It’s that time of year again and I want – I got is putting together massive Gift Guides of things I think would be perfect to give as gifts this season. The second Gift Guide in the series deals with Books of the fashion variety. I haven’t kept up on my fashion books this year but thankfully, my savior, Nathalie Atkinson at the National Post has. I trolled her articles at the National Post to come up with this list. Some of these books like, The Coat Route is already on my list to read and now I have 7 others.

I want – I got’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide – For the Well Read Fashion Lover

Hazlitt #1 – I tossed this one in the list because my friend and one of my favourite designers, Jeremy Laing is Art Director for the issue.

How to Read Fashion: A Crash Course in Styles, Designers, and Couture by Fiona FFoulkes

Giambattista Valli

The Coat Route: Craft, Luxury, & Obsession on the Trail of a $50,000 Coat by Meg Lukens Noonan

I want – I got’s 2013 Holiday Gift Guide – For the Well Read Fashion Lover

Philip Treacy by Kevin Davies

The Master of Us All: Balenciaga, His Workrooms, His World by Mary Blume

Shocked: My Mother, Schiaparelli, and Me by Patricia Volk

The Perfume Lover: A Personal History of Scent by Denyse Beaulieu