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Fab Read: Fashion Game Book, Fashion History of the 20th Century
The next time you and your girls are gathered, add fashion to the mix by bringing along this Fashion Game book: Fashion History of the 20th Century ($35) by Florence Muller. It's a fun little book filled with questions and answers, quizzes, and matching games. Test your, and your friends' knowledge on designers like Marc Jacobs and Zac Posen, and clothing from jeans to heels.
Fab Read: The Fashion Questionnaire
There are so many questions I'd love to ask designers: "Beyond fashion, what are your other sources of inspiration?" and "What is your favorite decade in terms of fashion?" Because a face-to-face Q&A session is unlikely to happen in this lifetime, Michael Specter's The Fashion Questionnaire ($35) will come in quite handy.
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Glitterati: Lee Angel
I just love it when a jewelry line inspires me to wear more bling. Lee Angel's bright baubles have that effect on me and it's plain to see why — they're fun, sophisticated, and would make any monochrome outfit pop. Designer Roxanne Assoulin definitely knows what she's doing; she's been in the business for over 18 years.
Fab Read: Olivier Theyskens, The Other Side of the Picture
Olivier Theyskens may no longer be at Nina Ricci — major bummer — but that doesn't mean he's idle. The designer is penning a book — Olivier Theyskens: The Other Side of the Picture — to be published by Assouline. Come January, you will be able to experience the Belgian designer via decades worth of backstage photos documented by photographer Julien Claessens.
Fab Read: Ruffian, Inside Out
Want to know how a book comes to fruition? Well, at least in Ruffian designers Brian Wolk and Claude Morais's case? Step one, bump into photographer Jamie Isaia at the National Arts Club: "We started talking and told her we loved her work and that we should do something creatively together.
Brian Reyes Talks Marble, Hints Handbags, and Designs During Hard Times
Brian Reyes's clothes are undeniably pretty, but, as I discovered backstage at his Fall show, it's all in the details. I was able to closely examine the clothes, some smart separates, some intricately beaded dresses. But a wavy seam, slight cut-out, or asymmetrical contour provided more than meets the eye.
Fab Read: American Fashion Accessories
As the executive fashion director of Style.com, it's safe to say Candy Pratts Price knows a thing or two about accessories. Lucky for us, she's decided to put her years of expertise in one beautiful book, American Fashion Accessories ($32). This Assouline edition is filled with beautiful images of accessories, many of which were created from members of the CFDA.
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