It's an age-old question: are you the bombshell or the debutante? The flirty starlet or the sophisticated first lady? Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Timeless Lessons on Love, Power, and Style ($16) starts with a fun quiz that will help you figure that out. Whether you identify with one more than the other or happen to be a little of both, this Fab read is part style guide, part history lesson. Read more

Consider this your course in global fashion immersion — City Style: A Field Guide to Global Fashion Capitals ($20) is your tour guide into the world's most fashionable cities. It's a chapter-by-chapter study of the signature style culture of each fashion mecca — New York, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, Sydney, and LA — led by the each city's uniquely styled residents, who reveal a Read more

Besides recently opening a store called Bookmarc, Marc Jacobs has also been busy putting together a book. Deemed The Men + Women of Marc Jacobs, it's a photo essay featuring shots of over 150 employees, photographed by Brian Bowen Smith. According to the forward, written by Francine Prose, "What these pictures give us is the family album of what may be — what probably is — simply the coolest Read more

Erica Domesek of the blog P.S. I Made This has major talent when it comes to DIY. Just check out CasaSugar's exclusive peek at her NYC loft. Now, she's sharing her secrets with the rest of the world through her new book, P.S. I Made This: I See It, I Like It, I Make It (preorder for $13). You can learn the tricks of her stylish trade with more than 25 projects including faux fur vests, studded Read more

A whole book dedicated to earrings? The Earring Style Book: Making Designer Earrings, Capturing Celebrity Style, and Getting the Look for Less (preorder for $15) is brought to you by designer Stephanie A. Wells of Double Happiness Jewelry. With her vast expertise, she shares techniques, how to make the most dazzling earrings right from home, and how to create various outfits using one of her 40 Read more

Alexander McQueen's passing inspired Alexander McQueen: Genius of a Generation, and now it's the catalyst for an even bigger tribute by Visionaire Magazine. Visionaire 58 Spirit: A Tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen ($295) doesn't come cheap, but it's a compilation that will live on in history. Per editors Cecilia Dean, Stephen Gan, and James Kaliardos, McQueen visited their SoHo offices in 2003 to Read more

Imagine my delight when I found out about a Rizzoli published Matthew Williamson ($65) book due out in October. This stunning volume will explore the designer's body of work — from his debut collection in 1997 to his current multimillion-dollar status. A foreword by friend and muse Sienna Miller is heartfelt, while fashion historian Colin McDowell provides historical and cultural context for Read more

There cannot be enough tributes to the late and great Yves Saint Laurent. Yves Saint Laurent ($55) is the first comprehensive retrospective on YSL. The designer's drawings, fabrics, models, and studios are all displayed on big glossy pages. The book also contains a full illustrated chronology, a portrait gallery of his muses — Loulou de la Falaise and Catherine Deneuve — and a new interview Read more

Cally Blackman's 100 Years of Fashion Illustration ($26) is well worth its weight. After all, it takes a lot of pages — 378 to be exact — to show off 100 years of fantastic fashion illustrations as far back as the 1900s. Artists featured in this amazing exposé include Andy Warhol, Antonio Lopez, Tod Draz, and Erté. So much to ogle, but we especially love the groovy 1970s section . . . Read more

Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance ($14) by Michi is one funny little book. I quote: "If you're reading this while sitting in a suburban cafe wearing nothing but a bikini, chances are you've crossed it. 'It' being the invisible line where swimwear becomes underpants." You'll have to buy the book to read her opinion on this, and other comical fashion matters. The Read more