Books
Long ago, I promised I’d share with you the amazing book of patterns and motifs I bought in Iceland. This book was a real splurge for me. It is huge, gorgeously printed by the local museum in Reykjavik, and as far as I could tell, unavailable outside of the country. I went [...]
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January 14th, 2010 - posted in
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I loved the modern-meets-1920s vibe from Milly’s fall collection. So beautiful. This is one of the few collections where I truly would wear everything shown.
{photos via style.com}
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Here’s a book I think you’ll love: Lingerie Parisienne by Juliette Morel. I picked up this cute little paperback from the 70s on a visit to Powell’s in PDX and I just love it. It’s all about the lingerie of the 1920s, as seen in french fashion magazines.
I really adore the revival of [...]
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February 5th, 2009 - posted in
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If you liked the hat I posted yesterday, you should take a look at Boutique Knits by Portland-based Laura Irwin.
This book is full of gorgeous accessories with really interesting twists. I especially love all the hats and mitts (two of my favorite things to knit and wear in cold weather), and the [...]
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January 15th, 2009 - posted in
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Tim Walker is one of my favorite fashion photographers. Here are some nice wintery images.
This year, he released a book of his work, which would make an amazing gift: Tim Walker Pictures
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December 11th, 2008 - posted in
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As far as I can tell, the name of this book shop is “mode… information.” It’s a small shop that specializes in content for the fashion/design industry, including trend forecasts, pantone color books, catwalk reports, and design books. If you’re in the industry, I suppose you might have upwards of 200 euro to [...]
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September 20th, 2008 - posted in
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If you’ve been reading a while, you know that I love Japanese craft, fashion, and style books. Japanese publishers put out a huge range of well-designed, beautifully photographed books and “mooks” (a cross between a magazine and a book), spurred by the Zakka design movement.
“Zakka has also been described as “the art of seeing [...]
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August 30th, 2008 - posted in
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A quick note to let you know that I reviewed this lovely book, The Cocktail: 200 Fabulous Drinks over at Cocktailia.
You might be interested in the pretty pictures, which are illustrations by one of my favorites, the Australian illustrator Kat MacLeod. Check it out!
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June 10th, 2008 - posted in
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I love Japanese magazines, and every once in a while I have to indulge myself. I normally go for the street style magazines like Cutie (tag line: “For independent girls”), because they show actual real people with real style. (By the way, if you like street fashion photography, that’s one of the themes [...]
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June 1st, 2008 - posted in
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I’m guessing crochet must be very popular in Japan, judging from the amazing array of great crochet books they have at Kinokuniya. I picked these up recently.
The book on the right are just a treasury of different motifs and edgings. The book on the left is called “romantic lace.” The below images [...]
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May 20th, 2008 - posted in
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