15 Best Fashion Coffee Table Books 2025: The Ultimate List Of Fashion Coffee Table Books For Aesthetics & Knowledge
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A comprehensive list of the 15 best fashion coffee table books that’s are both aesthetically beautiful and also impart great fashion knowledge. These are the best fashion coffee table books 2025 for fashion lovers, fashion students and entrepreneurs alike and we’ve read them all… thrice.
 | 1 // CAMP, Notes On Fashion: By Andrew Bolton, Fabio Cleto, Karen Van Godtsenhove & Amanda Garfinkel is the official book for the MET’s 2019 exhibition Camp, Notes On Fashion. Inside you’ll find two separate books (right) one outlines the history of the aesthetic concept of camp and the other gives beautiful photographs of every piece that was showcased at the exhibit itself. |  |
 | 2 // OTHERWORDLY: By Theo-Mass Lexileictous. If you’ve sat down to casually browse this book before heading out, you’re going to be late. This is a mesmerising collection of the most avant-garde of the most avant-garge. New and emerging designers, out of this world, alien designs that defy the rules of everything. |  |
 | 3 // Night Flowers: By Damien Frost, drag kings and queens, club kids, alternative-queer, transgender, goths, fetishists, cabaret and burlesque performers, these are the stunning night flowers of the London club scene. |  |
 | 4 // Alexander McQueen: By Claire Wilcox is the official V&A exhibition book for the 2015 show Alexander McQueen, Savage Beauty. Personal never before seen photo’s of Lee himself, insights into his sources of inspiration and snapshots form behind the scenes as well as photos of pieces featured in the exhibit. |  |
 | 5 // VOGUE, The Gown: By Jo Ellison is a vast and time expansive collection of historical and iconic gowns. Not only a fabulous book for fashion enthusiasts but also photography student and lovers, featuring work from Tim Walker, Herb Ritter and beyond. |  |
 | 6 // Vivienne Westwood, CATWALK: By Alexander Fury is simply iconic catwalk photos of iconic models wearing iconic pieces from ALL Vivienne Westwood catwalk shows from cover to cover. Need you know anymore? |  |
 | 7 // Gabrielle Chanel: By Oriole Cullen & Connie Karol Burks is the official V&A exhibition book for the 2023 show Gabrielle Chanel and is bursting with photos and information on some of Gabrielle’s most iconic works from the two piece suit to the iconic little black dress and photos of pieces featured in the exhibit itself. |  |
 | 8 // Fashion Designers A-Z: By Valerie Steele & Suzy Mendes more than a century’s worth of fashion greats are celebrated, with photos of pieces from the fashion institute of technology’s permettant collection that highlight the unique philosophy and skill used by each designer. |  |
 | 9 // The Hidden Facts Of Fashion: By FASHIONARY is not only an invaluable resource for fashion students in all sectors but also makes for a great coffee table book. Bite sized segments with fascinating insight and information. |  |
 | 10 // Fashion In Film: By Christopher Laverty is a mix of fashion history and cinema. A tour of iconic costumes in film which had profound and lasting impacts on fashion culture and made shifts in the industry. |  |
 | 11 // BIBA, The Biba Experience: By Alwyn W Turner tells you everything you need to know about the iconic 1960’s and 70’s London department store, it’s founders, it’s history and what the brand did for women’s fashion. |  |
 | 12 // Christian Dior: By Oriole Cullen & Connie Karol Burks is the official V&A exhibition book for the 2019 show Christian Dior and is filled with photos of all the pieces included in the exhibit as well as photos that allow you to look up close at the details of some of Dior’s most iconic works. |  |
 | 13 // A To Z Of Style: By Amy De La Haye is a beautiful, fun book to have on display and is a delight to leisurely flip through with anecdotal quotes and pretty illustrations. |  |
 | 14 // VERSACE, CATWALK: By Tim Blanks again, is simply iconic catwalk photos of iconic models wearing iconic pieces from all VERSACE catwalk shows from cover to cover. Need you know anymore? |  |
 | 14 // CHANEL, CATWALK: By Patrick Mauriès & Adélia Sabatini call us a a broken record but again, this is simply iconic catwalk photos of iconic models wearing iconic pieces from all CHANEL catwalk shows from cover to cover. Need you know anymore? |  |
We may have missed important books from this list. If you have helpful book recommendations for your fellow fashion industry students, follow us on instagram @immortal_wardrobe and let us know or comment on this blog sharing your recommendation. Good luck and get on reading! Love you, bye.
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