• With a vibrant, colorful interior and hundreds of fascinating photographs and fashion illustrations, this book will be the perfect gift for any young woman. 

• In fashion, what's old is new again, and this book shows how trends and styles from eons ago show up again on runways years later, putting today's looks in a broader context.

• With the recent economic downturn, people everywhere are forgoing trips to the mall and dusting off their old sewing machines. In its simple but fashion-forward projects, The Ultimate Book of Fashion appeals to this new, DIY movement that is still on the rise.

• Dini has written for national magazines and newspapers, including Elle, Gotham, Hamptons, Town and Country, Mademoiselle, New York Post, New York Newsday, and many more. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show (for her first book), Good Morning America, CNN, and countless other television and radio shows. In 2008, she was filmed as an expert on MTV’s Made and The City. She is also a public relations and marketing consultant.
 
 

The Ultimate Book of Fashion traces 5,000 years of fashion trends and history, and shows readers how to achieve their favorite styles from each remarkable era. Featuring the iconic designers of the 20th century, including Coco Chanel and Christian Dior, The Ultimate Book of Fashion also offers a behind-the-scenes look at the world of fashion today, collaborating with living designers like Tory Burch and the duo behind Juicy Couture. Chapters span the centuries, offering fascinating insights into what’s driven and inspired fashion through the ages:

•Ancient Cultures: Greece, Rome, and Egypt
•The Middle Ages
•The Renaissance and the Elizabethan Era
•Baroque style in Europe and the early American colonists
•The 18th Century
•Marie Antoinette
•The Victorian era
•A New Century: 1900 - 1920
•The Twenties
•Chanel
•The Thirties, Forties, and Fifties
•Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
•The Sixties
•Blue jeans
•The Seventies, Eighties, and Nineties
•The 21st Century and Michelle Obama

Exciting, informative, and interactive—filled with original illustrations, historical and celebrity photographs, timelines, and fun facts—The Ultimate Book of Fashion is a young woman’s fashion bible. The book’s illustrated Do-It-Yourself component allows readers to develop their own style, make the clothes they want for less, and have fun while they’re doing it!