Style is not just the clothes on our backs—it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he sought out for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that—because clothes are never just clothes. Men’s heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice. *A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Become the most magnetic and attractive version of yourself effortlessly, one outfit at a time. ✓Do you find it hard to find a style that works for YOU? ✓Are you tired of having to spend so much time putting outfits together? ✓Is it an eternal challenge to blend style and comfort, and look 'put together' at the same time? What would it mean for you to dress in a way that makes you feel alive, unique and seen for who you truly are? If the answer is 'everything', Style Power is for you! After thousands of hours helping people with their style, Alma Barrero saw a pattern emerge. While all her clients would become 'perfectly' styled, for some, the styling process would ignite a connection to a deeper sense of self within them. She knew there had to be a way to unlock real change for every person who came her way, the kind of change that would lead to unshakable confidence and embodying a sense of self that dazzles and inspires all those around them. A style aligned with their ultimate being, the reason they were put on this planet, their soul. The result was the Style Power Formula(TM), a magical three-step process to achieve real transformation from the inside out, which Alma walks you through in this book. Style Power is a tribute to you. It's the ultimate expression of owning your light and bringing it to the world. It provides a dynamic path that evolves as you evolve because Style Power happens when you listen to yourself and dress in a way that honours your unique imprint in this lifetime. You'll put together intuitive outfits in seconds and create a wardrobe that lifts you up, bringing you back to your essence when you most need it. Style Power is not only a book about style but a catalyst of inner connection and possibility. **** Alma Barrero is an intuitive style and empowerment coach, former corporate executive, wife and mother. Her proprietary Style Power Formula(TM) is a simple and life-changing reference to creating a wardrobe aligned with who you truly are. As a pioneer in blending style and soul work, Alma believes in the undeniable relationship between our unlimited power and dressing to honour our true light. She's an international speaker, mentor, author and entrepreneur who helps people create a life-changing connection with their wardrobes while manifesting more freedom and success in their life. She's helped her clients achieve more unshakeable confidence, heightened intuition and a greater sense of self, one outfit at a time. Alma lives in Sydney, Australia with her family. Outside of work, you'll find her having kitchen dance parties and eating delicious food with her husband and two sons, always honouring her Spanish roots. Find her at www.almabarrero.com

"This exploration of regalia throughout the world and the ages, and the powerful figures who exemplify each style -- from the ceremonial robes of Chinese emperors to the wigs and stockings of seventeenth-century couriers to the casual college-inspired blazers and sunglasses of American politicians such as JFK -- provides a fascinating and comprehensive view of the sociological aspects of clothing. If there is truth in the saying 'tell me what you were and I'll tell you who you are,' then it is also true to add, 'I'll tell you what kind of society you live in." -- Dust jacket.

Get your style therapy with Power of Style: Everything You Need to Know Before You Get Dressed Tomorrow by Today Show style editor Bobbie Thomas. This thoughtful and inspiring guide provides the information you need to feel stylish, smart, sexy, and satisfied—with a look that’s uniquely your own—in order to become your most confident and beautiful self. You’re invited to gain self-awareness, clarity, and confidence, and take full advantage of the fashion tips, tools, and lessons that Bobbie Thomas lays out, including how to identify your best colors, how to select the most flattering clothes for your individual shape, how to edit your closet, and how to shop smart—to harness the power of self-expression. The foreword by fashion icon Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, and color illustrations throughout, reinforce Bobbie’s mantra of self-expression: “Style is the way you to speak to the world without words.”

Reveals the inner qualities of 14 remarkable women who define style in ways that have lasted for generations. Witty and fascinating excursions into the worlds of Coco Chanel, Pauline de Rothschild, Diana Vreeland, Elsie de Wolfe, and others are captured in lavish photographs and entertaining anecdotes. We discover not only the preeminent influence that these women held over fashion and culture, but also the wry, often poignant tales of their personal lives.--From publisher description.

Evaluates the First Lady's emergence as a style icon and her growing influence on a changing American understanding of etiquette and femininity, in an illustrated account that also tours the cultural contributions of previous First Ladies. 60,000 first printing.

Fashion Talks is a vibrant look at the politics of everyday style. Shira Tarrant and Marjorie Jolles bring together essays that cover topics such as lifestyle Lolitas, Hollywood baby bumps, haute couture hijab, gender fluidity, steampunk, and stripper shoes, and engage readers with accessible and thoughtful analyses of real-world issues. This collection explores whether style can shift the limiting boundaries of race, class, gender, and sexuality, while avoiding the traps with which it attempts to rein us in. Fashion Talks will appeal to cultural critics, industry insiders, mainstream readers, and academic experts who are curious about the role fashion plays in the struggles over identity, power, and the status quo.

Hidden in garages or screaming down streets, muscle cars still turn heads. The All-American phenomena are loud and proud. Get a glimpse of your favorites here!

Sources are eclectic, results mixed, but one thing is certain: car design is being forced up an ever tightening spiral of creativity. These machines are memorials of our tastes, yearnings and capabilities. They have layers of meaning and can, as Henry Ford knew, be read like a book... if only you know how. The story of the car is the story of how the objects of industry became a medium of artistic expression.This book tells that story in a series of case studies which reveal national characteristics: American flair, German technical suprematism, French vernacular chic, gorgeous Italian sculpture, English antiquarianism, Japanese ingenuity, Swedish responsibility. Cars featured appear in chronological date order from the 1908 Ford Model T to 2003 BMW 5 Series.The chosen cars will be specially photographed in a uniform style and reproduced in very textured, 4 colour b/w so as to distance this book from the cliches and conventions of specialist automotive publishing and to highlight form and shape. Each picture will be accompanied by a short critical essay including essential historical material together with colourful anecdotage and quotations as well as a persuasive aesthetic appraisal of each vehicle. This lavish and beautifully designed book is the gift book for all car enthusiasts and design aficionados.

Explores Victoria Beckham's fashion designs from her first collection in 2009 through her 2016 collection.