This fall is loaded with some of the chicest, elegant, and thought-provoking books we’ve seen in a while. Go ahead, pick your favorites and dive in, according to our bibliophile Lance Avery Morgan.
PARISIAN BY DESIGN: INTERIORS BY DAVID JIMENEZ
By Diane Dorran Saeks
Learn how to decorate like a Parisian with tips for decorating in the French style, including chic paint colors and setting an elegant table. Iinspiring entries on where to soak up the best designs in Paris are included. Oui Oui.
$55. At RizzoliUSA.com.
SHOCKING: THE SURREAL WORLD OF ELSA SCHIAPARELLI
By Marie-Sophie Carron de la Carrière
Here’s an eye-popping volume that revisits the legendary designer’s extraordinary work, sophisticated designs, and thrill she brought to the fashion world between the world wars.
$75. At ThamesAndHudsonUSA.com.
UNDER THE SUN: AROUND THE WORLD IN 21 HOUSES
By Roland Beaufre
A look at dreamy tropical estates by renowned interior designers and tastemakers alike. It’s a glimpse into the private retreats of style icons, designers, and creatives, who found solace in special, sun-washed places.
$65. At RizzoliUSA.com.
YVES SAINT LAURENT & ART
By Stephan Janson, Mouna Mekour, Madison Cox
From the ancient world to pop art, Yves Saint Laurent regularly took inspiration from art history as he combined colors, and carved out new forms. It inspired him to rethink the structure of garments in order to create his own masterpieces…as this volume shows.
$50. At ThamesAndHudsonUSA.com.
ISLAND FOLLIES: ROMANTIC HOMES OF THE BAHAMAS
By Alastair Gordon
Architect Henry Melich showcases the best of his Bahamian island projects, in sunny retreats such Lyford Cay, Harbour Island, and the Windermere Islands. These homes he created for his clients offered a romantic sense of escape and a discreet air of tranquility.
At RizzoliUSA.com.
MAN TO MAN: AN OBSESSION
By Florent Barbarossa
This celebrates a powerful, revolutionary, and sometimes controversial selection of artworks from Pierre Passebon’s outstanding personal collection of paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and drawings…all with a focus on men.
$40. At RizzoliUSA.com.
VIVIAN MAIER
By Christa Bluëmlinger, Ann Marks, and Anne Morin
Maier’s work is a treasured discovery in the photography world. Drawing on unpublished archives and recent scientific analyses, this retrospective sheds new light on her talents as a street photographer in mid-century Chicago. She served as a nanny and photographed the world through her immigrant eyes.
$65. At ThamesAndHudsonUSA.com.
FLORA PHOTOGRAPHICA
By William A. Ewing and Danaé Panchaud
With two hundred vivid and colorful images, this lavish volume links the very best of flower photography from the past 20 years with its predecessors––canonical floral works from the realms of photography, illustration, and painting.
$65. At ThamesAndHudsonUSA.com.
SOUL: THE INTERIOR DESIGN OF ORLANDO DIAZ-AZCUY
By Jorge S. Arango
Each residence featured in these pages is simple, functional, and beautiful, achieved with exactitude, attention to detail and craftsmanship by the minimalist Cuban-born designer.
$65. At RizzoliUSA.com.
ALAÏA AFORE ALAÏA
By Carla Sozzani
From apprenticeships to encounters with Paris’s creative and society crowds, this book pays homage to iconic designer Azzedine Alaïa’s evolution as one of the most sought-after talents in the world.
$95. At RizzoliUSA.com.
COLORFUL WORLD
By Mira Mikati
Fashion designer Mira Mikati has always found joy in traveling and the unfamiliar places buzzing with vibrant colors. Here she transports readers to fifty of the most colorful places on earth—from Greece to Japan, Indonesia to Italy—delivering a jolt of optimism and enthusiasm.
$29.95. At RizzoliUSA.com.
A WORLD HISTORY OF WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS
By Luce Lebart and Marie Robert
This is a bold and beautifully illustrated manifesto as well as an invaluable work of reference. Spanning from 1850 to the present day, this remarkable volume showcases images by 300 women photographers, and portrays their views of the world then and now.
$85. At ThamesAndHudsonUSA.com.
CURRENTLY CLASSIC: JONATHAN RACHMAN DESIGN
By Jonathan Rachman and Dean Rhys-Morgan
Interior decorator Rachman opens the doors to his glamorous universe in this volume illustrating his eclectic, vividly colorful, and markedly refined style, through various projects undertaken for his prestigious clients.
$65. At RizzoliUSA.com.
ROMANCING THE HOME
By Stewart Manger
No matter the location, every Manger project combines traditional inspiration with contemporary elegance…from a Park Avenue apartment, a historically restored house perched on the cliffs of Scotland, to a contemporary home overlooking Mallorca’s Bay of Palma, and beyond. Dreamy.
$50. At RizzoliUSA.com.
ANOTHER COUNTRY
By Gerry Badger
As Britain takes an increasingly significant place in the history of documentary photography, this expansive, illustrated new book brings vital context and breadth to the conversation. In fact, it offers a lively rethinking of British documentary photography over the last seven decades.
$65. At ThamesAndHudsonUSA.com.
MORE IS MORE IS MORE
By Carl Dellatore
Go big or go home, right? Here’s a tome that is a master class in maximalist design. Each theme of color, pattern, elements, layering, and surfaces is accompanied by essays from today’s top design professionals and accompanied by bold photography.
$55. At RizzoliUSA.com.
THE LITTLE THEATER OF VINCENT DARRÉ
By Vincent Darré
This handsome oversized volume is a lavishly whimsical scrapbook bursting with creativity that presents twenty recent projects, inspiring encounters, and ephemeral decor created by the French theatrical designer.
$75. At RizzoliUSA.com.
OCCASIONS TO CELEBRATE
By Alex Hitz
A collection of more than a hundred recipes inspired by traditional Southern fare and French culinary flair, with an emphasis on seasonal fresh-from-the-market ingredients that are perfect for social gatherings. Entertaining expert Hitz imparts cooking, serving, and entertaining secrets to ensure success.
$45. At RizzoliUSA.com.
MY ART OF ENTERTAINING
By Héloïse Brion
With an innate flair for entertaining, Brion combines her Franco-American roots to create charming recipes and table settings that foster a warm and convivial atmosphere. In her second book, she expands her repertoire of delicious, yet unpretentious comfort food inspired by her travels and joy of entertaining.
$27.95. At RizzoliUSA.com.
