2007 museum retrospective celebrating his 45 year career. This is a documentary about their lifelong partnership, Valentino’s love of beauty and the female form, and perhaps the end of a fashion era as the couturier renowned for his red dresses retires at the age of 75.