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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 92%
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
by Christian Dior 1954
4.01
1k+ 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 91%
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2011
3.73
9k+ 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 91%
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 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 90%
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
by Karen Karbo 2009
3.53
3k+ 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
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 88%
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
by Edith Head 1967
3.80
206 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 88%
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
by G. Bruce Boyer 2015
3.87
421 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 88%
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
by Michel Chevalier 2008
3.80
75 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 88%
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
by Teri Agins 1999
3.87
1k+ ratings
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 88%
Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.
by Mark Tungate 2005
3.90
267 ratings
L'art de la Simplicité
by Dominique Loreau • 2008
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
3.51
6k+
L'art de la Simplicité Summary
L'art de la Simplicité 88%
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
by Dominique Loreau 2008
3.51
6k+ 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 88%
Before fast fashion, women educators taught America that art and thrift, not wealth, made style.
by Linda Przybyszewski 2014
3.87
1k+ 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 87%
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
by David Zyla 2010
3.56
603 ratings
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas
by Gertrude Stein • 1933
Alice Toklas meets Gertrude Stein in 1907 Paris, entering the salon where modern art was born.
3.54
14k+
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas Summary
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas 87%
Alice Toklas meets Gertrude Stein in 1907 Paris, entering the salon where modern art was born.
by Gertrude Stein 1933
3.54
14k+ 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 87%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
The Greater Journey
by David McCullough • 2011
Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.
3.94
21k+
The Greater Journey Summary
The Greater Journey 87%
Paris, 1830 to 1900. Americans arrived as students. They left as architects of a new culture.
by David McCullough 2011
3.94
21k+ 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 87%
Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.
by Mary Gehlhar 2005
3.96
369 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 87%
Clothing stays clothing until it's copied. Fashion runs on imitation, not originality.
by Ingrid Loschek 2009
4.04
26 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
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 87%
Your closet fuels decision fatigue. A psychology-backed system that reclaims your mornings.
by Dawnn Karen 2020
3.65
427 ratings
Hitchcock/Truffaut
by François Truffaut • 1985
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
4.47
10k+
Hitchcock/Truffaut Summary
Hitchcock/Truffaut 87%
A bomb under the table, a document nobody cares about: Hitchcock decodes suspense for Truffaut.
by François Truffaut 1985
4.47
10k+ ratings
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One
by Raphaëlle Giordano • 2015
A Parisian woman stuck in routine meets a stranger with a method to reclaim her joy.
3.61
29k+
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One Summary
Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One 87%
A Parisian woman stuck in routine meets a stranger with a method to reclaim her joy.
by Raphaëlle Giordano 2015
3.61
29k+ ratings
Scaffolding
by Lauren Elkin • 2024
In Paris, a grieving analyst falls for her neighbor's boyfriend: her own first love.
3.63
6k+
Scaffolding Summary
Scaffolding 87%
In Paris, a grieving analyst falls for her neighbor's boyfriend: her own first love.
by Lauren Elkin 2024
3.63
6k+ ratings
P.S. from Paris
by Marc Levy • 2015
A dating app mishap in Paris pairs a runaway actress with a novelist guarding a secret.
3.71
35k+
P.S. from Paris Summary
P.S. from Paris 87%
A dating app mishap in Paris pairs a runaway actress with a novelist guarding a secret.
by Marc Levy 2015
3.71
35k+ ratings
The Bonjour Effect
by Julie Barlow • 2016
Knowing the language isn't enough. The real test is the invisible rules behind every greeting.
3.90
2k+
The Bonjour Effect Summary
The Bonjour Effect 87%
Knowing the language isn't enough. The real test is the invisible rules behind every greeting.
by Julie Barlow 2016
3.90
2k+ ratings
Josephine Baker
by Jean-Claude Baker • 1993
Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.
3.78
351
Josephine Baker Summary
Josephine Baker 87%
Paris star, French spy, mother of twelve. Her adopted son uncovers the bill for her utopias.
by Jean-Claude Baker 1993
3.78
351 ratings
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris
by Jenny Colgan • 2013
After a factory accident, Anna's chocolate-shop job in Paris uncovers a decades-old love story.
3.81
18k+
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris Summary
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris 87%
After a factory accident, Anna's chocolate-shop job in Paris uncovers a decades-old love story.
by Jenny Colgan 2013
3.81
18k+ 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
The Paris Novel
by Ruth Reichl • 2024
A vintage Dior dress and an obsession with a forgotten model pull a timid woman into her own life.
3.78
53k+
The Paris Novel Summary
The Paris Novel 87%
A vintage Dior dress and an obsession with a forgotten model pull a timid woman into her own life.
by Ruth Reichl 2024
3.78
53k+ 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 87%
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
A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway • 1964
Cafés as offices, hunger as discipline, and the 1920s Paris friends who become legends.
4.02
169k+
A Moveable Feast Summary
A Moveable Feast 87%
Cafés as offices, hunger as discipline, and the 1920s Paris friends who become legends.
by Ernest Hemingway 1964
4.02
169k+ 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 87%
How family ateliers became global machines, and why your handbag now funds drug cartels.
by Dana Thomas 2007
3.89
4k+ ratings
French Women Don't Get Fat
by Mireille Guiliano • 2004
The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.
3.56
20k+
French Women Don't Get Fat Summary
French Women Don't Get Fat 87%
The French stay slim while eating butter and drinking wine. The cultural rules that replace dieting.
by Mireille Guiliano 2004
3.56
20k+ ratings
The Chanel Sisters
by Judithe Little • 2020
The forgotten sister who built Chanel tells the story Coco never would.
3.95
9k+
The Chanel Sisters Summary
The Chanel Sisters 87%
The forgotten sister who built Chanel tells the story Coco never would.
by Judithe Little 2020
3.95
9k+ ratings
Bringing Up Bébé
by Pamela Druckerman • 2012
French babies sleep at three months, toddlers eat vegetables. An American mom in Paris takes notes.
4.02
80k+
Bringing Up Bébé Summary
Bringing Up Bébé 86%
French babies sleep at three months, toddlers eat vegetables. An American mom in Paris takes notes.
by Pamela Druckerman 2012
4.02
80k+ 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
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 86%
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
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 86%
Color fixes 70 percent of wardrobe mistakes. A ruthless closet edit handles the rest.
by George Brescia 2014
3.50
532 ratings
The Pleasing Hour
by Lily King • 1999
An American au pair arrives in Paris carrying one secret: the baby she gave her sister.
3.54
5k+
The Pleasing Hour Summary
The Pleasing Hour 86%
An American au pair arrives in Paris carrying one secret: the baby she gave her sister.
by Lily King 1999
3.54
5k+ ratings
Marshlands
by André Gide • 1895
To write about a man at peace with stagnation, a writer must confront his own paralysis.
3.58
1k+
Marshlands Summary
Marshlands 86%
To write about a man at peace with stagnation, a writer must confront his own paralysis.
by André Gide 1895
3.58
1k+ ratings
Cooking for Kings
by Ian Kelly • 2003
Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.
3.75
291
Cooking for Kings Summary
Cooking for Kings 86%
Abandoned at ten on Paris streets. He became the pastry architect for Napoleon, tsars, and kings.
by Ian Kelly 2003
3.75
291 ratings
Short Stories in French for Beginners
by Olly Richards • 2018
Eight short stories that make French feel like an adventure, not a lesson.
4.04
1k+
Short Stories in French for Beginners Summary
Short Stories in French for Beginners 86%
Eight short stories that make French feel like an adventure, not a lesson.
by Olly Richards 2018
4.04
1k+ ratings
That Mad Ache
by Françoise Sagan • 1965
A kept woman in Paris trades comfort for passion and discovers the price of wanting more.
3.99
2k+
That Mad Ache Summary
That Mad Ache 86%
A kept woman in Paris trades comfort for passion and discovers the price of wanting more.
by Françoise Sagan 1965
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Longing for Less
by Kyle Chayka • 2020
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
3.45
1k+
The Longing for Less Summary
The Longing for Less 86%
The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.
by Kyle Chayka 2020
3.45
1k+ ratings
Seven Letters from Paris
by Samantha Verant • 2014
$20,000 in debt, walking dogs; she found seven old letters from a Parisian and replied.
3.55
2k+
Seven Letters from Paris Summary
Seven Letters from Paris 86%
$20,000 in debt, walking dogs; she found seven old letters from a Parisian and replied.
by Samantha Verant 2014
3.55
2k+ ratings
The Typewriter and the Guillotine
by Mark Braude • 2026
Flanner wrote the Paris letter. Weidmann killed six. As war loomed, their stories intertwined.
3.71
931
The Typewriter and the Guillotine Summary
The Typewriter and the Guillotine 86%
Flanner wrote the Paris letter. Weidmann killed six. As war loomed, their stories intertwined.
by Mark Braude 2026
3.71
931 ratings
The Age of Light
by Whitney Scharer • 2019
A Vogue model enters Man Ray's studio, determined to become the photographer, not the photographed.
3.57
13k+
The Age of Light Summary
The Age of Light 86%
A Vogue model enters Man Ray's studio, determined to become the photographer, not the photographed.
by Whitney Scharer 2019
3.57
13k+ ratings
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard • 2020
Not reading is a creative strategy, not a failure. A French critic makes the case.
3.44
5k+
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read Summary
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read 86%
Not reading is a creative strategy, not a failure. A French critic makes the case.
by Pierre Bayard 2020
3.44
5k+ ratings
Simple French Food
by Richard Olney • 1974
The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.
4.20
362
Simple French Food Summary
Simple French Food 86%
The French cookbook that puts the recipe last, and the why of every step first.
by Richard Olney 1974
4.20
362 ratings
French Kids Eat Everything ( And Yours Can, Too )
by Karen Le Billon • 2012
Picky eaters become adventurous in France. The rules any family can steal, no passport required.
3.94
10k+
French Kids Eat Everything ( And Yours Can, Too ) Summary
French Kids Eat Everything ( And Yours Can, Too ) 86%
Picky eaters become adventurous in France. The rules any family can steal, no passport required.
by Karen Le Billon 2012
3.94
10k+ ratings
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