Books For Vintage Lovers

Inspirational, reference, and historical books are great gifts for vintage lovers.

The Little Dictionary of Fashion: A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman

An essential book for anyone who loves style, fashion, and class; this handbook was written by none other than Christian Dior. There is no better advisor when it comes to fashion and his words are just as relevant as ever.

Little Black Dress: Vintage Treasure

The little black dress has been an essential for women everywhere for generations. This book, with a vintage focus, is a collection of the best of the best LBDs.

V&A Pattern

This set of books that are filled with patterns from the Victoria & Albert Museum's extensive collection of textiles, wallpaper, clothing. One of the books even focuses on only 1950s patterns alone.

Irving Penn: Small Trades

Irving Penn was one of the most influential and infamous fashion photographers of all time, but Small Trades is not about fashion. All of the images, taken between 1950 and 1951, are of everyday people. This book is a beautiful historic record of what people were really wearing.

Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour

This may seem like stretch, but the fact is, Rachel Zoe is a vintage fanatic. Granted, most could never afford her taste in vintage, but you can still learn a lot from her expertise.

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Jacques Fath

In the 1950s, Jacques Fath was as important a designer as Dior, Givenchey, and Balmain; but you may not know much about him. This inexpensive little book will let you know exactly what this designer was about with lots of vintage ads and editorials.