You can find solace in education, and vital experiences of the fashion industry should be absorbed in or out of the classroom. From how queer fashion has permeated our wardrobes to the history of how black models cemented the win for Americans during the Battle of Versailles, these stories and historical anthologies are essential in framing the industry in a global context, not just for the few but for us all. Check out some fundamental resources by leaders and scholars of the fashion industry below.
Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion by Marcellas Reynolds
Guo Pei: Couture Beyond
Africa Rising: Fashion, Design, and Lifestyle from Africa by Clara Le Fort and Robert Klanten
The New Black Vanguard by Antwaun Sargent
Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style by W. David Marx
China Fashion: Conversations with Designers by Christine Tsui
China: Through the Looking Glass by Andrew Bolton, Harold Koda (Contributor), Homay King (Contributor), Mei Mei Rado (Contributor), Wong Kar-Wai (Contributor), and John Galliano
The Japanese Revolution in Paris Fashion by Yuniya Kawamura
A Queer History of Fashion: From the Closet to the Catwalk
Favelization: The Imaginary Brazil in Contemporary Film, Fashion, and Design by Adriana Kertzer and Penny Wolfson
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem by Daniel R. Day
Queer Style by Adam Geczy
That’s What Fashion Is: Lessons and Stories from My Nonstop, Mostly Glamorous Life in Style by Joe Zee
New African Fashion by Helen Jennings
The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by Andre Leon Talley
The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History by Robin Givhan
