Sunshine and effortless chic: the French Riviera is the coastline of 1,000 iconic fashion moments.With its reputation as the playground of the rich, famous and beautiful, the Riviera is the epitome of French coastal elegance. Little Book of Riviera Style explores the fashion story of the Côte d'Azur, with dozens of images showing unforgettable looks from couture to caftans and from runway to superyacht. Expert text from bestselling author Emma Baxter-Wrigh...

Little Book of Chanel is the pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated story of the most celebrated fashion designer in history.Chronicling the life and legacy of Coco Chanel, one of fashion's most influential couturiers, this gorgeous book offers a fascinating account of Chanel's evolution and innovation. From her early days of millinery, through her revolutionary inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women, to the classics that made her name, s...

The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Chanel.Bringing to life the story and designs of Gabrielle Chanel, the most influential couturière in the history of fashion, Chanel in 55 Objects is an exquisite collection of bespoke illustrations and captivating text. The chic drawings depict her most iconic innovations including fashion, fragrance, je...

The House of Chanel is synonymous with not one, but two, iconic designers. First there was Gabrielle, and then there was Karl.Chanel is a house known for its signatures that not only changed the course of fashion history but still resonate today – the Little Black Dress, the tweed suit, costume jewellery, Chanel No5. These signatures were inspired by Gabrielle Chanel's taste, life experience and travels – but it was Karl Lagerfeld who took these signatures and inge...

Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from her garments and jewellery to her collaborations with Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti.Exquisitely illustrated and expertly written, the book follows a biograph...

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design.An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear.Describing Saint Laurent's beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making mi...

Fashion writer Emma Baxter-Wright introduces 50 of the world's most influential fashion designers and a selection of their most celebrated pieces.Starting with the foundation of the 19th century House of Worth, perhaps the first real fashion house, through the designs of the hugely influential Coco Chanel, Christian Dior and Yves St Laurent, to Japanese designers such as Rei Kawakubo and Issey Miyake whose designs 'deconstructed' fashion in the 1980s and 1990s and ...

The largest collection of Little Books of Fashion titles in one audio collection.Contains the Little Book of Chanel, the Little Book of Dior, he Little Book of Prada, the Little Book of Gucci, the Little Book of Louis Vuitton, the Little Book of Hermès, the Little Book of Valentino, and the Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent.This audiobook is expertly read by Ana Clements, with audio eng...

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the fascinating story of 60 years of innovative fashion design.An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear.Describing Saint Laurent’s beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy maki...

The stories of four legendary fashion houses.Exploring four designers who exemplify elegance and high couture, these little books of fashion follow these brands from their creation, moving through their style evolutions, the key looks that define them and their impact on the fashion landscape today.Discover the story behind the little black dress with the Little Book of Chanel, the tailoring behind Milan minimalism with Prada, the conception of the New Look...

Little Book of Chanel is the pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated story of the most celebrated fashion designer in history.Chronicling the life and legacy of Coco Chanel, one of fashion's most influential couturiers, this book offers a fascinating account of Chanel's evolution and innovation. From her early days of millinery, through her revolutionary inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women, to the classics that made her...