My all-time favorite nonfiction on fashion. Biographies, fashion history, deep analysis and cultural moments. Open for suggestions!
created by Haley_s_2
last updated January, 2026
Fashion in Film
Christopher Laverty
Sneaker Obsession
Alexandre Pauwels
Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
Dana Thomas
Selling Sexy: Victoriaâs Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon
Lauren Sherman
Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
Justine Picardie
Desert Flower
Waris Dirie
The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History
Robin Givhan
The Chiffon Trenches
André Leon Talley
Champagne Supernovas: Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, Alexander McQueen, and the '90s Renegades Who Remade Fashion
Maureen Callahan
The Dress: 100 Ideas that Changed Fashion Forever
Marnie Fogg
Anna: The Biography
Amy Odell
Kaiser Karl: The Life of Karl Lagerfeld
Raphaëlle Bacqué
A Visible Man: A Memoir
Edward Enninful
Fashion: The Whole Story
Clothes and Other Things That Matter
Alexandra Shulman
House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival
Deborah Ball
The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
Sara Gay Forden
ABC of Men's Fashion (V&A Fashion Perspectives)
Amies Hardy
Fashion Trend Forecasting
Gwyneth Holland
Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin
Andrew Wilson
Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster
House of Nutter: The Rebel Tailor of Savile Row
Lance Richardson
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