Reading Wish List

Here are a few new and soon-to-be released books that are on my must-have reading, looking… and cooking wish list. - KL

The Marchesa Casati: Portraits of a Muse
This lavish coffee-table book is an absolute MUST on my wish list. I was completely captivated and inspired by Infinite Variety: The Life and Legend of the Marchesa Casati, so I’m highly anticipating the fall release on this latest edition featuring new text written by official Casati biographers Ryersson and Yaccarino, and more than 200 images of this iconic style muse. Added bonuses, preface written by Diane von Furstenberg and a stunning portfolio of Casati-inspired photo-portraits and sketches by Karl Lagerfeld.
Available Oct 1 - Preorder at - www.abramsbooks.com/Books/The_Marchesa_Casati-9780810948150.html

American Fashion Cookbook (100 Designer’s Best Recipes)
How chic does this fashionable recipe wonderment sound… Isaac Mizrahi’s Mushroom Truffle Spaghetti, “Crowd Pleaser” Cocktail Spread by Steven Stolman, Le Panier de Crudites by Catherine Malandrino, Croissant French Toast by Edmundo Castillo, and Derek Lam’s Yellowtail Crudo! This is my kind of cooking.
Available now - www.assouline.com/books-assouline/American%20Fashion%20Cookbook_722-newtitles.html
(I also recently spotted it on the shelves at Neimans Marcus)

Olivier Theyskens: The Other Side of the Picture
J’Adore Olivier! Loved him at Rochas and Nina Ricci and am anxiously awaiting word on what his next couturier step might be. I’m also anxiously awaiting this must-have literary delight, a 186-page tome based on a collaboration between the Belgian designer and photographer Julien Claessens, who documented the backstage scene for over a decade.
Available January 2010 - www.assouline.com/index2.php

I Love Your Style by Amanda Brooks
This book dishes out the 411 on how to define and refine your personal style. I’m most looking forward to seeing how Ms. Brooks, a chic NY fashionista herself, highlights style innovators and their signature trends, Kristen Dunst's plaid shirt, Sofia Coppola's minimal tuxedo and Mary-Kate Olsen's sequins. Also included, another forward written by Mrs. von Furstenberg, she’s one busy lady.
Available September 15 - www.amazon.com/Love-Your-Style-Define-Personal/dp/0061833126