https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:19:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334373 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:49:28 +0000 Sally 2334373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have read lots of different style books over the years, usually I get them from the library and some of them have been quite dated, a lot of them I can't remember the names of.&nbsp; This is one I remember enjoying, mainly for the visual.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334289 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 03:32:08 +0000 Carol 2334289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Two:&nbsp;</p> <p>French Style--Veronique Vienne<br />Pretty standard French style advice, with a couple of fresh twists. Why it's great is it came out in 1993, so it has that supermodel-era attitude.</p> <p>Any photo book by Roy deCarava, 20th-century art photographer extraordinaire. Not directly fashion books, but capture a breathless realism of life in Harlem.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334185 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 13:27:42 +0000 quietloud 2334185@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Jenni</b>, that one looks very interesting, I might have to look for it!</p> <p><b>LaPed</b>, oh, I remember the Fruits books! I had the first one, but I think I passed it on to my sister at some point. And I think I might have to pull the trigger on the Bill Cunningham book now ;)</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334135 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 20:38:09 +0000 Poppy K 2334135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Soho house books are really aesthetically pleasing </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334118 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:43:40 +0000 LaPed 2334118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That Bill Cunningham book is wonderful! I had a chance to leaf through it in person last month. </p> <p>I’ll also suggest the Shoichi Aoki magazine compilations, documenting 90s Harajuku in Tokyo. They’re amazing! Titled “Fruits” and “Fresh Fruits” — beautiful Phaidon art books, perfect on a coffee table. Inspirational for anyone interested in photography, not just street style. Pricy, but they make great gifts! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334117 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 17:29:05 +0000 Suz 2334117@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, I don't have any recommendations but I love yours, <b>quietloud</b>! Will follow.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334110 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:00:51 +0000 Anonymous 2334110@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nothing to add but just wanted to say that I’m excited to check out the CBK book when it comes out. I just love love love her style!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334101 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 14:42:20 +0000 Roberta 2334101@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the wonderful reading ideas! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334055 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:39:07 +0000 Jenni NZ 2334055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think I found this one on special somewhere a few years ago, but I really like it- it says who various designers were both influenced by and then influenced. Looks like I have a US and Philippines edition bought in NZ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/visualinspirational-fashion-books#post-2334054 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:01:15 +0000 quietloud 2334054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love reading other people’s musings on style and fashion, and have a ton of text heavy fashion books, but I just realized I have very few mainly visual ones. I used to collect magazines and refer back to those, but have decluttered 95% of them in recent years, and would love to replace with some inspirational fashion books. Do you have any that you love and recommend? </p> <p>Here are three of my own favorites (1-3), plus three that I want to check out (4-6)</p> <p>#1 - <i>Garcon Style</i> by Jonathan Daniel Pryce</p> <p>#2 - <i>The New Garconne</i> by Nawaz Batliwalla</p> <p>#3 - <i>Georgia O’Keeffe Living Modern</i> by Wanda M. Corn</p> <p>#4 - <i>On the Street: Five Decades of Iconic Photography</i> by Bill Cunningham</p> <p>#5 - <i>On Fashion Photography</i> by Peter Lindbergh</p> <p>#6 - <i>CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion</i> by Sunita Kumar Nair (out in November)</p>