My favourite Book-Novel ... so far is ....' The Devil Wears Prada '... I absolutely love Miranda for always managing it to pull it off .... and to see how people is intimidated and impressed .... by a self-created image of connoisseur and authority in the matters of ' what is in or what is out ' .... as to make them to succumb to the feeble and totally superficial power of fashion.
Deep in her head Miranda must be definitely having great fun .... all the time....., who can blame her for wanting to have that ? .. at the cost of people's insecurities... after all ' Fashion is a very serious business not to be taken serious '..... to quote good old wise KL ....

Here are three I read this past year and liked very much:

"The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris" by Alicia Drake

This a very fun, dishy, fascianting and exceedingly well written look at the 40+ year rivalry between two fashion titans.

"Queen of Fashion, What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution" by Caroline Weber

Today's notion of clebrity and fashion was in many ways created by Marie Antoinette - read this and find out why.

"FASHION: A History From the 18th to the 20th Century" by The Kyoto Costume Institute

The photography is stunning. The Kyoto Costume Institute is one of the worlds foremost fashion museums, and the depth of their collection is astounding. Only the Japanese would have the inclination, and the resources, to maintain a collection this vast.

One really remarkable feature of this book is that many of the fashions are shown alongside period paintings and photos of very similar garments, and in some cases, the exact garment, which really puts them into a historical context.

Enjoy!