Kate Moss The Complete Picture by Laura Collins

$14.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

This is an insightful and fascinating biography of fashion icon Kate Moss.She has amassed a fortune, defined and defied fashion mores and proved wrong those who predicted her downfall. Her image is everywhere: compelling and enigmatic. On the sunny April evening that she launched her own range for TopSh op, thousands seethed into Oxford Street - teenage girls, middle-aged women and men of all ages. But though she has become one of the most recognized women in the world, she remains the least understood. By her own admission, 'The more visible they make me, the less visible I become.'From her discovery at the age of fourteen, when her waif-life look was considered 'uncommercial', to finding international fame as a supermodel and her position today as an arbiter of fashion, the book examines Kate's ever-changing career against the backdrop of the fashion industry. It also uncovers her sometimes turbulent private life, from her relationships with Johnny Depp and Jefferson Hack to the media frenzy over her time with Pete Doherty. Based on in-depth research, Laura Collins has written the first definitive biography of one of the most glamorous women of our time. ...Show more

Vogue the jewellery by Carol Woolton

$35.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Series: Vogue Ser. | Reading Level: very good

Destined to become must-have visual sourcebooks for all those who love fashion, the Vogue Portfolio series continues with Vogue: The Jewellery by Vogue's jewellery editor, Carol Woolton. From couture to costume jewellery, the brilliant pieces featured on the pages of British Vogue for almost a century have encapsulated the fashion zeitgeist of each new age for which they were created. Adorning princesses and rock chicks alike, the jewels shown here reveal a dazzling array of styles and moods - from fairy-tale romance to Jazz-age glamour, sculptural modernism to timeless elegance. On every page sumptuous jewellery is the star of the show, nourishing dreams in us all. In Vogue: The Jewellery Carol Woolton has curated a collection of more than 300 fabulous images and grouped them into five thematic chapters: Show-stoppers, Rock Chick, Minimalist, Exotic and Classical. From fantastical diamond-encrusted tiaras and intricate jet chokers to sculptural silver cuffs and the purity of a simple string of pearls, the book provides an evocative celebration of a century of magical jewellery, while also showcasing the work of British Vogue's very best photographers including Norman Parkinson, Mario Testino, Anthony Denney, David Bailey, Arthur Elgort, Corinne Day, Cecil Beaton, Bruce Weber and Tim Walker. ...Show more

How to Break up with Fast Fashion - A Guilt-Free Guide to Changing the Way You Shop - for Good by Lauren Bravo

$12.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: near fine

You probably know the statistics: global clothing production has roughly doubled in just 15 years, and every year an estimated 300,000 tonnes of used clothing ends up in UK landfill. Fast fashion is the ultimate toxic relationship. It's bad news for the planet, our brains and our bank balances. We can' t go on like this; our shopping habits need an overhaul. Journalist Lauren Bravo loves clothes more than anything, but she's called time on her affair with fast fashion in search of a slower, saner way of dressing. In this book, she'll help you do the same. How To Break Up With Fast Fashion will help you to change your mindset, fall back in love with your wardrobe and embrace more sustainable ways of shopping - from the clothes swap to the charity shop. Full of refreshing honesty and realistic advice, Lauren will inspire you to repair, recycle and give your unloved items a new lease of life without sacrificing your style. Because fashion belongs to everyone, but no outfit should cost us the earth. ...Show more

F**k Fast Fashion - 101 Ways to Change How You Shop and Help Save Our Earth by TEAM, THE F

$6.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: near fine

Did you know that over 300,000 tonnes of clothing are sent to landfill in the UK alone every year? And that the industry's carbon emissions are bigger than the world's flight and shipping footprints combined? But, it's OK... YOU CAN MAKE A CHANGE In this book, you'll find 101 simple tips and tricks yo u as an individual can do in your everyday life to shop better and help save the planet. Governments, retailers and organisations around the world are finally starting to take action, but while we wait, let's get started. In this proactive illustrated book, you'll find 101 simple ways to change your spending habits covering: - SHOPPING: e.g. unless you live within walking distance of the shop, buy online! Delivery vans act like public transport for clothes so are much better for the environment than us driving to shops individually. - BUYING e.g. think 30 - would you wear this at least 30 times? - WEARING e.g. don't overfill your washing machine! It causes your clothes to rub together so they fade faster. - REUSING e.g. upcycle old clothes with new buttons or even embroidery if you're crafty. We've said NO to plastic, it's time to say the same to fast fashion. ...Show more

Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers by Nicholas Smith

$12.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

Shoegasm: An Explosion of Cutting-edge Design by Clare Anthony

$18.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

A fabulous collection of the most extravagant and outrageous shoes seen on fashionable women today - from the catwalk to the high street. With an introduction from Manolo Blahnik. For centuries, women's shoes have been at the forefront of high fashion. Sandals made of solid gold were found in the royal tombs of ancient Egypt, while in 15th century Venice, women tottered around in chopines with platforms up to a foot high. In China, bound feet were adorned with delicately embroidered and brightly coloured golden lotus shoes. Shoegasm explores the boundless creativity still at work in shoe design today. From Kobi Levi's 'double boots' created exclusively for Lady Gaga to the radical creations of bridge architect Julian Hakes, this is a showcase of the most spectacular shoes from Alexander McQueen to Vivienne Westwood and beyond. This lavishly illustrated book investigates the most extravagant and exciting examples of this truly wearable art. ...Show more

Smoke & Mirrors by Karen Inderbitzen-Waller and Delphine Avril Planqueel

$45.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Smoke & Mirrors traces a journey of closely examined nostalgia and a fascination with difficult beauty. Cutting a delicate path between the real and the imagined, interior and exterior, the light and the dark, the new and the faded, the work expresses a delicate, but potent girlishness spared from s entimentality by an ever-present grit. ...Show more

Jewels: A Secret History by Victoria Finlay

$12.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

Victoria Finlay's intrepid journeys to discover the secret history of gemstones, from the Baltic Amber Road to the emerald mines of Afghanistan.

Susan Holmes: Fabric Artist by Cerys Dallaway-Davidson

$30.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand

Recognised for her contribution to wearable arts, Susan Holmes's work has also spanned the fields of craft, fashion and fabric art. She has developed her own methods for techniques such as block printing, stencilling and spraying fabrics, dyeing and fabric manipulation. Her story is told here through nu merous images and an engaging, insightful narrative. ...Show more

Carla Zampatti - My Life, My Look by Carla Zampatti

$15.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good

The compelling story behind a fascinating Australian legend - fashion designer Carla Zampatti. Carla Zampatti is an enduring Australian fashion icon. In 2015, in a remarkable feat of longevity, she'll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of her fashion house in Australia. And despite the fact that so man y of us have grown up with Carla Zampatti - loving, coveting and wearing her elegant, beautiful designs - very few of us know the private woman behind the brand. And yet it is a compelling, fascinating and ultimately moving story of one woman's determination, ambition, resilience and dreams. Carla was only five when her mother took her to visit the dressmaker in her local small town in Lombardy, Italy. It was then, in a sudden flash of inspiration, that she knew she would become a fashion designer. She was a feisty little girl who had two older brothers - she would run after them up the mountains on their adventures, while they called to her, 'Dai, Carla, e possible farlo,' come on Carla, you can do it! And she never lost that spirit of determination, even when, as an eight-year-old with no English, her family moved across the world to a tiny speck of a town in Western Australia, a place where her dreams of becoming a designer seemed almost out of reach...A household name, a true Australian legend, and an inspiring woman - this is Carla Zampatti, and this is her story. ...Show more

Front Row: Anna Wintour. What lies beneath the chic exterior of Vogue's Editor-in-Chief by Jerry Oppenheimer

$12.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: good

Glamorous "Vogue" magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is the most powerful style-maker in the world. She influences designers, wholesalers, and retailers globally from Seventh Avenue to the elegant enclaves of L:Avenue Montaigne. And every month millions of "Vogue" readers turn the pages of the chic a nd trendy style wish book that she has controlled with an iron hand in a not always so velvet glove. Now in her mid fifties, as she nears her remarkable quarter century at the helm of "Vogue", comes this revealing biography that will shock and surprise both Anna's fans and detractors alike. Based on scores of interviews, "Front Row" chronicles the insecure and creative climb of this powerhouse to the top of the bitchy, competitive fashion magazine world, exposing for the first time how she artfully crafted and reinvented herself along the way.About the author:Jerry Oppenheimer is an investigative reporter and TV news and documentary producer. He has been writing definitive, bestselling biographies of American icons since the mid 80's including Rock Hudson, Barbara Walters, Ethel Kennedy, Martha Stewart, The Clintons & Jerry Seinfeld ...Show more

Green is the New Black: How to Change the World with Style by Tamsin Blanchard

$12.00 NZD

Category: Fashion | Reading Level: good

For girls who care about global warming, and next season's hot looks, "Green is the New Black" is a must-have accessory. Does our shopping addiction contribute to climate change? What's so special about organic cotton? Who are the real fashion victims behind the GBP3 jeans? From the truth about fast fas hion to the best biodegradable shoes, from guilt-free spending sprees to the joys of swishing parties, Tamsin Blanchard is your guide to all things fair trade and fabulous. ...Show more