Still need inspiration for a holiday wish list or for the 2025 reading list? A number of books will be released in 2024 that would fit perfectly on such a list if you ask FashionUnited. We list them for you.
Fred de la Bretonière – ‘Soul for every Sole’
Anyone who wants to dive into the career and influence of designer Fred de la Bretonière on the shoe industry can consult the book ‘Soul for every Sole’. The book was published at the time that the exhibition ‘Typisch Fred’ opened in the Schoenenkwartier in Waalwijk. “A story about staying true to your own ideas, often against the grain,” says the description.
Fred de la Bretonière – ‘Soul for every Sole’, writer: Bianca Bartels, publisher: Waanders, ISBN: 9789462625778. 39.95 euros
Total Ethics Fashion: People, our fellow animals and the planet before profit
This English-language book is a manifesto for an ethical fashion system. “This book is for those who work in fashion, who love fashion, who love the planet, or simply for those who get dressed every day,” the description says. The book delves into the current system in the fashion industry, the past and the future.
Total Ethics Fashion: People, our fellow animals and the planet before profit, schrijver: Emma Hakansson, uitgever: Hardie Grant Media, ISBN: 9781761450259, 16.99 pond (20 euro)
Characters in Retail
Hot off the press is the book ‘Characters in Retail’. The book zooms in on ‘the driving forces behind Dutch retail’. For example, conversations with Sharon Hilgers (My Jewelery), Jason Denham (Denham), Fokke de Jong (Suitsupply), Nikkie Plessen (including Nikkie and Fifth House), Fred Gehring (Tommy Hilfiger) and Guillaume Philibert Chin (Filling Pieces) are discussed. .
Characters in Retail, writer: Yvo van Regteren Altena, publisher: Zychrone Media, ISBN: 9789083474687, 24.99 euros.
No Guts, No Gold
The Vedder sisters, known for the jewelry brand Vedder & Vedder, share in the book ‘No Guts, No Gold’ the lessons ‘they would have liked to have learned a little earlier’. They discuss the challenges and opportunities that entrepreneurship brings.
No Guts, No Gold, writers: Anne Vedder & Esther Vedder, publisher: Kosmos Uitgevers, ISBN: 9789043933582, 22.99 euros
Fila: Timelapse
Sports fashion brand Fila has a history spanning more than a hundred years. The brand describes itself as one of the first brands to move from the sports field to the street scene. The non-chronological book discusses the history and impact of the brand.
Fila: Timelapse, writer: Angelo Flaccavento, publisher: Rizzoli, ISBN: 9788891838940, $75.00 (71 euros)
Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good: Nike Apparel
Please note, this book will not be released until December 10, 2024.
Sports fashion brand Nike can choose many stories, but in this book it chooses to zoom in on women’s sportswear. The book highlights various athletes and discusses their clothing, complete with quotes from the athletes.
Look Good, Feel Good, Play Good: Nike Apparel, writer: Maisie Skidmore, publisher: Phaidon, ISBN: 9781838669072, 79.95 euros
Honorable mention
If I can do it, you can do it too
This book by Anke de Jong deserves an honorable mention. Not only does the current editor-in-chief of Dutch Elle talk about her steps to this position, she also talks to nineteen of her role models. The interviews were conducted in the wardrobes of the role models and are about career, ambition and how you can make clothes work for you.
If I can do it, you can do it too, writer: Anke de Jong, publisher: The House of Books, ISBN: 9789044368284, 30.00 euros.
Everything is possible
In this book, former editor-in-chief of Dutch Vogue Yeliz Çiçek talks about her journey from her father’s snack bar to a top position in the Dutch magazine industry. It is not only a look back at her journey, she also gives the reader tools to make dreams come true.
Everything is possible, writer: Yeliz Çiçek, publisher: Thomas Rap, ISBN: 9789400411463, 22.99 euros.
Source: fashionunited.nl
