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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 89%
The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.
by Andrew Brooks 2015
3.75
173 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
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
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
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 88%
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 88%
Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.
by Patric Richardson 2021
4.17
5k+ 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 88%
Fashion is the enemy of style. A couture master's principles for dressing yourself instead.
by Christian Dior 1954
4.01
1k+ 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
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
by Pietra Rivoli • 2005
A T-shirt's journey exposes the global economy's real engine: politics, migration, and subsidies.
3.69
3k+
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy Summary
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 87%
A T-shirt's journey exposes the global economy's real engine: politics, migration, and subsidies.
by Pietra Rivoli 2005
3.69
3k+ ratings
What's Mine Is Yours
by Rachel Botsman • 2010
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
3.96
1k+
What's Mine Is Yours Summary
What's Mine Is Yours 87%
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
by Rachel Botsman 2010
3.96
1k+ 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 87%
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 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 87%
How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.
by Teri Agins 1999
3.87
1k+ 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
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 87%
Fashion chases the new; style lives in the worn-in, the inherited, the second whiskey.
by David Coggins 2016
3.63
221 ratings
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan
by Liesl Clark • 2020
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
3.44
2k+
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan Summary
The Buy Nothing, Get Everything Plan 87%
A no-shopping plan that saves money, cuts waste, and turns neighbors into your best resource.
by Liesl Clark 2020
3.44
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
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
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
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 87%
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
by Edith Head 1967
3.80
206 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 87%
Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.
by Aja Barber 2021
3.93
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
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
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 86%
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
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 86%
A fashion label from your spare room: sourcing, pricing, trunk shows, and the business plan.
by Angela Wolf 2012
4.29
52 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 86%
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2011
3.73
9k+ 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
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 86%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ 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 86%
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
by David Zyla 2010
3.56
603 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
The Minimalist Vegan
by Michael Ofei • 2017
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
3.70
267
The Minimalist Vegan Summary
The Minimalist Vegan 86%
Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.
by Michael Ofei 2017
3.70
267 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 86%
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
by Michel Chevalier 2008
3.80
75 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 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 86%
How a Seattle shoe store became a retail empire by making employees think like owners.
by Robert Spector 1995
3.90
794 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 86%
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
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 86%
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
by Karen Karbo 2009
3.53
3k+ ratings
New Minimalism
by Cary Telander Fortin • 2018
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
3.87
1k+
New Minimalism Summary
New Minimalism 86%
Align your home with your values without deprivation, by understanding why you hold on.
by Cary Telander Fortin 2018
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Art of Frugal Hedonism
by Annie Raser-Rowland • 2017
Spend nothing to feel rich: how to live luxuriously on less by retraining your senses.
3.62
7k+
The Art of Frugal Hedonism Summary
The Art of Frugal Hedonism 86%
Spend nothing to feel rich: how to live luxuriously on less by retraining your senses.
by Annie Raser-Rowland 2017
3.62
7k+ 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 86%
Clothing stays clothing until it's copied. Fashion runs on imitation, not originality.
by Ingrid Loschek 2009
4.04
26 ratings
Let My People Go Surfing
by Yvon Chouinard • 2006
He built a billion-dollar outdoor brand that tells customers to buy less and lets employees surf.
4.18
29k+
Let My People Go Surfing Summary
Let My People Go Surfing 85%
He built a billion-dollar outdoor brand that tells customers to buy less and lets employees surf.
by Yvon Chouinard 2006
4.18
29k+ 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 85%
High prices increase desire, scarcity beats availability, and the customer is never king.
by Jean-Noël Kapferer 2008
4.24
563 ratings
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
by Margareta Magnusson • 2017
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
3.42
34k+
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning Summary
The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning 85%
The decluttering practice from Sweden that spares your family the job no one should inherit.
by Margareta Magnusson 2017
3.42
34k+ ratings
The Year of Less
by Cait Flanders • 2018
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
3.45
71k+
The Year of Less Summary
The Year of Less 85%
She quit shopping for a year and shed 70% of her belongings. What remained surprised her.
by Cait Flanders 2018
3.45
71k+ ratings
The More of Less
by Joshua Becker • 2016
Your house holds 300,000 things. Most of them are stealing your time, money, and freedom.
3.81
16k+
The More of Less Summary
The More of Less 85%
Your house holds 300,000 things. Most of them are stealing your time, money, and freedom.
by Joshua Becker 2016
3.81
16k+ ratings
The Zero Waste Solution
by Paul Connett • 2013
A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.
3.92
78
The Zero Waste Solution Summary
The Zero Waste Solution 85%
A community roadmap out of landfills and incinerators, built on compost, repair, and local jobs.
by Paul Connett 2013
3.92
78 ratings
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide
by Francine Jay • 2010
Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.
3.78
13k+
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide 85%
Your stuff is a full-time job you didn't apply for. Here's how to quit.
by Francine Jay 2010
3.78
13k+ ratings
Messy Minimalism
by Rachelle Crawford • 2021
You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.
3.87
2k+
Messy Minimalism Summary
Messy Minimalism 85%
You need not be tidy to own less. The flexible method for a chaotic, real life.
by Rachelle Crawford 2021
3.87
2k+ ratings
Jane Austen's Guide to Thrift
by Kathleen Anderson • 2013
Jane Austen's money blueprint: how to live well on less and keep your style intact.
3.17
48
Jane Austen's Guide to Thrift Summary
Jane Austen's Guide to Thrift 85%
Jane Austen's money blueprint: how to live well on less and keep your style intact.
by Kathleen Anderson 2013
3.17
48 ratings
The Minimalist Home
by Joshua Becker • 2018
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
3.69
9k+
The Minimalist Home Summary
The Minimalist Home 85%
Room by room, cut the clutter that costs you time, money, and peace.
by Joshua Becker 2018
3.69
9k+ ratings
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
by Marie Kondō • 2010
Forget daily tidying. One marathon, one physical joy test, and the clutter never returns.
3.88
395k+
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up Summary
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up 85%
Forget daily tidying. One marathon, one physical joy test, and the clutter never returns.
by Marie Kondō 2010
3.88
395k+ ratings
A Year of Living Simply
by Kate Humble • 2024
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
3.71
2k+
A Year of Living Simply Summary
A Year of Living Simply 85%
Owning less, fixing more, knowing your neighbors: a year of discovering what enough feels like.
by Kate Humble 2024
3.71
2k+ ratings
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