Fashion Books
Fashion books have been around just about as long as fashion has been around. You could argue that fashion has been around as long as people have been around but we are not going to get into that argument or go that far back in time. We are going to contain our discussion to the modern era of fashion.
Fashion styles change a few times a year. They always have and they always will. So it would be logical to ask why does fashion matter if it keeps changing and what is considered new, hip, and elegant today is not even noticed tomorrow. That is a good question. The answer is revealed and can be seen in vintage fashion books.
These books will reveal styles and trends that were hot 100 years ago but still seem attractive today. Another way of looking at it is that class, dignity, and attention to detail never go out of style. Only when short cuts are taken and motive is driven by pure profit is the final product a temporary phenomenon.
Fashion trends come and go but style, grace, beauty, and class are timeless and will last as long as a brilliant diamond. Fashion design books have been studied and are still being studied to help in the evolution of fashion. The early books on fashion design concentrated on fashion sketches. Today everything from sketches to runway fashion to fashion marketing are subjects that covered in fashion books.
Books On Fashion
- Allure: Confessions of a Beauty Editor If you really want to know how to look your best then Linda Wells is the person you should be seeking out. She was the editor in chief at Allure for 15 years and if anybody knows just about everything about fashion and beauty it is Linda. In her book “Confessions of a Beauty Editor” you will learn every little secret you need to know in order to look and feel beautiful. This book is one of the essential fashion books.
- The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets Ever wonder what it takes for the “top of the heap” Hollywood stars to get beautiful and stay that way? Well this is the book you have been searching for. While many books talk fashion most books on fashion don’t focus on Actresses and their fashion secrets. The absolute ridiculous lengths that these people go to in order to look good borders on all out comedy. It is worth a read if you need a good laugh.
- In Style: Instant Style There are many fashion style books but this one is really one of the best. Advice on everything on how to organize your wardrobe to how to buy your wardrobe. Advice is plentiful and helpful. Certain cuts and shapes of clothes will help you look your best. Everything is explained so that even the most fashion needy can understand. You will even learn when the good sales take place and how to take advantage of them. Need advice on what colors goes together or what shoes or boots goes with which dresses or pants…find the answer here.
- The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman The holy gospel of fashion. Nothing more needs to be said.
When you go to a fashion show the very last thing on everybody’s mind is how the clothes that you are looking at became to be. But in reality fashion builds upon itself. A simple black dress can easily over the decades turn into a magnificent ball gown. Small but important changes over a long period of time produces this seasons most exciting new designs.
Books on fashion design will take you back in time and then bring you forward and launch you into the future. That is what fashion is about. It is history and it is the here and now. It tells the world what you are about and it tells the world what we are about.
If you ever go into a fashion bookstore stop and take a look at all the books. The old ones, the new ones, the mens fashion books and all of the fashion industry books. You will be surprised how engrossing they are. Not only illustrations of beauty but the march of time will be contained in them.
Fashion designer books can give you insight into how the big fashion houses trend. They all have their signature looks and everything they create comes from the same central theme. It is very interesting to follow.
When an illustrator or artist decides to draw fashion books they are taking on an art form that will live into the future. They can count on people studying them, copying them, and learning from them. It is why so many talented people are attracted to this field. If you ever enroll in a fashion design program you can count on seeing fashion books galore in the classroom.