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14 Best Fashion History Books

Goal: Find the best Fashion History books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).

Method:

  1. Search for "best fashion history books" and study the top 5+ pages.
  2. Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
  3. Rank the results neatly here.

14 Best Fashion History Books

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1

Alexander McQueen

Savage Beauty

by Andrew Bolton

Also recommended by:

Mindy Kaling

2

How to Read a Dress

A Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 21st Century

by Lydia Edwards

3

Fashion History

From the 18th to the 20th Century

by TASCHEN

4

Fashion Victims

The Dangers of Dress Past and Present

by Alison Matthews David

5

Gods and Kings

The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano

by Dana Thomas

6

Grace

A Memoir

by Grace Coddington

7

Inside the Royal Wardrobe

A Dress History of Queen Alexandra

by Kate Strasdin

8

Louis Vuitton

The Birth of Modern Luxury

by Louis Vuitton

9

The Battle of Versailles

The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History

by Robin Givhan

10

The Beautiful Fall

Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris

by Alicia Drake

11

The Dictionary of Fashion History

by Valerie Cumming

12

The End of Fashion

The Mass Marketing of the Clothing Business Forever

by Teri Agins

13

The Fashion Chronicles

The Style Stories of History's Best Dressed

by Amber Butchart

14

Tom Ford

by Tom Ford

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Edited by

Richard Reis

Software engineer whose passion for tracking book recommendations from podcasts inspired the creation of MRB.

Anurag Ramdasan

Lead investor at 3one4 Capital whose startup expertise and love for books helped shaped MRB and its growth.

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