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