Luxe Fashion Books to Dress Up Your Coffee Table

By Kat La Mantia | October 17 2023 | AdultsGeneralAllGiftPop CultureBlog

Fashion is more than just a trendy, curated wardrobe. Fashion is at the intersection of art, culture, design, and daily life. In the age of social media, the previously exclusive worlds of fashion and haute couture now make the rounds on “for you” page algorithms every day. Between “get ready with me” videos of influencers crafting the perfect outfit, commentary on the ethics and quality of luxury brands, and runway videos being shared millions of times over every fashion week, designers, labels, and the art of fashion are more popular than ever before.

Whether you’re into street style, big name brands like Gucci or Valentino, or accessories like watches and glittering jewels, there’s a coffee table book made for you. These large format titles are perfect for flipping through lush photography, and their heavy, luxurious packaging makes them the perfect personal statement to stamp your space with.

See some of our favorite fashionable coffee table books below, and then explore more on our fashion title list!

More of Our Favorite Fashion Coffee Table Picks

In Vogue
An Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine
978-0-8478-3945-2
This is the story of a publisher named Conde Nast, of New York aristocracy, and of the birth and development of a magazine that remains today as important and glamorous a part of the fashionable western world as it was a century ago.
$75.00 US
Oct 30, 2012
9 x 12
Hardcover
444 Pages
Rizzoli

Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama
978-0-8478-7383-8
Louis Vuitton, the global luxury fashion house, and world-famous artist Yayoi Kusama partner again, and in the storied history of the brand’s epic collaborations with artists, this is the most ambitious to date.
$85.00 US
Oct 03, 2023
9 x 12
Hardcover
240 Pages
Rizzoli

Tom Ford 002
978-0-8478-6437-9
A fashion icon, provocative American designer Tom Ford brings us his highly anticipated second book, which takes readers through the illustrious trajectory of his billion-dollar luxury empire established in 2005. 
$135.00 US
Nov 16, 2021
10-3/4 x 14
Hardcover
416 Pages
Rizzoli

Pharrell: Carbon, Pressure & Time
A Book of Jewels
978-0-8478-9917-3
With pieces drawn from the extensive personal collection of Pharrell Williams, this is a stunning and unprecedented exploration of the “bling” in hip-hop culture and fashion.
$65.00 US
Sep 26, 2023
8-1/3 x 11-2/3
Hardcover
216 Pages
Rizzoli

Fantasies: Carine Roitfeld Fashion Book
978-0-8478-7373-9
After her 10-year tenure as the editor of Vogue Paris, where she was known for her provocative editorials, Carine Roitfeld has since launched her magazine CR Fashion Book which explodes with creative strength to propel fashion forward into new, unexpected, and glamorous directions.
$150.00 US
Sep 12, 2023
10-3/8 x 13-3/4
Hardcover
368 Pages
Rizzoli

Queer Maximalism x Machine Dazzle
978-0-8478-6967-1
Machine Dazzle, to my mind, [is] a true theatrical genius who has created some of the most inventive costumes and sets I have ever seen. —Hilton Als, The New Yorker
$50.00 US
Sep 27, 2022
9 x 11
Hardcover
160 Pages
Rizzoli Electa

Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style
978-0-8478-9931-9
On a hot summer night in August of 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister, Cindy, put on a “back to school jam” in the rec room of their apartment block at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the West Bronx. The rest is history. The birth of hip hop rippled out across the globe, influencing music and fashion for generations.
$55.00 US
Feb 07, 2023
9 x 11
Hardcover
256 Pages
Rizzoli Electa

The Nameplate
Jewelry, Culture, and Identity
978-0-593-23529-4
The Nameplate is a vibrant photographic celebration of nameplate jewelry featuring deeply personal stories and rich cultural contexts, collected by the creators of the Documenting the Nameplate project.
$30.00 US
Jul 25, 2023
7-1/2 x 8-1/2
Hardcover
256 Pages
Clarkson Potter

Brain Dead
Clothing for a Curious Life
978-0-8478-7223-7
Inspired by the natural world, sprawling subcultures, and the occasional obscure horror film, Brain Dead is exactly the opposite of what its title suggests. Alive, smart, and keeping their cult fan base guessing.
$65.00 US
Nov 15, 2022
8-1/3 x 11-2/3
Hardcover
320 Pages
Rizzoli

W Magazine
50 Years/50 Stories
978-0-8478-7266-4
The definitive collection of W’s most iconic and boundary-pushing photographic stories, published over the magazine’s fifty-year history.
$75.00 US
Nov 08, 2022
10 x 13
Hardcover
240 Pages
Rizzoli

Reinvention and Restlessness
Fashion in the 90s
978-0-8478-6977-0
Nineties fashion--from grunge, to Clueless's Alaïa, to Margiela's new couture--is an essential reference point for contemporary style. This book, created in tandem with an exhibition at The Museum at FIT, documents the changing culture, attitudes, and creatives that ushered in our visual age.
$50.00 US
Mar 23, 2021
9 x 12
Hardcover
184 Pages
Rizzoli Electa

The Watch
A Twentieth Century Style History
978-3-7913-8011-7
Now repackaged in an attractive and great value-for-money format, this overview of twentieth-century horology combines stunning pictures of the most covetable time-pieces with the unparalleled expertise of a world-renowned vintage watch dealer.
$45.00 US
Oct 03, 2023
9-1/2 x 11-1/4
Hardcover
335 Pages
Prestel

Captivate!
Fashion Photography from the '90s
978-3-7913-7849-7
The nineties are back!Fashion icon Claudia Schiffer takes readers on a personal journey through the golden age of the global supermodel.
$70.00 US
Jan 25, 2022
10-1/2 x 14-1/8
Hardcover
216 Pages
Prestel

Out of the Box
The Rise of Sneaker Culture
978-0-8478-4660-3
In line with popular titles like Where'd You Get Those? by sneaker legend Bobbito Garcia, this survey offers all the high-gloss collabs a collector could want in one place, fleshed out with new history and interviews with street culture greats.
$50.00 US
Jul 07, 2015
10 x 11-3/4
Hardcover
256 Pages
Rizzoli Electa

Jewels That Made History
101 Stones, Myths, and Legends
978-0-8478-6854-4
The history of the world--triumphs and tragedies, breakthroughs and breakups--through the iconic jewels that have inspired and influenced since the dawn of time.
$45.00 US
Oct 13, 2020
7 x 8-1/2
Hardcover
224 Pages
Rizzoli

Christian Siriano: Dresses to Dream About
978-0-8478-7107-0
The popular young fashion designers takes us through the creation of his favorite gowns, from sketch to dress, updated with fourteen recent creations. 
$45.00 US
Nov 30, 2021
9-1/2 x 12
Hardcover
264 Pages
Rizzoli

Fairy Tales
978-0-8478-7102-5
Artist Petra Collins and actress Alexa Demie create nine erotic stories in a contemporary reimagining of a fairy tale book.  
$45.00 US
Nov 30, 2021
9 x 11
Hardcover
152 Pages
Rizzoli

Bill Cunningham: On the Street
Five Decades of Iconic Photography
978-1-5247-6350-3
This official book of photographs houses the 50-year collection of the most iconic and beloved photographs taken by prolific fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, the king of street style.
$65.00 US
Sep 03, 2019
9-3/4 x 11-1/4
Hardcover
384 Pages
Clarkson Potter

Valentino: Themes and Variations
978-0-8478-3172-2
The definitive monograph on the king of Italian fashion on the occasion of his retirement.
$80.00 US
Sep 09, 2008
9 x 12
Hardcover
300 Pages
Rizzoli

Fashion, New Edition
The Definitive Visual Guide
DK
978-1-4654-8640-0

The definitive guide to the history of fashion. From Ancient Egypt and Marie Antionette to Alexander McQueen and Chanel, this visually stunning fashion design book charts the evolution of clothing and shows how every generation reinvents fashion! The perfect fashion coffee table book!

$50.00 US
Sep 03, 2019
9-15/16 x 11-7/8
Hardcover
480 Pages
DK