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Fashion Brands
by Mark Tungate • 2005
Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.
3.90
267
Fashion Brands Summary
Fashion Brands 91%
Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.
by Mark Tungate 2005
3.90
267 ratings
The End of Fashion
by Teri Agins • 1999
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
3.87
1k+
The End of Fashion Summary
The End of Fashion 90%
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
by Teri Agins 1999
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Little Dictionary of Fashion
by Christian Dior • 1954
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
4.01
1k+
The Little Dictionary of Fashion Summary
The Little Dictionary of Fashion 90%
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
by Christian Dior 1954
4.01
1k+ ratings
Luxury Brand Management
by Michel Chevalier • 2008
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
3.80
75
Luxury Brand Management Summary
Luxury Brand Management 90%
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
by Michel Chevalier 2008
3.80
75 ratings
How To Dress For Success
by Edith Head • 1967
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
3.80
206
How To Dress For Success Summary
How To Dress For Success 89%
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
by Edith Head 1967
3.80
206 ratings
Deluxe
by Dana Thomas • 2007
How family ateliers became global machines, and why your handbag now funds drug cartels.
3.89
4k+
Deluxe Summary
Deluxe 89%
How family ateliers became global machines, and why your handbag now funds drug cartels.
by Dana Thomas 2007
3.89
4k+ ratings
True Style
by G. Bruce Boyer • 2015
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
3.87
421
True Style Summary
True Style 89%
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
by G. Bruce Boyer 2015
3.87
421 ratings
The Lost Art of Dress
by Linda Przybyszewski • 2014
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
3.87
1k+
The Lost Art of Dress Summary
The Lost Art of Dress 89%
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
by Linda Przybyszewski 2014
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide
by Mary Gehlhar • 2005
Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.
3.96
369
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide Summary
The Fashion Designer Survival Guide 89%
Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.
by Mary Gehlhar 2005
3.96
369 ratings
Men and Style
by David Coggins • 2016
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
3.63
221
Men and Style Summary
Men and Style 89%
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
by David Coggins 2016
3.63
221 ratings
When Clothes Become Fashion
by Ingrid Loschek • 2009
Clothing stays clothing until it's copied. Fashion runs on imitation, not originality.
4.04
26
When Clothes Become Fashion Summary
When Clothes Become Fashion 88%
Clothing stays clothing until it's copied. Fashion runs on imitation, not originality.
by Ingrid Loschek 2009
4.04
26 ratings
Color Your Style
by David Zyla • 2010
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
3.56
603
Color Your Style Summary
Color Your Style 88%
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
by David Zyla 2010
3.56
603 ratings
The Psychology of Clothes
by John Carl Flügel • 1930
You wear clothes to be seen, not hidden. The other reasons are stories you tell yourself.
3.58
79
The Psychology of Clothes Summary
The Psychology of Clothes 88%
You wear clothes to be seen, not hidden. The other reasons are stories you tell yourself.
by John Carl Flügel 1930
3.58
79 ratings
Status and Culture
by W. David Marx • 2022
All culture is a status game. Fashion cycles, taste boundaries, and why nothing cool stays cool.
3.89
1k+
Status and Culture Summary
Status and Culture 88%
All culture is a status game. Fashion cycles, taste boundaries, and why nothing cool stays cool.
by W. David Marx 2022
3.89
1k+ ratings
Fashionopolis
by Dana Thomas • 2019
Real cost of a $2 shirt: factory collapses, poisoned water, and the race to build something cleaner.
3.88
4k+
Fashionopolis Summary
Fashionopolis 88%
Real cost of a $2 shirt: factory collapses, poisoned water, and the race to build something cleaner.
by Dana Thomas 2019
3.88
4k+ ratings
Lessons from Madame Chic
by Jennifer L. Scott • 2011
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
3.73
9k+
Lessons from Madame Chic Summary
Lessons from Madame Chic 88%
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2011
3.73
9k+ ratings
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
by Karen Karbo • 2009
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
3.53
3k+
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel Summary
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel 88%
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
by Karen Karbo 2009
3.53
3k+ ratings
The Luxury Strategy
by Jean-Noël Kapferer • 2008
High prices increase desire, scarcity beats availability, and the customer is never king.
4.24
563
The Luxury Strategy Summary
The Luxury Strategy 88%
High prices increase desire, scarcity beats availability, and the customer is never king.
by Jean-Noël Kapferer 2008
4.24
563 ratings
Dress Your Best Life
by Dawnn Karen • 2020
Your closet fuels decision fatigue. A psychology-backed system that reclaims your mornings.
3.65
427
Dress Your Best Life Summary
Dress Your Best Life 88%
Your closet fuels decision fatigue. A psychology-backed system that reclaims your mornings.
by Dawnn Karen 2020
3.65
427 ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 88%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
This Is Not a T-Shirt
by Bobby Hundreds • 2019
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
4.21
1k+
This Is Not a T-Shirt Summary
This Is Not a T-Shirt 87%
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
by Bobby Hundreds 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business
by Angela Wolf • 2012
A fashion label from your spare room: sourcing, pricing, trunk shows, and the business plan.
4.29
52
How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business Summary
How to Start a Home-based Fashion Design Business 87%
A fashion label from your spare room: sourcing, pricing, trunk shows, and the business plan.
by Angela Wolf 2012
4.29
52 ratings
The Cult of the Luxury Brand
by Radha Chadha • 2006
A new social order built on handbags and logos: how Asia's luxury cult reshaped global desire.
3.94
119
The Cult of the Luxury Brand Summary
The Cult of the Luxury Brand 87%
A new social order built on handbags and logos: how Asia's luxury cult reshaped global desire.
by Radha Chadha 2006
3.94
119 ratings
Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life
by George Brescia • 2014
Color fixes 70 percent of wardrobe mistakes. A ruthless closet edit handles the rest.
3.50
532
Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life Summary
Change Your Clothes, Change Your Life 87%
Color fixes 70 percent of wardrobe mistakes. A ruthless closet edit handles the rest.
by George Brescia 2014
3.50
532 ratings
Measure of a Man
by Martin Greenfield • 2014
He learned needlework in Auschwitz. Every U.S. president since Eisenhower wore the result.
4.18
2k+
Measure of a Man Summary
Measure of a Man 87%
He learned needlework in Auschwitz. Every U.S. president since Eisenhower wore the result.
by Martin Greenfield 2014
4.18
2k+ ratings
Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic
by Jennifer L. Scott • 2015
Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.
3.83
3k+
Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic Summary
Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic 87%
Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2015
3.83
3k+ ratings
The Cartiers
by Francesca Cartier Brickell • 2019
Three brothers, three continents: the pact that turned a Paris workshop into a jewelry empire.
4.24
3k+
The Cartiers Summary
The Cartiers 87%
Three brothers, three continents: the pact that turned a Paris workshop into a jewelry empire.
by Francesca Cartier Brickell 2019
4.24
3k+ ratings
Clothing Poverty
by Andrew Brooks • 2015
The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.
3.75
173
Clothing Poverty Summary
Clothing Poverty 87%
The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.
by Andrew Brooks 2015
3.75
173 ratings
Rethinking Prestige Branding
by Wolfgang Schaefer • 2013
The new luxury does not sell scarcity; it builds missions and myths that people chase.
4.05
82
Rethinking Prestige Branding Summary
Rethinking Prestige Branding 87%
The new luxury does not sell scarcity; it builds missions and myths that people chase.
by Wolfgang Schaefer 2013
4.05
82 ratings
Fashion Is Freedom
by Tala Raassi • 2016
Punished for a miniskirt in Tehran, she launched a swimwear line anyway.
3.49
142
Fashion Is Freedom Summary
Fashion Is Freedom 87%
Punished for a miniskirt in Tehran, she launched a swimwear line anyway.
by Tala Raassi 2016
3.49
142 ratings
Overdressed
by Elizabeth L. Cline • 2012
A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.
3.82
7k+
Overdressed Summary
Overdressed 87%
A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.
by Elizabeth L. Cline 2012
3.82
7k+ ratings
Laundry Love
by Patric Richardson • 2021
Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.
4.17
5k+
Laundry Love Summary
Laundry Love 87%
Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.
by Patric Richardson 2021
4.17
5k+ ratings
Fibershed
by Rebecca Burgess • 2019
Your closet is an emissions machine. A 150-mile wardrobe turns it into a carbon sink.
4.07
421
Fibershed Summary
Fibershed 87%
Your closet is an emissions machine. A 150-mile wardrobe turns it into a carbon sink.
by Rebecca Burgess 2019
4.07
421 ratings
To Dye For
by Alden Wicker • 2023
Flight attendants lost their hair and their health. The culprit was hiding in their uniforms.
4.26
1k+
To Dye For Summary
To Dye For 86%
Flight attendants lost their hair and their health. The culprit was hiding in their uniforms.
by Alden Wicker 2023
4.26
1k+ ratings
Bleu
by Michel Pastoureau • 2000
The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.
3.99
2k+
Bleu Summary
Bleu 86%
The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.
by Michel Pastoureau 2000
3.99
2k+ ratings
Trading Up
by Candace Bushnell • 2003
A model marries a CEO, seduces a billionaire, and owes a debt to a vengeful producer.
3.28
21k+
Trading Up Summary
Trading Up 86%
A model marries a CEO, seduces a billionaire, and owes a debt to a vengeful producer.
by Candace Bushnell 2003
3.28
21k+ ratings
Consumed
by Aja Barber • 2021
Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.
3.93
5k+
Consumed Summary
Consumed 86%
Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.
by Aja Barber 2021
3.93
5k+ ratings
For Richer For Poorer
by Danielle Steel • 2025
A fashion icon's pandemic gamble: save the brand, heal her five children, and risk her heart.
4.29
10k+
For Richer For Poorer Summary
For Richer For Poorer 86%
A fashion icon's pandemic gamble: save the brand, heal her five children, and risk her heart.
by Danielle Steel 2025
4.29
10k+ ratings
Architectural Digest at 100
by Architectural Digest • 2019
One magazine's hundred-year archive reveals how the world lives, decorates, and dreams at home.
4.19
326
Architectural Digest at 100 Summary
Architectural Digest at 100 86%
One magazine's hundred-year archive reveals how the world lives, decorates, and dreams at home.
by Architectural Digest 2019
4.19
326 ratings
How Not to Look Old
by Charla Krupp • 2008
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
3.47
779
How Not to Look Old Summary
How Not to Look Old 86%
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
by Charla Krupp 2008
3.47
779 ratings
Aesthetic Intelligence
by Pauline Brown • 2019
The five senses make the brand. A former LVMH leader on how to sharpen yours.
3.69
761
Aesthetic Intelligence Summary
Aesthetic Intelligence 86%
The five senses make the brand. A former LVMH leader on how to sharpen yours.
by Pauline Brown 2019
3.69
761 ratings
Selling Luxury
by Robin Lent • 2009
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
3.54
233
Selling Luxury Summary
Selling Luxury 86%
Win luxury clients who return for life: the five-star service skills no sales training teaches.
by Robin Lent 2009
3.54
233 ratings
The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger • 2003
A college grad who loathes fashion lands a job assisting the industry's most feared editor.
3.82
940k+
The Devil Wears Prada Summary
The Devil Wears Prada 86%
A college grad who loathes fashion lands a job assisting the industry's most feared editor.
by Lauren Weisberger 2003
3.82
940k+ ratings
Role Models
by John Waters • 2010
Your role models are safe: John Waters learns from criminals, pornographers, and weird artists.
4.07
8k+
Role Models Summary
Role Models 86%
Your role models are safe: John Waters learns from criminals, pornographers, and weird artists.
by John Waters 2010
4.07
8k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 86%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
Luxury World
by Mark Tungate • 2009
The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.
4.12
59
Luxury World Summary
Luxury World 86%
The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.
by Mark Tungate 2009
4.12
59 ratings
Rebel Sell
by Joseph Heath • 2004
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
3.84
2k+
Rebel Sell Summary
Rebel Sell 86%
The counterculture's war on consumerism is the consumer economy's greatest weapon.
by Joseph Heath 2004
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Nordstrom Way
by Robert Spector • 1995
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
3.90
794
The Nordstrom Way Summary
The Nordstrom Way 85%
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
by Robert Spector 1995
3.90
794 ratings
The Substance of Style
by Virginia Postrel • 2003
The sensory qualities of things now rival price and performance as economic forces.
3.49
527
The Substance of Style Summary
The Substance of Style 85%
The sensory qualities of things now rival price and performance as economic forces.
by Virginia Postrel 2003
3.49
527 ratings
Elegance
by Kathleen Tessaro • 2003
A vintage elegance guide. A woman desperate for change. She follows it from A to Z.
3.44
5k+
Elegance Summary
Elegance 85%
A vintage elegance guide. A woman desperate for change. She follows it from A to Z.
by Kathleen Tessaro 2003
3.44
5k+ ratings
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