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New Fall Books for Fashion Week
by Siobhan
Fashion & Textiles / October 20, 2011
With Toronto Fashion Week wrapping up, and Vancouver Fashion Week coming up soon (November 1-6) I thought it might be a good time to show you some of this Fall's new books on Fashion... plus a few notebooks, notecards and even a fashion card game!
These are great reads for both fashion designers -- whether aspiring or established -- and fashionistas alike. Click on the covers below for more info on each one.
New Books for Fashion Inspiration
New Books for Fashion Education
New Books and Accessories for Fashion Fun
Those are the new books (and more!) for Fall, but there were also some fashionable gems that came out earlier this year.
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My Mothers
by Liz
Events + Fashion & Textiles + Psychology & Self-Help + Spirituality + Travel / May 04, 2011
Mother’s Day is this weekend!
And here is what I’m getting the mothers in my life.
My Mom: Just retired, feeling restless, emailing and calling her daughter incessantly.
A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad
Hopefully this collection of stories by some of the finest names in contemporary travel writing (Isabel Allende, Pico Iyer, Mort Rosenblum…) will take my mother to a faraway place. And obviously by that, I mean nurture her love of adventure and travel and otherwise occupy at least a few hours of her day. (Love you! Kisses!)
My Mother-In-Law: Born-again hippie who secretly indulged in watching the entire Tudors series in one weekend.
Wholeliness: Embracing the Sacred Unity that Heals Our World
This book by internationally renowned clinical psychologist Carmen Harra explains that wholeliness; the unity of humanity, the Divine, and the universe, is the nourishment we require to transcend a challenging era and foster unconditional fulfillment in our lives. Maybe this book will make her stop yelling at me when I beat her in euchre?
And... (because you have to stay on the mother-in-laws good side right?)
In 1492, when Ferdinand and Isabella expel the Jews from Spain, six year old Esther Sarfati finds herself travelling to Rome to join her father who has helped his fellow Spaniard, Rodrigo Borgia, finance his bid for the Papacy. Nine years later, as Pope Alexander VI, Rodrigore pays the favour by offering Esther a place in the household of his daughter, Lucrezia. And so on... (with lots of lust, betrayal and greed this is sure to be a winner!)
My Sister: New mom who is trying not to let her exhaustion ruin her sense of self.
My Mom, Style Icon
Mothers should never feel guilty about taking those extra minutes in the morning for themselves. This collection of photos from style savvy moms over the past decades should encourage my sis to break out her headscarf and rock her baby-yoga class in style. (or match her Baby Jogger with her sombrero?)
What to expect… When you are expecting at Raincoast
by Liz
Fashion & Textiles + Gift & Stationery + Health & Wellness + Humour + Kids + Parenting / April 28, 2011
When you are having a baby, and work in an office, you can expect a number of things:
- Doors will be held
- Food is always being offered
- Co-workers will discuss upcoming business while simultaneously rubbing your belly
But when you are having a baby in an office that deals with the distribution of top publishers from every genre, you can expect the extra gift of 'how to' and 'how not to' manuals of pregnancy and parenting to pile up on your desk (it's like little stork-elves appear in the night and hide baby books around my work area)
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This is what has been delivered so far:
Pregnancy Planner: Essential Advice for Moms-to-Be (Chronicle Books)
- This is a great weekly planner that gives you facts, tips and hints about what is going on every week of your pregnancy. This week's interesting tidbit: My baby's teeth are already growing!
I'd Trade My Husband for a Housekeeper: Loving Your Marriage After the Baby Carriage (Chronicle Books)
- While I'm not ready to trade my husband in yet (thank goodness he cooks AND cleans!) this is an excellent book to keep on the bookshelf for after the babe is born and I need reminding of why I got into this whole mess in the first place.
After the Stork: The Couple's Guide to Preventing and Overcoming Postpartum Depression (New Harbinger)
- I can't really predict what will happen when our kid arrives but I can try to prepare in advance for what I can only imagine is an incredible emotional and physical upheaval. This book provides powerful tools for dealing with all the many changes that will come our way.
My Mom, Style Icon (Chronicle Books)
- Based on the awesome blog, Piper Weiss reminds us that our moms were people—young, hip, fashionable people—before we came along to monopolize their time. This book is an excellent reminder that having a baby doesn't mean I have to change who I am.
Mama's Big Book of Little Lifesavers: 398 Ways to Save Your Time, Money, and Sanity (Chronicle Books)
- As a first time parent any advice is appreciated. This book is full of hints and tips to help parents keep their sanity. Such as always carrying wipes, and if our child is messy eater don't let it stop us from eating out—just tip well! (as a former waitress I really like this one)
Fortune-Telling Book for Moms-to-Be (Chronicle Books)
- This is a fun little gift book full of ancient wisdom and old wives tales to decode everything from your baby's gender to their post-natal temperament. So far things I have learned are that tying knots during pregnancy can make labour difficult (note to self: give up macramé asap), and that I should eat avocados for a healthy and beautiful baby (but that a beautiful baby will make a homely adult... oh the dilemma...)
And I can't even get started on the baby name books we have. I'll save those for another post.
Lesley Blume author of Let’s Bring Back at The Bay on Queen Street
by Danielle
Author Q & A + Events + Fashion & Textiles / April 11, 2011
On April 7th The Bay's White Space Gallery in Toronto hosted a panel discussion with Lesley M. M Blume (author of LET'S BRING BACK), Jeanne Beker, David Rocco, and Glenn Pushelberg.
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...Bonnie wanted to bring back diaries and family reunions, Leslie wanted to bring back elegant train travel, discreet voices in public, and electric fans. David noted that we actually watch more cooking shows now, but cook less. When he asked his fans on twitter what they wanted to bring back, one wanted to see more potluck dinners where people bring something they made, and David agreed...
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Big thanks to the panelists, The Society and The Bay for putting on such a successful event!
Feel Better Little Buddy - Spoons edition
by Matt
Animals & Nature + Events + Fashion & Textiles + Health & Wellness + Home & Garden + Humour + Podcasts + Vancouver / March 21, 2011
Just after we picked Spoons up from emergency in the morning. Not sure how he did it, but broke two bones in his paw. Ouch. I think I'll submit this to Chronicle Books' "Feel Better Little Buddy", 2nd ed
Here he is getting used to his cast...doing his favorite thing (beside eating and defending his territory)
Cast comes off in 4-5 weeks. Healing time is a little longer than normal because he is 11 years old in May. 60 years old in human years. I hope my whiskers look as good!
Anna Sui on Fashion TV!
by Dan
Fashion & Textiles / January 07, 2011
Cult rock 'n' roll fashion designer Anna Sui talks with Canada's FashionTV about her recently released retrospective published by Chronicle Books and her amazing two-decade career:
An Interview with Bobbi Brown
by Siobhan
Fashion & Textiles / October 22, 2010
In case you missed it, earlier this week, Vitamin Daily interviewed makeup maven Bobbi Brown, who's new book, Beauty Rules, just came out.
Read the interview to find out Bobbi's thoughts about "real beauty"... and also discover what five cosmetics products that Bobbi can't live without.
Masters of Fashion Illustration Sneak Peek
by Siobhan
Art & Photography + Fashion & Textiles / October 18, 2010
Attention fashionistas, fashion designers, fashion daydreamers and doodlers... You must go have a look at the slideshow of gorgeous images from Masters of Fashion Illustration posted on New York Magazine's Fashion blog. Le sigh.
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Amy Butler’s Style Stitches
by Siobhan
Craft + Fashion & Textiles / September 24, 2010
Amy Butler's Style Stitches is definitely one of my favourite books from Chronicle Books' Fall list. Amy Butler is one of my favourite fabric designers -- and I know I'm not alone there. If you're passionate about colour, pattern and fabric, chances are you're going to have a serious crush on this book.
Just check out this video and tell me you're not inspired... In it, Amy Butler talks about the book, her work and inspirations, and gives us a glmipse into her gorgeous studio and garden.
Anna Sui
by Dan
Fashion & Textiles / August 26, 2010
Later this fall, Chronicle Books are publishing the first book to cover the entire scope of fashion icon Anna Sui's 20-year career.
With a shimmering foil-stamped cover and more than 400 photographs, the book celebrates Anna Sui's influence—from her first show that snared the support of supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, and Kate Moss, to the role she's played in making the babydoll dress one of fashion's most iconic silhouettes—and gives fans ran access to the designer's creative design process.
In this video, Anna Sui talks about creating the book:
Anna Sui is available in October.