If you like this book, there’s also a TV adaptation that I 100% recommend. It translates the looks, fabrics, and ensembles in a fantastic way!

Books About Fashion

Biographies are also a great choice if you’re interested in doing a deep dive into a designer’s mind and work — Dior by Dior being a prime example. These type of books are a great gateway into fashion culture (A Dash of Daring), its history (The Glass of Fashion) and the amount of work it takes to create one item or to run a magazine (The Vanity Fair Diaries).

My next recommendation is a biography by a staple and icon in the fashion industry:

2. Zandra Rhodes: 50 Fabulous Years in Fashion, Zandra Rhodes

Covering the fifty-year career of trailblazing fashion and textile designer Zandra Rhodes, Zandra Rhodes: 50 Fabulous Years in Fashion will tell you everything you need to know about this icon. This is not her only book, but is the one that I enjoyed the most.

This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of both Zandra and fashion through the years. It covers through her first years until the successful establishment of the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. It celebrates her work, shows the importance of textile design and explores Zandra’s versatility as a designer.

TV Shows About Fashion

Fashion is a great theme to explore in television because it naturally lends itself to visual media.

There are amazing series that revolve around the world of fashion, from reality shows like Project Runway and America’s Next Top Model, to dramatized takes on business like Girlboss and The Bold Type, or even imaginary designers and businesses working their way up, like Katy Keene and my next recommendation:

3. Velvet

Velvet (Netflix) is a Spanish television series that was released in 2014. It ran for four seasons and it spawned a spin-off, Velvet Colección. It stars Miguel Ángel Silvestre, from Sense8 fame, and Paula Echevarría, a popular Spanish actress and model.