Top 5 Fashion Reads: April 25, 2024

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WEEK 2 STARTS NOW!

Series #2: Top 5 Fashion Reads for the Cross Couturist.

I’m not going to lie: I’m a little tired of wanting to read fashion books and being recommended Dior, Chanel, Anna Wintour and McQueen, over and over...and over…and over again.

I’ll let you pause and pick out what the common thread is.

Fashion legends? Yes. But there are several more legends out there who have changed the world of beauty for us - and it’s time to talk about them.

Today’s pick: A Visible Man

Edward Enninful, editor-in-chief of British Vogue and the European Editorial Director for Vogue, is Ghana-born and England-raised. His memoir addresses the classism and racism rife in the fashion industry and how fashion, despite its appearances, is never too far from politics.

Nothing about this book feels distant. As the title promises, Edward is searingly, painfully visible - you hear about his health issues, his weaknesses, his values, and his mission in the fashion world.

In eight chapters, he covers a lifetime. If there’s one fashion book I recommend you read, it’s this one.

P.S. Also love the title’s inversion of Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” (1952), a book on identity and the African-American diaspora - another must-read.

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Simran