Shopping Books

The shopping books section of the Fashiondex Book Store collects books for people whose fashion interest is finding where to buy: the Where to Wear city shopping guides. Where to Wear — New York Shopping Guide is described as slick, cool and unforgettable, for a city that does fashion with sophistication, so a visitor does not miss the chance to shop at all the best stores. Where to Wear — Los Angeles Shopping Guide covers every shopping hotspot under the Los Angeles sun, from department stores to designer flagships to tiny boutiques, in the city where it is best to see and be seen. Where to Wear — London Shopping Guide presents London as a style mecca and home to some of the most fresh and artistic designers in the world, a directory for going where those in the know go. Where to Wear — Italy Shopping Guide covers the Italian shopping scene. This page also links the shopping directory and the retail section of this site for readers who want store listings alongside the printed guides.

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Below are a few of the fashion shopping books that you will find at the Fashiondex site.

Where to Wear - New York Shopping Guide : Slick, cool and unforgettable, New York City does fashion with sophistication. So, grab this handy directory, and don't miss out on a chance to shop at all the best stores.

Where to Wear - Los Angeles Shopping Guide : No where is it better to see and be seen than in L.A. Where to Wear Los Angeles covers every shopping hotspot under the L.A. sun, from department stores, to designer flagships, to tiny boutiques. Find all the best spots in this red-hot directory.

Where to Wear - London Shopping Guide : Any fashion follower knows that London is a style mecca and home to some of the most fresh and artistic designers in the world. So, pick up this great directory of London, and go to where those in the know go.

Where to Wear - Italy Shopping Guide : Bella Italia. Home to some of the world's most creative and best known designers, Armani, Ferragamo, Gucci and Prada, all have their roots in a country renowned for its luxurious style and sexiness. Here are all the best spots to get these designer's duds, and more!

Where to Wear - Paris Shopping Guide : Home to haute couture and powerful dressmakers, many believe Paris is the fashion capital of the world. Find out all the spots to shop that only the Parisians know.

ere to Wear - Florida : If you think Florida is nothing but alligators, beaches, golf courses and Disneyland , you are missing a shopper's paradise. From the opulence of Palm Beach to the collection of shops at Bal Harbour, Florida boasts one of the greatest concentrations of A-list stores in the world. While sophisticated and daring, these stores also reflect Florida 's laid-back resort lifestyle.

Where to Wear - Las Vegas Shopping Guide : You'll find a collection of boutiques that rival the world's hottest shopping cities. The Strip has morphed into Vegas' version of LA's Rodeo Drive, London 's Bond Street and Rome 's Via Condotti.

Oh where, oh where, should you shop??? Visit the clothing shopping books section at the Fashiondex online book store.

Thames & Hudson: Thames & Hudson publishes illustrated fashion books, from designer monographs to style histories.

Barnes & Noble: Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the United States, stocks fashion and style titles in its stores and online.

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If you are new to the fashion industry or an experienced garmento, reading books about fashion and textiles is one of the best things you can do to stay ahead of the competition. If you are serious about fashion, it is very important to stay educated regarding all issues regarding fiber to fashion. Read a book about fabrics, manufacturing, pattern making etc.

City Shopping Guides as Fashion Books

Shopping guides belong on a fashion bookshelf because shopping well in a fashion capital is local knowledge. A visitor has days; a resident guide has years. The Where to Wear series converts that local knowledge into a portable directory for each city, selecting the stores a fashion follower should not miss rather than listing every shop that exists. The New York guide leans on the city's sophistication, the Los Angeles guide on its see-and-be-seen retail scene from department stores to tiny boutiques, and the London guide on the freshness and artistry of its designers. Each guide is therefore also a portrait of its city's fashion character, which is why the series sits comfortably in a book store rather than only in a travel section.

Planning a Shopping Trip With a Guide

The practical use of these books is planning by neighbourhood and by store type. Department stores anchor a day; designer flagships show a label's full world; tiny boutiques reward the detours a guide can justify in advance. A reader can mark a route through one district, note which stores need appointments or have limited hours, and keep the guide in hand for the finds near each anchor store. Because a printed guide is a snapshot of its city at publication, it pairs well with the store directories on this site — the shopping directory and retail section linked from this page — where listings can be checked and extended.

Shopping Books Among the Fashiondex Shelves

Shopping is the lightest of the Fashiondex categories, but it completes the store's fibres-to-fashion span: after books on making, sourcing and selling clothing come the books on buying it well. Retailers and merchandisers also read city guides professionally, as compact surveys of how a market's stores are distributed and which names define it. The other category shelves are linked from this page in the usual way for readers whose interest moves from visiting stores to stocking them.

Common Questions

Which cities do the Where to Wear guides cover here?

New York, Los Angeles, London and Italy are the guides named on this page.

What kinds of stores does the Los Angeles guide cover?

Every shopping hotspot under the Los Angeles sun, from department stores to designer flagships to tiny boutiques.

How is London described in its shopping guide?

London is presented as a style mecca and home to some of the most fresh and artistic designers in the world, and the guide is a directory for going where those in the know go.

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