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The Art of Intentional Dressing

Your Essential Style Guide for Manifesting a Magnetic Life

by Erin Walsh ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"With Erin’s help, I have found a style which I feel has expanded to fit my life." —Anne Hathaway“You will be startled by how deep and profound this hits you.” —Mel Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFind your personal style, build lasting self-confidence, and manifest your most magnetic life in this transformative self-help guide from Anne Hathaway's personal stylist. ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"With Erin’s help, I have found a style which I feel has expanded to fit my life." —Anne Hathaway“You will be startled by how deep and profound this hits you.” —Mel Robbins, #1 New York Times bestselling authorFind your personal style, build lasting self-confidence, and manifest your most magnetic life in this transformative self-help guide from Anne Hathaway's personal stylist.
... Read more
Wrapped Up at the Vintage Dress Shop

Curl up by the fire with this uplifting, cozy and hilarious winter read

by Annie Darling ...

Series series A Vintage Dress Shop Romance
**'This cozy, heartwarming story is the literary equivalent of your favorite festive sweater - snug, sparkling, and just what you need for a feel-good escape' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautifully written story with twists and turns that makes for a book difficult to put down. A real page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**❄️ **Falling in love is never seamless...**❄️Phoebe Baker has two passions in life: ... Read more

$2.99 CAD

**'This cozy, heartwarming story is the literary equivalent of your favorite festive sweater - snug, sparkling, and just what you need for a feel-good escape' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A beautifully written story with twists and turns that makes for a book difficult to put down. A real page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐**❄️ **Falling in love is never seamless...**❄️Phoebe Baker has two passions in life:
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Being Gorgeous

Feminism, Sexuality and the Pleasures of the Visual

by Jacki Willson ...

Being Gorgeous explores the ways in which extravagance, flamboyance and dressing up can open up possibilities for women to play around anarchically with familiar stereotypical tropes of femininity. This is protest through play - a pleasurable misbehaviour that reflects a feminism for the twenty first century. Willson discusses how, whether through pastiche, parody, or pure pleasure, artists, ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

Being Gorgeous explores the ways in which extravagance, flamboyance and dressing up can open up possibilities for women to play around anarchically with familiar stereotypical tropes of femininity. This is protest through play - a pleasurable misbehaviour that reflects a feminism for the twenty first century. Willson discusses how, whether through pastiche, parody, or pure pleasure, artists,
... Read more
The Battle of Versailles

The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History

by Robin Givhan ...

On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story.Conceived as a fund-raiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, in the late fall of 1973, five top American designers ... Read more

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On November 28, 1973, the world's social elite gathered at the Palace of Versailles for an international fashion show. By the time the curtain came down on the evening's spectacle, history had been made and the industry had been forever transformed. This is that story.Conceived as a fund-raiser for the restoration of King Louis XIV's palace, in the late fall of 1973, five top American designers
... Read more
It

by Alexa Chung ...

Now available in paperback: musings, inspirations, and styling tips from the darling of the fashion worldWith influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Jagger, it’s no wonder that everything worn by Alexa Chung instantly becomes the latest trend. Already a hugely popular television personality and a muse for Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, Chung was ... Read more

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Now available in paperback: musings, inspirations, and styling tips from the darling of the fashion worldWith influences that range from the sultry beauty of Jane Birkin to the rocker chic of Mick Jagger, it’s no wonder that everything worn by Alexa Chung instantly becomes the latest trend. Already a hugely popular television personality and a muse for Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfeld, Chung was
... Read more
Regenerative Fashion

by Safia Minney ...

As our climate, ecological and social crises converge, urgent action is needed to maximize our chances of survival. A new commercial approach is possible but it requires a systemic shift, with companies learning to operate as part of a wider 'ecosystem', allowing fashion to restore what it has taken.Regenerative Fashion presents a roadmap for new ways of doing fashion. To keep our planet safe, we ... Read more

Was $29.99 CAD Now $4.99 CAD

As our climate, ecological and social crises converge, urgent action is needed to maximize our chances of survival. A new commercial approach is possible but it requires a systemic shift, with companies learning to operate as part of a wider 'ecosystem', allowing fashion to restore what it has taken.Regenerative Fashion presents a roadmap for new ways of doing fashion. To keep our planet safe, we
... Read more
Getting Started Knitting Socks

by Ann Budd ...

With step-by-step instructions, expert tips, and a handy stitch dictionary, this guide unleashes the creativity and fun of sock knitting.From cast-on stitches to binding off, Getting Started Knitting Socks details simple steps to help turn seemingly complicated sock knitting projects into easy and enjoyable activities. Helpful photographs and instructional drawings ensure that even inexperienced ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

With step-by-step instructions, expert tips, and a handy stitch dictionary, this guide unleashes the creativity and fun of sock knitting.From cast-on stitches to binding off, Getting Started Knitting Socks details simple steps to help turn seemingly complicated sock knitting projects into easy and enjoyable activities. Helpful photographs and instructional drawings ensure that even inexperienced
... Read more
Jackie

The Clothes of Camelot

by Jay Mulvaney ...

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is the ultimate American fashion icon. Jay Mulvaney, author of Kennedy Weddings, celebrates her unique style in this lavishly illustrated book.JACKIE: The Clothes of Camelot is a richly illustrated history of those magical years when the Kennedys captivated a nation and the world. Her glamour was electric, her style imaginative, and the effect was brilliant. ... Read more

$23.19 CAD

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis is the ultimate American fashion icon. Jay Mulvaney, author of Kennedy Weddings, celebrates her unique style in this lavishly illustrated book.JACKIE: The Clothes of Camelot is a richly illustrated history of those magical years when the Kennedys captivated a nation and the world. Her glamour was electric, her style imaginative, and the effect was brilliant.
... Read more
Refinery29

Style Stalking

by Piera Gelardi, Christene Barberich ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK ON THE COOLEST STREET STYLE CAPTURED BY REFINERY 29Get set to build your best ever wardrobe featuring the hardest-working looks from around the globe with Refinery29—the world’s leading style destination—as their editors break down the essentials of the everyday chic, straight from the street.What transforms a look from on-trend to trendsetting? Editor-in-Chief ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOK ON THE COOLEST STREET STYLE CAPTURED BY REFINERY 29Get set to build your best ever wardrobe featuring the hardest-working looks from around the globe with Refinery29—the world’s leading style destination—as their editors break down the essentials of the everyday chic, straight from the street.What transforms a look from on-trend to trendsetting? Editor-in-Chief
... Read more
Savvy Chic

The Art of More for Less

by Anna Johnson ...

From Anna Johnson, the author of Three Black Skirts and Handbags comes an invaluable manual for how to live well and elegantly on a budget. The perfect book for our more frugal times, Savvy Chic celebrates “the Art of More for Less,” illuminating the path to smarter, more creative spending for every woman trying to cut corners and save money, but who still wants to live and look fabulous. Savvy ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

From Anna Johnson, the author of Three Black Skirts and Handbags comes an invaluable manual for how to live well and elegantly on a budget. The perfect book for our more frugal times, Savvy Chic celebrates “the Art of More for Less,” illuminating the path to smarter, more creative spending for every woman trying to cut corners and save money, but who still wants to live and look fabulous. Savvy
... Read more
Magnifeco

Your Head-to-Toe Guide to Ethical Fashion and Non-toxic Beauty

by Kate Black ...

Non-toxic beauty products and eco-fashion to help you be magnifeco!In the wake of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh—the worst garment industry accident in recorded history—the words "fashion disaster" acquired a new and much more sinister meaning. Commentators suggested that the tragedy was completely predictable in a sector with a shocking track record of rampant environmental damage, ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Non-toxic beauty products and eco-fashion to help you be magnifeco!In the wake of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh—the worst garment industry accident in recorded history—the words "fashion disaster" acquired a new and much more sinister meaning. Commentators suggested that the tragedy was completely predictable in a sector with a shocking track record of rampant environmental damage,
... Read more
Galliano

Spectacular Fashion

by Kerry Taylor ...

Galliano: Spectacular Fashion is the first detailed guide to the work of one of fashion's greatest talents. Though the designer's otherwise glittering career has been punctured by years out of the limelight, his catalogue of work remains astonishing. Written by internationally renowned fashion expert Kerry Taylor, this beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched book looks in depth at John ... Read more

$68.99 CAD

Galliano: Spectacular Fashion is the first detailed guide to the work of one of fashion's greatest talents. Though the designer's otherwise glittering career has been punctured by years out of the limelight, his catalogue of work remains astonishing. Written by internationally renowned fashion expert Kerry Taylor, this beautifully illustrated and meticulously researched book looks in depth at John
... Read more
Vivienne Westwood

by Vivienne Westwood, Ian Kelly ...

Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother; a true legend. Her career successfully spanned five decades and her work has influenced millions of people across the world.For the first and only time, Vivienne Westwood has written a personal memoir, collaborating with award-winning biographer Ian Kelly, to describe the ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Vivienne Westwood is one of the icons of our age. Fashion designer, activist, co-creator of punk, global brand and grandmother; a true legend. Her career successfully spanned five decades and her work has influenced millions of people across the world.For the first and only time, Vivienne Westwood has written a personal memoir, collaborating with award-winning biographer Ian Kelly, to describe the
... Read more
Fashioning the City

Paris, Fashion and the Media

by Dr Agnès Rocamora ...

While much attention has been paid to the making of Paris in the work of writers and artists, little is known about the city as defined and created by the fashion media. Filling this gap in studies of the French capital, this original and illuminating book focuses on how the French fashion press - with its rich conjunction of words and images - has been able to construct Paris as a leading world ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

While much attention has been paid to the making of Paris in the work of writers and artists, little is known about the city as defined and created by the fashion media. Filling this gap in studies of the French capital, this original and illuminating book focuses on how the French fashion press - with its rich conjunction of words and images - has been able to construct Paris as a leading world
... Read more
Custom Socks

Knit to Fit Your Feet

by Kate Atherley ...

Whether you knit them toe-up or top-down, getting just the right fit on hand knit socks can be a major challenge! In Custom Socks, Kate Atherley sets out to teach knitters of all levels the skills and tools they need to understand sock fit, and to knit a pair of socks that fit properly. She calls on her years of experience as Knitty's Managing Technical Editor, where she has edited hundreds of ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

Whether you knit them toe-up or top-down, getting just the right fit on hand knit socks can be a major challenge! In Custom Socks, Kate Atherley sets out to teach knitters of all levels the skills and tools they need to understand sock fit, and to knit a pair of socks that fit properly. She calls on her years of experience as Knitty's Managing Technical Editor, where she has edited hundreds of
... Read more
Wear This, Toss That!

Hundreds of Fashion and Beauty Swaps That Save Your Looks, Save Your Budget, and Save You Time

by Amy E. Goodman ...

It costs us not to look our best!Dressing poorly costs us interviews, first impressions, money . . . and a whole lot more. But you can look good all the time, asserts Amy E. Goodman, the magazine maven and style expert who’s a regular on NBC’s Today show. Her one-stop fashion and beauty book cuts through the information overload to teach you how to dress to impress whatever your age, lifestyle, or ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

It costs us not to look our best!Dressing poorly costs us interviews, first impressions, money . . . and a whole lot more. But you can look good all the time, asserts Amy E. Goodman, the magazine maven and style expert who’s a regular on NBC’s Today show. Her one-stop fashion and beauty book cuts through the information overload to teach you how to dress to impress whatever your age, lifestyle, or
... Read more
Costume and Fashion: A Concise History (Sixth) (World of Art)

by James Laver ...

Series Book 0 - World of Art
An authoritative account of the history of fashion and costume from prehistoric times to today.From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history. Costume and Fashion explores the forms and materials used in fashion ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

An authoritative account of the history of fashion and costume from prehistoric times to today.From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history. Costume and Fashion explores the forms and materials used in fashion
... Read more
Fashion Design Research

by Ezinma Mbeledogu ...

Every fashion collection begins with research. But how do you start? How much should you do? How do you use that research? Fashion Design Research is designed to answer these questions and demystify the process for students.Illustrated throughout with inspirational photographs and images of good practice within student sketchbooks, the book begins with the basics of primary and secondary research ... Read more

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Every fashion collection begins with research. But how do you start? How much should you do? How do you use that research? Fashion Design Research is designed to answer these questions and demystify the process for students.Illustrated throughout with inspirational photographs and images of good practice within student sketchbooks, the book begins with the basics of primary and secondary research
... Read more
My Journey

by Donna Karan ...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR • In this candid memoir, featuring a foreword by Barbra Streisand, renowned designer Donna Karan shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace.Donna Karan was born into the fashion business—her ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY HARPER’S BAZAAR • In this candid memoir, featuring a foreword by Barbra Streisand, renowned designer Donna Karan shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace.Donna Karan was born into the fashion business—her
... Read more
They All Came to Barneys

A Personal History of the World's Greatest Store

by Gene Pressman ...

During the greatest, most exciting years in the world’s greatest, most exciting city, Barneys New York was the world’s greatest, most exciting store, a place where fashion made culture and made history. In They All Came to Barneys, Gene Pressman tells his story for the first time, capturing the unprecedented rise and unimaginable fall of his family’s multimillion-dollar fashion retail empire as ... Read more

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During the greatest, most exciting years in the world’s greatest, most exciting city, Barneys New York was the world’s greatest, most exciting store, a place where fashion made culture and made history. In They All Came to Barneys, Gene Pressman tells his story for the first time, capturing the unprecedented rise and unimaginable fall of his family’s multimillion-dollar fashion retail empire as
... Read more
Textile Landscape

Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media

by Cas Holmes ...

Textile Landscapes demonstrates how to develop your approach to textile art with a focus on using found objects and paint and stitch on cloth and paper.Cas explains how to exploit the contrast between the hands-on textural quality of working with fabrics and threads and the spontaneity and movement of brush marks to lend a painterly quality to your work.She begins with the basics – keeping a ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Textile Landscapes demonstrates how to develop your approach to textile art with a focus on using found objects and paint and stitch on cloth and paper.Cas explains how to exploit the contrast between the hands-on textural quality of working with fabrics and threads and the spontaneity and movement of brush marks to lend a painterly quality to your work.She begins with the basics – keeping a
... Read more
CBK: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy

A Life in Fashion

by Sunita Kumar Nair, Edward Enninful Obe ...

From the hit series Love Story's fashion consultant and style authority Sunita Kumar Nair comes Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion**—the only book dedicated exclusively to CBK’s timeless style and enduring Influence.**Featuring spectacular photography and design, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion gathers the greats in the fashion world to speak of her timeless style and... ... Read more

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From the hit series Love Story's fashion consultant and style authority Sunita Kumar Nair comes Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion**—the only book dedicated exclusively to CBK’s timeless style and enduring Influence.**Featuring spectacular photography and design, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy: A Life in Fashion gathers the greats in the fashion world to speak of her timeless style and...
... Read more
We Might Just Make It After All

My Best Friendship with Kate Spade

by Elyce Arons ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA moving portrait of friendship by Elyce Arons as she reflects on her long relationship with Kate Spade, whom she met in college and with whom she cofounded the multi-billion-dollar fashion company as they came of age in 1990s New York.**When Elyce Arons first met Katy Brosnahan in a University of Kansas dorm room, she had no idea that this polo shirt–wearing Missouri ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA moving portrait of friendship by Elyce Arons as she reflects on her long relationship with Kate Spade, whom she met in college and with whom she cofounded the multi-billion-dollar fashion company as they came of age in 1990s New York.**When Elyce Arons first met Katy Brosnahan in a University of Kansas dorm room, she had no idea that this polo shirt–wearing Missouri
... Read more
Mademoiselle

Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History

by Rhonda K. Garelick ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERCertain lives are at once so exceptional, and yet so in step with their historical moments, that they illuminate cultural forces far beyond the scope of a single person. Such is the case with Coco Chanel, whose life offers one of the most fascinating tales of the twentieth century—throwing into dramatic relief an era of war, fashion, ardent nationalism, and earth-shaking change ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

NATIONAL BESTSELLERCertain lives are at once so exceptional, and yet so in step with their historical moments, that they illuminate cultural forces far beyond the scope of a single person. Such is the case with Coco Chanel, whose life offers one of the most fascinating tales of the twentieth century—throwing into dramatic relief an era of war, fashion, ardent nationalism, and earth-shaking change
... Read more

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