Now, admittedly, most of these are jewellery, accessory or style books, but then they are fantastic. Here are my top 40 favourite books.

1 – NANCY DREW / DANA GIRLS / HARDY BOYS

2 – TRIXIE BELDEN

3 – JACKIE COLLINS

4 – ELLEN BYERRUM – CRIME OF FASHION SERIES

5 – BARBIE

6 – SELINA LAKE

7 – SHOES: THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORY – TESSA PAUL

8 – SHOES – JUDITH MILLER

9 – VINTAGE SHOES – CAROLINE COX

10 – SHOES – JONATHAN WALFORD

11 – SHOES: A CELEBRATION OF PUMPS, SLIPPERS, SANDALS AND MORE – LINDA O’KEEFE

12 – HANDBAGS – JUSITH MILLER

13 – THE HANDBAG: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY– CAROLINE COX

14 – HANDBAGS – TESSA PAUL

15 – VINTAGE HANDBAGS – MARNIE FOGG

16 – VINTAGE FASHION ACCESSORIES – STACY LO ALBO

17 – TASCHEN’S TRAVEL BOOKS

18 – THE GODDESS GUIDE – GISEL SCANLON

19 – THE GODDESS EXPERIENCE – GISELE SCANLON

20 – HOW TO BE ADORED – CAROLINE COX

21 – GROWN UP GLAMOUR – CAROLINE COX

22 – PERFUME BOTTLES – JUDITH MILLER

23 – THE SPARKLE FACTORY – TARINA TARANTINO

24 – MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH JEWELRY – ELIZABETH TAYLOR

25 – VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELRY – CAROLE TANENBAUM

26 – CHARMING: JEWELRY WITH A MESSAGE – BRIGHTON PUBLISHING

27 – AMAZING CARTIER – NADINE COLENO

28 – COSTUME JEWELRY – JUDITH MILLER

29 – VINTAGE JEWELRY DEOSGN – CAROLINE COX

30 – FASHION HOUSE – MEGAN FLESS

31 – SHOP YOUR CLOSET – MELANIE CHARLTON FASCITELLI

32 – FASHION 101: A CRASH COURSE IN CLOTHING – ERIKA STALDER

33 – WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE TODAY? – TRINNY AND SUSANNAH

34 – THE NEW SECRETS OF STYLE – IN STYLE

35 – INSTANT STYLE – IN STYLE

36 – I HEART YOUR STYLE – AMANDA BROOKS

37 – BENETTON STYLE FILE – BENETTON

38 – STYLE A TO ZOE – RACHEL ZOE

39 – SECRETS OF STYLISTS – SASHA CHARNIN MORRISON

40 – THE WARDROBE STYLIST – GILLIAN ARMOUR