City Style is a guide to the worlds most fashionable cities, curated by their most stylish residents. From the runways of New York and Paris to the streets of Tokyo and the club scene of London, our expert guides give you a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the local look and how to get it, complete with required reading (magazines and blogs), street style photos and a comprehensive designer guide with photos. In addition, interviews with designers, stylists and other industry insiders answer the question: What makes each city uniquely stylish?
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Get schooled in international fashion. We admit it: one of the best parts about traveling is getting to scope out another citys style culture. But sometimes, it's harder than it looks to adopt the fashion sense of a foreign place without seeming like an overeager tourist. In City Style: A Field Guide to Global Fashion Capitals, looking like a (stylish) local is made easy. The guidebook-slash-fashion magazine includes must-see hotspots for cities like New York, Paris, Stockholm, and Sydney. It has tons of pictures, features on up-and-coming stores, and lists of local blogs and magazines. But the book isn't just about shopping. You can also check out interviews with local tastemakers, read about iconic designers, and even brush up on each city's fashion history (for instance, did you know that Prada dates back to 1913 in Milan?). It's the perfect companion for anyone who is traveling to a cool new place and wants to get an insiders look before they go. And even if you're not planning a trip in the near future, who cares? You can still dress the part. --NYLON magazine BOOK CLUB
What could be more fun for fashionistas than a guide to the eight fashion capitals of the world? Each city section provides an insider's look at what's in, with an emphasis on useful information for the visitor. As stated in the guide's foreword, 'Like it or not, fashion is the one art form we encounter every day.... All over the world, our clothing says something about who we are in the local visual language...and those symbols change from city to city'; There are listings of required reading (both magazines and blogs), neighborhoods, and hot spots; designer directories; and lots of illustrative photos. At the end of the list, preceded by New York, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, and Sydney, Los Angeles gets short shrift (owing, in part, to its nonseasonal climate).
Verdict Although this guide may have limited appeal for most travelers, its comprehensive nature makes it a valuable resource for anyone interested in todays world of fashion. -- Janet Ross --Library Journal
Commissioned hipsters in eight cities to write about their local haunts, hotspots and fashion creatives. ~ [frockwriter]
A forthcoming style bible which comprehensively profiles all those sartorial hot spots we dream of one day living in. ~ Pedestrian.tv
The book creates a fashion portrait of the worlds most stylish cities ~ Oyster magazine
Fashion students will appreciate the informative sidebars ~ --The Chicago Tribune
Consider this your course in global fashion immersion City Style: A Field Guide to Global Fashion Capitals is your tour guide into the world's most fashionable cities. Its a chapter-by-chapter study of the signature style culture of each fashion mecca New York, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, Sydney, and LA led by the each citys uniquely styled residents, who reveal a behind-the-scenes view of their cool locale. We are talking brands behind the looks, local destinations, city symbols, designer interviews, and the Fab fashion events. --fabsugar.com
Jet-setting fashionistas, pay attention: Never again will you be lost in a strange city, looking for the hottest hotspot, the coolest vintage store, or the most sought-after shopping destination, thanks to City Style: A Field Guide to Global Fashion Capitals. City Style is your personal tour guide to the world s most fashionable cities London, Milan, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Sydney, and Tokyo. Each chapter delves headfirst into the signature style and philosophy of each fashion capital, with help along the way from local experts. You will find color photos of shops, design studios, and fashion shows, sidebars on hotels, clubs, and hot neighborhoods, a complete designer directory, required reading, and more. To boot, you ll find interviews with top designers, photographers, and other industry insiders, who all answer that burning question: What makes each city uniquely stylish? Plus, if you fancy a side trip, there s bonus behind-the-scenes info on Copenhagen, Antwerp, Brooklyn and Melbourne. --mamasarollingstone.com
What could be more fun for fashionistas than a guide to the eight fashion capitals of the world? Each city section provides an insider's look at what's in, with an emphasis on useful information for the visitor. As stated in the guide's foreword, 'Like it or not, fashion is the one art form we encounter every day.... All over the world, our clothing says something about who we are in the local visual language...and those symbols change from city to city'; There are listings of required reading (both magazines and blogs), neighborhoods, and hot spots; designer directories; and lots of illustrative photos. At the end of the list, preceded by New York, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, and Sydney, Los Angeles gets short shrift (owing, in part, to its nonseasonal climate).
Verdict Although this guide may have limited appeal for most travelers, its comprehensive nature makes it a valuable resource for anyone interested in todays world of fashion. -- Janet Ross --Library Journal
Commissioned hipsters in eight cities to write about their local haunts, hotspots and fashion creatives. ~ [frockwriter]
A forthcoming style bible which comprehensively profiles all those sartorial hot spots we dream of one day living in. ~ Pedestrian.tv
The book creates a fashion portrait of the worlds most stylish cities ~ Oyster magazine
Fashion students will appreciate the informative sidebars ~ --The Chicago Tribune
Consider this your course in global fashion immersion City Style: A Field Guide to Global Fashion Capitals is your tour guide into the world's most fashionable cities. Its a chapter-by-chapter study of the signature style culture of each fashion mecca New York, Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, Sydney, and LA led by the each citys uniquely styled residents, who reveal a behind-the-scenes view of their cool locale. We are talking brands behind the looks, local destinations, city symbols, designer interviews, and the Fab fashion events. --fabsugar.com
Jet-setting fashionistas, pay attention: Never again will you be lost in a strange city, looking for the hottest hotspot, the coolest vintage store, or the most sought-after shopping destination, thanks to City Style: A Field Guide to Global Fashion Capitals. City Style is your personal tour guide to the world s most fashionable cities London, Milan, New York, Paris, Los Angeles, Stockholm, Sydney, and Tokyo. Each chapter delves headfirst into the signature style and philosophy of each fashion capital, with help along the way from local experts. You will find color photos of shops, design studios, and fashion shows, sidebars on hotels, clubs, and hot neighborhoods, a complete designer directory, required reading, and more. To boot, you ll find interviews with top designers, photographers, and other industry insiders, who all answer that burning question: What makes each city uniquely stylish? Plus, if you fancy a side trip, there s bonus behind-the-scenes info on Copenhagen, Antwerp, Brooklyn and Melbourne. --mamasarollingstone.com
About the Author
New York: Laia Garcia (www.geometricsleep.com); Paris, Lauren Drablier (freelance fashion show production) Milan: Fabiana Fierotti and Ilaria Norsa (PIG magazine), London: writer/filmmaker Jem Goulding, Tokyo: Dan Bailey (www.tokyodandy.com), Stockholm: Andy Carlson (www.threenyc.com), Sydney: freelance writer/stylist Paul Bui, Los Angeles: Maxwell Williams (Flaunt)
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This is a great guide to whats happening in fashion across the globe. It gives a great insight into local fashion communities (hotspots, neighbourhoods,blogs, required reading etc.) - with designers providing some of their favourite links etc. Interesting to read about some of the new designers on the fashion scene.
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