You Are What You WearWhat Your Clothes Reveal About You

In her first book, psychologist and wardrobe consultant Jennifer Baumgartner introduces the Psychology of Dress, a new way of looking at what we wear, how we buy and store our clothes and how we assemble outfits. Her motto: You may find more than clothes lurking in your closet! In nine chapters, each with their own case study, she examines the link between our external appearance and internal experience. With a detailed analysis of issues like why we buy more than we need, reasons for avoiding mirrors and when we bare too much, she offers an InsideOut closet makeover that focusses on transforming and improving both your look and your life.

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Grace: A Memoir

Creative Director of American Vogue, Grace Coddington, “suddenly” became famous after making an indelible impression in the 2009 documentary The September Issue. But for many years before that she had been an inspiration to those behind the fashion scenes. In this memoir, Grace tells her own story, sharing both her personal and professional life with the reader. From her childhood in Anglesey, her early career as a model, the car accident that nearly ended it all, her trajectory from London in the Swinging Sixties to the years working at British Vogue, crossing the pond to work with Calvin Klein and then joining American Vogue in 1988. She talks about her two marriages and thirty-year romance with Didier Malige, the death of her sister and her relationship with Anna Wintour. Along the way she shares her views on everything from plastic surgery, cats, photography in the digital era and the nature of beauty.

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How to Be a Budget FashionistaThe Ultimate Guide to Looking Fabulous for Less

Budget fashionista extraordinaire, Kathryn Finney, has been writing about how to look fabulous for less since 2003. Her first book has been called “the bible of being stylish on a budget”, and is currently in its sixth print. It is filled with smart budgeting tricks, money-saving shopping tips, down-to-earth style advice for all sizes and fashion personas, and suggestions on how to become an expert in the art of bargain hunting. Her motto: being frugal and looking fabulous are not mutually exclusive.

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Downton Abbey

This period drama, set in the fictional Yorkshire country estate of Downton Abbey, follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants during the reign of King George V. In this splendid home, the Earl and Countess of Grantham and their three daughters of marriageable age live under the watchful eye of the Dowager Countess (Dame Maggie Smith). Their secure and ordered world, and the social hierarchy are rocked as their lives are shaped by the great events in history, romance, heartbreak and ambition. The first series spans the two years before World War I beginning with news of the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. The second series covers the years 1916 to 1919.

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Vogue: The Covers

American Vogue first appeared on the newsstands in December 1892 as a weekly, and became a bi-weekly publication after Condé Nast purchased it almost two decades later. Since then the magazine has become an important fashion trendsetter, its covers and content continue to captivate style lovers all over the world. Vogue: The Covers showcases more than 300 of the most iconic and striking covers, alongside the history and stories behind these stylish images. Organized in chronological order by decade, the book begins with the illustrated covers from the early years and spans the 20th century to the present, chronicling the evolution of fashion, art, culture, and photography. With photographs by influential artists like Annie Leibovitz, Richard Avedon and Irving Penn.

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