***UPDATE***: Congratulations to Gala Darling and Lalita who are the two lucky winners of this giveaway! Right! It’s been a while since we ran any giveaways and I think it’s about time we gave something back. Before Nina Garcia runs out and releases her second book (yes she’ll be sharing more of her valuable knowledge) we thought you might like to snap up her...

Japanese street fashion has always been somewhat of a fascination; it’s fearless and experimental in way that is hard to find in other fashion capitals. Bursting with over 200 amazing photographs, The Tokyo Look Book explores the city’s burgeoning fashion scene. Written by anthropologist, Philomena Keet - who boasts a PHD in Tokyo Fashion – the book does a great...

Have you ever wondered why black is always in style? Valerie Strivers provides an answer to this age old question in her spirited debut novel, Blood is the New Black Main character, Kate McAlliston has mixed feelings about her internship at the glossy women’s mag Tasty - the atmosphere is cold, the work menial, and her co-workers are a little strange, to say the...

The Collection by Gioia Diliberto tells the story of Isabelle Varlet, a provincial French seamstress who heads to Paris in the aftermath of WWI to start a new life for herself at the fledgling fashion house of Coco Chanel. The true magic of the story lies in the character of the Mademoiselle herself, the one and only Coco Chanel. At turns both rude and charming, the...

Shoe Fleur: A Footwear Fantasy can best be described as a “spectacular fusion of photography and the digital arts”. Created and photographed by Michel Tcherevkoff, the book is comprised of a collection of stunning photos, each image features an exquisite shoe and coordinating handbag crafted entirely from flowers. Tcherevkoff shoots the blossoms and leaves on their...

There’s a certain familiar formula that’s become de rigueur in the rarified niche of roman a chefs about the fashion industry. You’ve seen it before: the long suffering assistant is forced to toil over the nefarious editor in chief, running errands to find the perfect python headband and making emergency trips to Marc Jacobs when all she really wants...

Not another one I hear you cry! Yes there are SO many fashion advice books being penned by industry insiders that there really is no excuse for having an un-organised wardrobe. The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia is another style bible promising tips, advice and inspiration for women who have yet to find their sense of style. In her own words Nina Garcia aims...

If you’ve been seduced by the charm of Manolo the Shoeblogger then you’ll instantly recognise his signature statement “You are super fantastic!” Although Manolo gives us a snippet of his world in his blog, he still remains much of a mystery. So when he sent his new book, The Consolation of the Shoes, over for review I jumped at the chance to delve further into...

“Simply chasing cool is really a bad idea; inspired by cool is a great idea. Walk the street, see what’s going on, and spit it out in your own way. Don’t do it because you research it, do it because you breathe it.” Are you chasing cool?

In a bid to unleash the inner Budget Fashionista in all of us our favourite budget loving, money maximising fashion blogger Kathryn Finney - also known as The Budget Fashionista - has packed all her amazing secrets and cost-cutting tips into one book titled How to Be a Budget Fashionista: The Ultimate Guide to Looking Fabulous for Less. Much like those self help manuals...