Hey Fashionable Collegians,
Happy New Year! I hope all of you had an amazing time ringing in the new year with your loved ones. January Term Break (oh, how I miss thee), is a perfect time to read for leisure. Below are some books I would like to recommend reading while you’re on January Term Break. I grouped the books based on informational books on how to get into the fashion industry, biographies of notable fashion industry insiders, and fictional books with a fashion flair to them.
Happy reading!
XO,
Bisi
Fashion Career Advice:
Still trying to figure out what you want to do in the fashion industry? There’s loads of different career paths in the fashion industry from working at a magazine to working in corporate retail. Below are some really good books to help you navigate the right career path for you:
1-Mary Gehlhar, “The Fashion Designer Survival Guide.”
2-Leslie Davis Burns, Kathy K. Mullet, and Nancy O. Bryant, “The Business of Fashion.”
3-The Teen Vogue Handbook: An Insider’s Guide to Careers in Fashion.”
4-Annemarie Iverson, “In Fashion: From Runway to Retail, Everything You Need to Know to Break Into the Fashion Industry."
Biographical Books:
I love reading biographies of fashion industry insiders as it most often than not, provides inspiration on how to navigate the fashion industry. Plus, I love hearing nostalgic stories of the inner-workings of the fashion industry 20, 30, 40 years ago. Below are some of my favorite biographies:
1-Diane von Furstenberg, “The Woman I Wanted to Be.”
2-Andre Leon Talley, "A.L.T: A Memoir”
3-Sophia Amoruso, “#GirlBoss.”
4-Grace Coddington, “Grace: A Memoir.”
5-Diana Vreeland, “D.V.”
6-Alicia Drake, “The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and the Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris."
*Kelly Cutrone, “If You Have to Go Outside.” This book is both bigraphical and offers great career advice. It’s a must-read if you need you still need some guidance on how to have tough skin in the fashion industry.