Written by The Strategy

You know when you walk into a home and it looks like you might have just stepped into a professionally designed set for an interior decorating magazine? The rooms look homey and lived in, but clean and organized. Little accessories that makes a home complete are things like candles and coffee table books. While candles can be quite easy to select, coffee table books prove to be more difficult. With so much variety in the books available, covering any and all topics, choosing a good set of coffee table books could rival choosing the right shade of red lipstick. The allure of coffee table books focused on fashion is never ending. For those wanting to own a little piece of fashion history, there are volumes on everything from Coco Chanel, to the history of shoes. And for those on the conquest to style perfection, there is advice to be heard from Alexa Chung and Christian Dior alike.

To assist in the task of beginning your collection of coffee table books, we have put together a list of some of our favourites.

•  Paris Street Style, by Frédérique Veyesset and Isabelle Thomas
• Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction’s Most Beloved Heroines, by Samantha Hahn
• IT, by Alexa Chung
• Forever Young, by Jacques Olivar
• Kate Moss, by Chris Roberts
• The Little Dictionary of Fashion, by Christian Dior
• Style File: The World’s Most Elegantly Dressed, by Iké Udé
• Vogue on…Designers Series, by various fashion writers