Though the internet and TV can provide plenty of fashion-worthy entertainment, sometimes a book will give you everything you need. So if you want to read something interesting on the fashion industry, try these five picks:
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Savage Beauty, Harold Koda
Features beautiful images of the late Alexander McQueen's most influential and iconic designs from 1995 through to the final show. It also includes insightful and amusing quotes from the designer and a thoughtful essay by Sarah Burton, the creative director of the brand.
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Culture to Catwalk, Kristin Knox
Kristin Knox, the blogger behind cult fashion website, The Clothes Whisperer looks at how traditional clothing and street styles from around the world influence fashion and designers today
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In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine, Alberto Oliva and Norberto Angeletti
A compelling look at the evolution of Vogue from struggling society journal to one of the most powerful fashion symbols in the world. Includes iconic covers and shoots by Edward Steichen, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz and more
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The Fairchild Dictionary of Fashion, Charlotte Mankey Calasibetta, Phyllis Tortora and Bina Abling
Your essential guide to clothing terminology, including facts on worldwide and historic trends, style terms, the correct terminology for parts of apparel and the language used in business and merchandising.
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New African Fashion, Helen Jennings
A look at the history of African fashion and how it has influenced modern designers such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton, and Calvin Klein, as well as the best designers, photographers and models from the continent.
All books available for purchase at Amazon.