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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
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 90%
Your clothes speak before you do. The grammar of timeless menswear, decoded item by item.
by G. Bruce Boyer 2015
3.87
421 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 90%
A Hollywood costume legend's rules for dressing like the promotion is already yours.
by Edith Head 1967
3.80
206 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
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 89%
Stop chasing trends and start wearing the palette your own body already gave you.
by David Zyla 2010
3.56
603 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
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 88%
The French art of looking polished, eating joyfully, and turning ordinary days into occasions.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2011
3.73
9k+ 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 88%
From orphan to icon: Chanel's lessons on style, money, love, and never needing permission.
by Karen Karbo 2009
3.53
3k+ 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 88%
Poise can be learned. The French method for dressing, moving, and speaking with effortless elegance.
by Jennifer L. Scott 2015
3.83
3k+ 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 88%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
How Not to Look Old
by Charla Krupp • 2008
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
3.47
779
How Not to Look Old Summary
How Not to Look Old 88%
Bangs, Botox, and why dressing down makes you look younger: an unsentimental tactical guide.
by Charla Krupp 2008
3.47
779 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 88%
Color fixes 70 percent of wardrobe mistakes. A ruthless closet edit handles the rest.
by George Brescia 2014
3.50
532 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
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 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
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 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 87%
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
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 87%
Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.
by Mark Tungate 2005
3.90
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 87%
Why a small fashion label outshines an industrial giant: the rules luxury lives by.
by Michel Chevalier 2008
3.80
75 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
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
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette
by Eleanor Roosevelt • 1962
Forget the forks; real etiquette is a habit of kindness. Here is how to make it yours.
3.97
62
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette Summary
Eleanor Roosevelt's Book of Common Sense Etiquette 87%
Forget the forks; real etiquette is a habit of kindness. Here is how to make it yours.
by Eleanor Roosevelt 1962
3.97
62 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 87%
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
Architectural Digest at 100
by Architectural Digest • 2019
One magazine's hundred-year archive reveals how the world lives, decorates, and dreams at home.
4.19
326
Architectural Digest at 100 Summary
Architectural Digest at 100 87%
One magazine's hundred-year archive reveals how the world lives, decorates, and dreams at home.
by Architectural Digest 2019
4.19
326 ratings
Logos that Last
by Allan Peters • 2023
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
4.21
253
Logos that Last Summary
Logos that Last 87%
Six weeks of iteration, vintage hunting, and one rule: build a logo that outlives the trends.
by Allan Peters 2023
4.21
253 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 86%
Design school taught you to sketch. This teaches you to sell, source, and stay solvent.
by Mary Gehlhar 2005
3.96
369 ratings
Apartment Therapy
by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan • 2006
Home should restore you. Diagnose what is wrong, then fix it, starting at the front door.
3.78
1k+
Apartment Therapy Summary
Apartment Therapy 86%
Home should restore you. Diagnose what is wrong, then fix it, starting at the front door.
by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan 2006
3.78
1k+ ratings
Rick Rubin
by Jake Brown • 2009
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
3.53
282
Rick Rubin Summary
Rick Rubin 86%
A dorm-room label, Slayer, Johnny Cash: one producer's philosophy of removal over addition.
by Jake Brown 2009
3.53
282 ratings
Live Alone and Like It
by Marjorie Hillis • 1936
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
3.68
1k+
Live Alone and Like It Summary
Live Alone and Like It 86%
Living alone isn't a misfortune: the 1936 rules for turning it into an advantage.
by Marjorie Hillis 1936
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Poet's Guide to Life
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 2005
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
4.12
368
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life 86%
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005
4.12
368 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 86%
He learned needlework in Auschwitz. Every U.S. president since Eisenhower wore the result.
by Martin Greenfield 2014
4.18
2k+ ratings
Jony Ive
by Leander Kahney • 2013
Before the iPhone, a soft-spoken British designer saved Apple with a translucent computer.
3.99
7k+
Jony Ive Summary
Jony Ive 86%
Before the iPhone, a soft-spoken British designer saved Apple with a translucent computer.
by Leander Kahney 2013
3.99
7k+ ratings
Beauty
by Roger Scruton • 2009
From dinner tables to galleries, beauty is a rational demand we are ignoring.
3.95
3k+
Beauty Summary
Beauty 86%
From dinner tables to galleries, beauty is a rational demand we are ignoring.
by Roger Scruton 2009
3.95
3k+ ratings
Presentation Zen Design
by Garr Reynolds • 2009
Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.
4.19
2k+
Presentation Zen Design Summary
Presentation Zen Design 86%
Slides packed with text bore audiences. Better visuals, type, and space make them pay attention.
by Garr Reynolds 2009
4.19
2k+ ratings
How to Live
by Derek Sivers • 2021
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
4.16
3k+
How to Live Summary
How to Live 86%
The case for 27 incompatible ways to live, and the one surprise that resolves them all.
by Derek Sivers 2021
4.16
3k+ 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 86%
Why owning less is the real luxury, and how French and Japanese simplicity teach it.
by Dominique Loreau 2008
3.51
6k+ ratings
Rethinking Prestige Branding
by Wolfgang Schaefer • 2013
The new luxury does not sell scarcity; it builds missions and myths that people chase.
4.05
82
Rethinking Prestige Branding Summary
Rethinking Prestige Branding 86%
The new luxury does not sell scarcity; it builds missions and myths that people chase.
by Wolfgang Schaefer 2013
4.05
82 ratings
Everything I Know
by Paul Jarvis • 2013
Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.
3.72
802
Everything I Know Summary
Everything I Know 86%
Your creative work isn't a startup. Build it small enough to support a life you love.
by Paul Jarvis 2013
3.72
802 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 86%
How a blog became a streetwear empire and why community, not scarcity, kept it alive.
by Bobby Hundreds 2019
4.21
1k+ ratings
Gift from the Sea
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh • 1955
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
4.13
57k+
Gift from the Sea Summary
Gift from the Sea 86%
What a week alone by the shore reveals about love, simplicity, and life after midlife.
by Anne Morrow Lindbergh 1955
4.13
57k+ ratings
The Ultimate Guide to Antiaging - Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks
by Rosi Thomas • 2014
Wrinkles begin on your plate: a former nurse's diet-first strategy for looking a decade younger.
2.00
3
The Ultimate Guide to Antiaging - Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks Summary
The Ultimate Guide to Antiaging - Look 10 Years Younger in 10 Weeks 86%
Wrinkles begin on your plate: a former nurse's diet-first strategy for looking a decade younger.
by Rosi Thomas 2014
2.00
3 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 86%
Your closet is an emissions machine. A 150-mile wardrobe turns it into a carbon sink.
by Rebecca Burgess 2019
4.07
421 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
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
by Arnold Bennett • 1908
Half an hour a day, properly spent, transforms more than any weekend binge ever will.
3.62
9k+
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day Summary
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day 86%
Half an hour a day, properly spent, transforms more than any weekend binge ever will.
by Arnold Bennett 1908
3.62
9k+ ratings
The Shape of Design
by Frank Chimero • 2012
Great design isn't about pixels or grids. It's about why we make things and for whom.
3.90
1k+
The Shape of Design Summary
The Shape of Design 86%
Great design isn't about pixels or grids. It's about why we make things and for whom.
by Frank Chimero 2012
3.90
1k+ ratings
What Would Apple Do?
by Dirk Beckmann • 2013
The design and business rules Apple uses to dominate industries, and how to steal them.
3.21
43
What Would Apple Do? Summary
What Would Apple Do? 86%
The design and business rules Apple uses to dominate industries, and how to steal them.
by Dirk Beckmann 2013
3.21
43 ratings
The Substance of Style
by Virginia Postrel • 2003
The sensory qualities of things now rival price and performance as economic forces.
3.49
527
The Substance of Style Summary
The Substance of Style 86%
The sensory qualities of things now rival price and performance as economic forces.
by Virginia Postrel 2003
3.49
527 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
The Space That Keeps You
by Jeremiah Brent • 2024
A designer discovers why some homes hold you: it's never about the furniture.
3.85
209
The Space That Keeps You Summary
The Space That Keeps You 86%
A designer discovers why some homes hold you: it's never about the furniture.
by Jeremiah Brent 2024
3.85
209 ratings
In Pursuit of Elegance
by Matthew E. May • 2009
The best products, paintings, and traffic systems owe their power to what is missing.
3.79
576
In Pursuit of Elegance Summary
In Pursuit of Elegance 86%
The best products, paintings, and traffic systems owe their power to what is missing.
by Matthew E. May 2009
3.79
576 ratings
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