Books like The style mentors by Elyssa Dimant

Explores how iconic fashion pieces and designers shaped cultural identities and social change across history.

They were the most stylish women of their time, setting the standards for the world of fashion, decorating, and entertaining. Rita Lydig, Elsie de Wolfe, Coco Chanel. Daisy Fellowes, the Duchess of Windsor, Countess Mona Bismarck, Millicent Rogers, Diana Vreeland, Pauline de Rothschild, Babe Paley, Gloria Guinness, Slim Keith, C. Z. Guest, and Jacqueline Onassis - these women not only dominated their time, they continue to fascinate and inspire. The Power of Style makes these twentieth-century legends come alive, revealing their secrets and explaining, for the first time, how they came to be such preeminent figures. More, it reveals the amusing, instructive, and sometimes painful tales of the lives behind the legends.

Get to know the women who ve wielded the power of fashion and brought about change with this illustrated biography that features twenty-five of history s most influential fashion icons. Throughout time, daring women have made fashion choices that have altered the course of history. From Marie Antoinette, who wore a hairstyle as large as her presence, to Coco Chanel, who imagined a world without rib crushing corsets and heavy gowns, to Katharine Hepburn, who walked around the studio in her underwear when studio executives refused to let her wear her then-scandalous jeans, these women were mavericks as well as rebellious icons. Their fashion choices mirrored and redefined what it meant to be a woman in their era. They didn t follow trends or cultural conventions, but instead set the course with their own style. Their brave and inventive fashion choices paved the way for female empowerment. Featuring hairstyle tips, DIY projects, inspiration boards that break down each icon s style, and illustrated timelines that cover the evolution of pants, skirts, the little black dress, and more,Fashion Rebels: Style Icons Who Changed the World through Fashion invites readers to treat fashion as an act of fearless creativity and even become fashion trailblazers themselves.

Kate Young’s debut guide to iconic film eveningwear, highlighting legendary looks from Hollywood’s golden age and modern cinema, with expert analysis and a handy directory of timeless dresses.

Explore the life and legacy of Charles James, America’s first couturier, whose sculpted fabrics and elegant designs redefined 1940s–1950s fashion.

Updated with hundreds of new photos and ideas, this resource shows how to develop true personal style that is always uncomplicated and flattering. The guide is the perfect personal fashion companion.