Siberian Dream by Irina Pantaeva

$10.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

How to Murder Your Life - A Memoir by Cat Marnell

$14.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

'I was twenty-six years old and an associate beauty editor at Lucky, one of the top fashion magazines in America. That's all that most people knew about me. But beneath the surface, I was full of secrets: I was a drug addict, for one. A pillhead. I was also an alcoholic-in-training who guzzled warm Veuv e Clicquot after work alone in my boss's office with the door closed; a conniving and manipulative uptown doctor-shopper; a salami-and-provolone-puking bulimic who spent a hundred dollars a day on binge foods when things got bad (and they got bad often); a weepy,wobbly, wildly hallucination-prone insomniac; a tweaky self-mutilator; a slutty and self-loathing downtown party girl; and - perhaps most of all - a lonely weirdo. But, you know, I had access to some really fantastic self-tanner.' By the age of 15, Cat Marnell longed to work in the glamorous world of women's magazines - but was also addicted to the ADHD meds prescribed by her father. Within 10 years she was living it up in New York as a beauty editor at Condé Nast, with a talent for 'doctor-shopping' that secured her a never-ending supply of prescriptions. Her life had become a twisted merry-go-round of parties and pills at night, while she struggled to hold down her high-profile job during the day. Witty, magnetic and penetrating - prompting comparisons to Bret Easton Ellis and Charles Bukowski - Cat Marnell reveals essential truths about her generation, brilliantly uncovering the many aspects of being an addict with pin-sharp humour and beguiling style. 'New York's enfant terrible...Her talent has resided in her uncanny ability to write about addiction from the untidy, unsafe, unhappy epicentre of the disease, rather than from some writerly remove.' Telegraph 'I LOVE this book' Catriona Innes, Cosmopolitan Magazine UK 'An unputdownable, brilliantly written rollercoaster' Shappi Khorsandi 'Brilliantly written and harrowing and funny and honest' Louise France, Times Magazine UK 'Easily one of the most anticipated memoirs of the year...[Marnell's] got an inimitable style (and oh my god, so many have tried) and a level of talent so high, it's impossible not to be rooting for her.' NYLON ...Show more

Gods and Kings - The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano by Dana Thomas

$25.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

In Gods and Kings Dana Thomas, author of Deluxe, tells the story of how John Galliano and Alexander McQueen changed the face of fashion. In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the fashion world was dominated by two very different but equally successful and turbulent figures. But, within twelve months, Alexander McQueen had committed suicide, and John Galliano has professionally imploded. Who was to blame? And how was fashion changed by their rise and fall? This is the story of Galliano and McQueen, the two working class British boys who shook fashion to its core. With their complicated and deeply seductive designs, they moved from the raucous art and club scene of London to the old-school heart of French couture. Dana Thomas, who witnessed their arrival in Paris and who interviewed more than one hundred people close to both designers, presents their lives in rich detail. Highlighting the similarities and differences in their temperament, charisma and style, she explores both their individual talent and the changing nature of fashion over the 80s, 90s and noughties. The result is a deeply engrossing, fast-paced and original read. Galliano and McQueen weren't simply driven and gifted: they wanted to revolutionize fashion in a way no one had in decades. And for a while, they succeeded. Dana Thomas began her career writing for the Style section of the Washington Post and served as Newsweek's European culture and fashion correspondent for fifteen years. She has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, WSJ, Financial Times, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and was the European editor of Conde Nast Portfolio. She is a contributing editor for T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and is the author of The New York Times bestseller, Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre. She lives in Paris. ...Show more

Florabundance - Wearable flowers by Jenny Gillies

$15.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Twiggy in Black and White - An Autobiography by Twiggy Lawson; Penelope Dening

$14.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

Bags - A lexicon of style by Valerie Steele & Laird Borrelli

$25.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

A beautifully illustrated study of the modern meaning of bags.

Jean Patou - A Fashionable Life by Emmanuelle Polle

$55.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

This original, illustrated monograph recounts haute couture designer Jean Patous charmed life and career during the apex of twentieth-century glamour, and is drawn from extensive research into previously unpublished family archives. During the 1920s and 1930s, the French couturier Jean Patou was Chanels main rival: day pyjamas, jersey sportswear, swimwear, and the little black dress were all among the innovative designs marking Patous relatively brief career as the king of Parisian fashion. He died at the age of 49 in 1936, having had only fifteen years to make his mark on the history of couture. Yet in that short time this handsome ladies man made a colossal fortune, employed 1,200 people in his shops and studios in Paris, Deauville, Biarritz, and New York, and invented some of the worlds legendary fragrancesJoy and Que Sais-je among othersonly to die alone and ruined in his hotel room the Hotel Georges V in Paris where he lived to escape creditors. This book recounts the story of Patous charmed life and career during the most glamorous years of the twentieth century. For the first time, the heirs of the Patou family have agreed to open their extensive private archives to a researcher. The author, historian Emmanuelle Polle, spent more than two years opening box after box to choose from thousands of unpublished documents: photographs, diaries, client lists, and original, hand-colored sketches. The photographs of fashion designs, original fabrics, art deco furniture, perfume bottles, and vintage clothing photographed especially for this volume, alongside vintage prints by major names in fashion photography (Baron de Meyer, Laure Albin Guillot, or the Seeberger brothers)retrace the universe of the remarkable aesthete and adept of a certain minimalism that was Jean Patou. This book will be an essential reference for anyone interested in the history of fashion and of the greatest years of Parisian style. ...Show more

Shoes - Fashion and Fantasy by Colin McDowell

$16.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: good-very good

Tattoo Magic by Aymara Arreaza

$14.00 NZD

Category: Art | Reading Level: very good

Once a fringe phenomenon, tattooing is now a full-blown cultural fact. Tattoos are commonplace on redcarpet A- listers including David and Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie, Rihanna and even teen star Miley Cyrus. There is an estimated 3 Million Australians with tattoos, with research finding women under 30 are the group most likely to find tattoos highly attractive. Tattoo Magic presents photographic tattoo portraits in a beautifully presented coffee table book. It features creative tattoos from Europe and images by photographers fascinated by Tattoos. The book is divided into tattooists and photographers, with many of the images taking inspiration from Japanese art. From shoulder and sleeve art to full body art, the book covers tattoos on a mixture of female and male bodies. ...Show more

Henry Poole and Co - The First Tailor of Savile Row by James Sherwood; Simon Cundey

$35.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

Known as the founding tailor of Savile Row, Henry Poole & Co. has been dressing the world's most important men and women for over two centuries. Their craft of bespoke tailoring has been meticulously documented through the generations in a complete set of ledgers. Telling the story of Poole's most c olourful characters in six chapters, this fascinating account distills Sherwood's research into sixty iconic customers, men and women. Each client is profiled with details of their signature garment and connections with Poole's. From artists and writers, such as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Wilkie Collins, to financiers J. P. Morgan and Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, this book offers a unique window into an establishment at the very heart of 19th- and 20th-century public life. Illustrated with historic portraits and atmospheric photography of the premises as they are today, this intimate glimpse into the private lives of some of history's most influential figures is essential reading for anyone interested Savile Row, the relationship between power and being well-dressed, and the evolution of style. ...Show more

Giorgio Armani by Nicola White

$10.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Series: Design Monographs | Reading Level: very good

This is an informative and fresh approach to a fashion house that changed the look of the fashion industry.

A Century of French Fabrics 1850-1950 by P R Schwartz; R de Micheaux

$30.00 NZD

Category: Antiques | Reading Level: very good