The Dakota, the exclusive Manhattan apartment building that’s housed the likes of Joe Namath, Yoko Ono and Judy Garland, might be next to impossible for mere mortals to move into, but the famously private building recently opened its doors to historian Andrew Alpern. The resulting book, The Dakota: ... More

Joe Zee’s career is a real-life fashion fairy tale. He started out as a stylist at Vanity Fair, tackling shoots that, to the average reader, seem to have required superhuman capabilities, and now he’s a household name. In his storied decades in the industry he’s styled countless celebrities, hosted shows and ... More

Design power couple Jesse Carrier and Mara Miller are giving the world a peek at the exquisite homes they’ve decorated on the pages of their new book, Carrier and Company: Positively Chic Interiors. The duo worked for a number of Architectural Digest Top 100 designers before eventually forming their own business, Carrier and Company ... More

Liz Goldwyn’s résumé isn’t light reading. She’s been a filmmaker, jewelry designer, fashion editor and art curator—and now she can add novelist to the list. Her October fiction debut, Sporting Guide, is a dive into the world of 1890s Los Angeles and its booming prostitution industry. Here, Goldwyn discusses ... More

Iconic designer Giorgio Armani tells the story of his life in a new eponymous tome. The autobiography—launched on the eve of the company’s 40thanniversary and published by Rizzoli—details Armani’s career milestones, creative process and childhood memories, and offers a rare glimpse inside the designer’s private life. Readers can flip through pages ... More

The memoir market has become a bit diluted of late. Like that old expensive bottle of scotch in your parent’s liquor cabinet you used to sneak shots from and then fill with water to mask the difference, the venerable form has caught some flack for fraudulence.  The real stuff, however, is ... More

When we think about Oscar de la Renta, we often picture the beautiful and impressive women he dressed, from Jacqueline Kennedy and Michelle Obama to Beyoncé and Sarah Jessica Parker. But as OSCAR DE LA RENTA: His Legendary World of Style (Rizzoli) makes abundantly clear, the late designer’s More

In Can I Go Now?, biographer Brain Kellow tells the story of Sue Mengers, the Hollywood agent who made stars out of clients including Ali MacGraw, Candice Bergen, Ryan O’Neal and Barbra Streisand, and who, over more than three decades, almost single-handedly changed the movie business. The ... More

Farfetch—the global online marketplace of 300-plus visionary fashion boutiques—has launched the second petite coffee table book in a three-volume collaboration with luxury publisher Assouline. Farfetch Curates: Design explores this year’s major design feats—think: modern home and hotel interiors and expertly crafted architectural projects—from a distinctly fashion-focused viewpoint. Among the many highlights ... More