Na pierwszym miejscu znalazła się pozycja Carine Roitfeld „Irreverent“, napisana przez samą byłą naczelną francuskiego Vogue’a. Roitfeld pisze w niej o swojej wieloletniej przygodzie z „biblią mody“. Znaczenie francuzki dla modowego biznesu podkreśla w książce Anna Wintour z amerykańskiego Vogue’a słowami „Carine i jej wizja francuskiego Vogue’a ucieleśnia wszystko to, co świat myśli o paryskim stylu: nieskazitelne i specyficzne poczucie smaku, które zawsze będzie żyło na oświetlonych latarniami ulicach. Zupełnie jak na zdjęciach Helmuta Newtona“.
Drugą propozycją jest „American Fashion Travel“ napisany przez członków amerykańskiej CFDA. Jest to książka, w której najbardziej znani projektanci Ameryki opowiadają o swoich podróżniczych przygodach. Poza ich historiami, są tu też zdjęcia oraz porady gdzie warto pojechać. W Stanach książka już stanowi jedną z najpopularniejszych inspiracji podróżniczych.
Na trzecim miejscu rankingu znalazł się album „Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty“, ukazujący pracę genialnego artysty, jego projekty począwszy od stażowania na Saville Row, po tworzenie najpiękniejszych kreacji świata. To pozycja, którą każdy entuzjasta sztuki i mody powinien mieć.
Miejsce czwarte przypadło albumowi „Hussein Chalayan“, prezentującemu wizjonerską pracę awangardowego projektanta mody, uważanego za jednego z najbardziej konceptualnych i innowacyjnych artystów naszych czasów.
Wreszcie na piątym miejscu znalazł się dostępny na polskim rynku "FASHIONARY", będący połączeniem zeszytu do szkiców i przewodnika po modzie dla chcących zostać projektantami. Są tu szczegółowe techniczne detale, oraz 400 sylwetek postaci, na których można rysować do woli.
Carine Roitfeld „Irreverent“-"Carine, and her vision of French Vogue, embodies all that the world likes to think of as Parisian style: a sense of chic that's impeccable and sometimes idiosyncratic and which forever lives on a moonlit street as seen through the lens of Helmut Newton."--Anna Wintour Karl Lagerfeld once said that if you close your eyes and imagine the ideal French woman, it would be Carine Roitfeld. She is a fashion visionary and a muse. Since the start of her career in the early 1990s, through her collaborations with the legendary photographer Mario Testino, Roitfeld has been credited with launching Tom Ford's career at Gucci, as well as turning French Vogue into one of the industry's most worshipped magazines. This elegant volume is a visual history of Roitfeld's fearless career. A daring instigator, she is known for pushing the limits with her subversive styling ideas. Featuring a selection of 250 magazine tear sheets and covers from pivotal editorial shoots and advertising campaigns, as well as intimate visual ephemera, this book gives an inside view into Roitfeld's creative thought process and sensibility. A must-have for those interested in cutting-edge fashion and femininity, this book will empower women to follow Roitfeld's lead and take risks with their personal style.
"American Fashion Travel"-collects detailed questionnaires, personal photos and amusing anecdotes from both established and up-and-coming designers, who may live and work in America but whose wanderlust is in no way confined to the United States. We discover, among other things, that Alexander Wang prefers the George V in Paris. Francisco Costa considers Havaianas sandals to be the perfect souvenir — not entirely unexpected from a bona fide Brazilian. Tommy Hilfiger loves to dine in New Delhi. Cynthia Rowley’s favorite travel book is “Local Color,” by Truman Capote. Lisa Mayock of Vena Cava shares her carry-on essentials: “gum, a notebook and trashy magazines.” And Phillip Lim swears by Shiseido eye patches to cure jet lag.
"Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty"-Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.
"Hussein Chalayan"-If mid-1990s British fashion conjurs up images of vicious or tricksy tailoring and sexually-charged power-dressing, Chalayan represents its more gentle, cerebral side. The Turkish-Cypriot-born designer's clothing is highly modern, delicately feminine and about as close to pure as it is possible for fashion to be. --The Independent, London. While most fashion designers seem to focus mainly on glamour, Hussein Chalayan's work is conceptual, often political in nature, and inspired by subjects like science--DNA strands, archaeology, the impending extinction of wildlife--sculpture, technology, and architectural theories. (In one of his most famous collections, chairs and tables were transformed into garments on the runway.) Through his compelling originality, unusual approach to design, beautifully tailored clothing, and innovative use of fabrics, Chalayan has garnered a loyal following of celebrity fans like Madonna, Sofia Coppola, and Bjark. Hussein Chalayan celebrates the designer's 10th anniversary, and is the first in-depth monograph of his work.
"FASHIONARY"-Tons of information about designers, brands, measurements, textile info and more. The templates look they are are drawn in the typical fashion proportions that I think are like the nine or ten head superhero proportions instead of normal 8 head proportions. Maybe they will have a version that is normal people proportions someday.