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Pan Macmillan to publish Sir Paul Smith's autobiography

British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith will be releasing a book on his life, published by Pan Macmillan in September. The ‘Threads: My Life in Style,’ book will cover Smith’s career and life from being leaving school at fifteen with undiagnosed dyslexia to growing a global business from its origins in one small shop in Nottingham, England, as...

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8 Fashion books of 2024 to add to the wishlist

Need some inspiration for a festive season wish list or for your 2025 reading list? FashionUnited has compiled a selection of books published in 2024 that we believe would be perfect additions. Total Ethics Fashion: People, our fellow animals and the planet before profit Total Ethics Fashion is a manifesto for an ethical fashion system. “This...

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Nike unveils book celebrating women's sportswear

Sportswear giant Nike is releasing a new book in collaboration with Phaidon Press illustrating the power of women’s sportswear and the role it has played in advancing women’s sports over the last 50 years. ‘Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good: Nike Apparel,’ is described as the first book to chart a visual history of women’s sportswear, examining...

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Simone Rocha to publish fashion book with Rizzoli

Irish fashion designer Simone Rocha is publishing her first fashion book about her work and how her fashion label has garnered international acclaim over the last decade with Rizzoli. Launching in September, ‘Simone Rocha’ is described as the first “comprehensive book” on the London Fashion Week favourite and will include “insightfully edited,...

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Margot Robbie’s Barbie red carpet looks immortalised in new book

Barbie-mania is still going strong. Book publisher Rizzoli and toy company Mattel have announced a new book documenting the red carpet fashion worn by actress Margot Robbie during the press tour for the ‘Barbie’ movie last year. The ‘Barbie: The World Tour’ coffee table book launches on March 8 and will offer fans a detailed look into the iconic...

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New reading material: Fashion books for the 2023 wish list

Every year a slew of great fashion books come out. Whether it be biographies, a deep dive into an aspect of the industry or an overview of a fashion house - there is plenty to choose from. In case your wish list for the holidays is still very empty, or you are simply looking for a book to give to yourself as a gift, FashionUnited has collected...

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New book aims to help design educators navigate demands of today’s classroom

Perhaps the first of its kind, the latest book from educator and author Steven Faerm, whose previous titles were designed to aid student learning, is aimed at helping that other individual in design classrooms: the educator. His books, ‘Fashion Design Course: Principals, Practices and Techniques’ and ‘Creating a Successful Fashion Collection:...

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Nike to release a book to inspire better design

Sportswear giant Nike is releasing a new book to inspire the next generation of athletes to imagine “the infinite possibilities of design and sport”. ‘No Finish Line,’ released on February 14 in Europe, the US and Asia, aims to celebrate Nike’s 50 years of design and innovation, as well as being a “design vision for the next 50 years”. The book...

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Book recommendation: Cultural exchanges through textiles and clothing along the Silk Roads

The China National Silk Museum and UNESCO have together assembled a thematic collection on cultural exchanges along the silk roads with a focus on textiles and clothing. This has resulted in a joint publishing project. Feng Zhao, honorary director of the museum, and Shahbaz Khan, director of UNESCO's Beijing office, recently launched the first...

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Ganni releases ‘Gimme More’ book documenting brand’s story

Copenhagen fashion brand Ganni has released its first publication, telling the brand’s story through a collection of editorials, stories and photo essays. In partnership with Rizzoli, the premium label looks to highlight its Scandinavian sensibilities throughout the book, capturing its diverse network of creatives surrounding the brand,...

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Exploring the eternal fascination around designer Alexander McQueen

Robert Fairer is a fashion photographer known for capturing the drama backstage at John Galliano’s shows for Christian Dior, and at Marc Jacobs, which he collected in the technicolor tomes, John Galliano Unseen and Marc Jacobs Unseen. A recent addition to the series, is Alexander McQueen Unseen, featuring previously unpublished photos. John...