2023 Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers (The Fashion Edit)
As a long-time lover of design and the decorative arts (as well as being your resident design professional!), this holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a quick go-to guide for the fellow design enthusiasts in your life!
In this series, I’ll present a curated mix of unique items to satisfy everyone on your nice list from the hostess with the mostest to the good boys who’ve managed to stay out of the doghouse this year! This sixth installation is all about gifts for book lovers (part three!).
Specifically the girlies who love fashion and a beautifully curated coffee table. After all, that office won’t decorate itself!
(looking at myself in the mirror, evil Kermit style iykyk 😅)
Whether you’re looking for genuine gift ideas for the fashion gworls in your life or if you plan to save this post as you prepare to gift something to yourself- I’ve still got you covered!
Hoping this list is helpful and makes this season a bit more merry and bright
xo Cherish-Joie xo
For the Love of Fashion
Naomi
(Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $134.95 (reg. $150)
Supermodel, entrepreneur, activist, provocateur. Since her teenage rise to stardom, Naomi Campbell has dazzled the world with her looks, her strength, and her irrepressible spirit. The first black model to grace the cover of French Vogue and TIME magazine, she has been the face of hundreds of magazine covers, countless editorials and advertising campaigns, and a favorite subject for some of the best photographers in recent memory.
Originally published as a signed Collector’s Edition of just 1,000 copies, this book gathers the very best of Campbell’s portfolio in an updated edition. Naomi recalls her childhood; the beginning of her modeling career; working with fashion’s greatest designers, including Azzedine Alaïa, John Galliano, Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Gianni Versace; and her meteoric rise to superstardom.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $25.00 (reg. $50.00)
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, focusing on the highly sophisticated narratives underpinning his collections and runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen. It celebrates the astounding creativity and originality of a designer who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion.
Micaiah Carter: What's My Name
(Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $46.13 (reg. $60.00)
Micaiah Carter’s work is a singular alchemy of contemporary youth culture, fine art, street style, and the certainty that the simple act of representation can be a force for change. Over the past decade Micaiah Carter has established himself as one of the most exciting and admired young photographers working in the field of portraiture and fashion. Carter's images are preternaturally sophisticated.
His lighting is intentional but not attention-seeking, and his subjects always seem fully themselves, whether he’s photographing a celebrity, a musician, or a family member. They are sincere, dignified representations of the sitters while staying true to his distinctive aesthetic. His stylized ideas and assiduous attention to color and light have culminated in a body of work that feels timeless and pertinent at the same time.
Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $45.99 (reg. $50.00)
To date, there has never been an art book devoted exclusively to black models. Supreme Models fills that void, paying tribute to black models past and present: from the first to be featured in catalogs and on magazine covers to the supermodels who reigned in the nineties. The book also observes the newest generation of models who are shaking up the fashion industry by speaking out about racial prejudice and becoming social media sensations.
Written by celebrity stylist and journalist Marcellas Reynolds, Supreme Models features more than 70 women from the last 75 years. The book is filled with gorgeous photographs of the women, and details their most memorable covers, campaigns, runway shows, and editorials. Black models have been influencing fashion and pop culture for decades, Supreme Models is a celebration of their monumental impact.
Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $50.00 (reg. $100.00)
Whether it's diamond-encrusted grills, oversized “truck” style chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches or a Tiffany necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering jewels are the shining statement of a collective identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy. Spanning the history of hip-hop jewelry, from the 1980s to today, Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History is a stunning compilation of storytelling and visuals. Hundreds of extraordinary images of every major hip-hop artist on record celebrate how “Ice” has become a proclamation of identity and self-expression. The hip-hop tradition of “show up and show out” reaches new heights with artists like Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z, Gucci Mane, and Cardi B, whose over-the-top pieces integrate unique pop culture references, unconventional materials, and enduring collaborations with artists like Takashi Murakami. Ice Cold goes beyond the bling to reveal a transformative story that is loud and proud.
Tom Ford
(Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $79.99 (reg. $140.00)
Tom Ford has become one of fashion's great icons. He transformed Gucci from a moribund accessories label into one of the most aspirational fashion conglomerates in the world. Ford brought a hard-edged style synonymous with 21st century glamour to his clothes, and this book is a complete catalogue of Ford's design work for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent from 1994 to 2004.
It explores Ford's grand vision for the complete design of a brand, including architecture, store design, and advertising and features more than 200 photographs, including many previously unpublished images. Published to coincide with his departure from Gucci, this book has been created with Ford's full cooperation and every page reflects his exceptional taste. It is Ford's testament to a career of singular moments reinventing the boundaries of style and sensuality in clothing.
The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $25.00 (reg. $50.00)
In this book, curator/critic Antwaun Sargent addresses the transformation taking place in fashion. Marked by: the featuring of the Black figure, runway and cover models in media- the fashion and art communities have slowly become increasingly inclusive.
In a richly illustrated essay, Sargent opens up the conversation around the role of the Black body in the marketplace; the cross-pollination between art, fashion, and culture in constructing an image; and the institutional barriers that have historically been an impediment to Black photographers participating more fully in the fashion (and art) industries. Alongside a series of conversations between generations, their images and stories chart the history of inclusion, and exclusion, in the creation of the commercial Black image, while simultaneously proposing a brilliantly reenvisioned future.
Supreme (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $24.98 (reg. $49.95)
Over the past 25 years, Supreme has transformed itself from a downtown New York skate shop into an iconic global brand. Supreme—the book—looks back on more than two decades of the creations, stories, and convention-defying attitude that are uniquely Supreme. Featuring more than 800 stunning images, readers will have unparallled access to behind-the-scenes content, including the company’s highly limited products and collaborations.
Supreme’s core ethos from two lifelong devotees. Known as much for its irreverent and iconoclastic spirit as it is for its commitment to design and quality, Supreme’s products have become as recognizable and coveted as those from the world’s top luxury brands—this book is no exception. Beautifully produced, the book is the epitome of Supreme’s dedication to quality and design, including a reversible jacket with the signature red Supreme logo.
Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $25.00 (reg. $50.00)
In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. Filled with candor, humor, and lots and lots of rhinestones, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones is a shining tribute to one of the most beloved musicians in history, a treasured keepsake for anyone who loves Dolly Parton, and an indispensable guide to forging your own path to beauty and confidence.
Little Book of Louis Vuitton: The Story of the Iconic Fashion House (Hardcover)
Sold by Amazon for $12.65 (reg. $16.95)
Little Book of Louis Vuitton is the pocket-sized and fully illustrated story of one of the world's most luxurious fashion houses. Louis Vuitton's monogrammed bags have been seen on the arms of celebrities and royals alike for over 150 years. From the young Louis seeking his fortune in Paris through to two world wars, the Great Depression, the Jazz Age and the Swinging Sixties, there is no era in which this most opulent of brands hasn't thrived. Detailing the global expansion of Louis Vuitton in the 1980s, the creation of the powerful fashion conglomerate LVMH, and the appointment in 1997 of Marc Jacobs, this is the story of a transformation from luggage company to high-fashion label. Louis Vuitton's continued evolution under the creative direction of Nicolas Ghesquière and Virgil Abloh is also depicted through fabulous images and captivating text.
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