Modelinia Gift Guide: 10 Model-Devoted Books
Holiday shopping can be terribly frustrating, but before you run off to buy useless gadgets or regift last year’s scented lotions, consider giving a book instead. They’re always a safe bet, and for model lovers, a volume filled with pages upon pages of stunning images is the gift that keeps on giving. If you’re looking for the perfect one, keep these 10 titles in mind for that special somebody…even if that special somebody is you! ~ Tim Mitchell
Rio de Janeiro (above)
A seductive retrospective on the legendary Mario Testino’s love affair with the Brazilian metropolis, which also features an essay by Gisele Bündchen.
Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 (above)
This book encompasses seven decades of Richard Avedon’s work, one of the most influential fashion photographers of the 20th century.
See the rest of our Top 10 below.
Fräulein
Within the confines of 500 pages, photographer Ellen von Unwerth captures fashion and fetish in a female fantasyland.
Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin (Fotografie)
This tome is crucial for all who relish the edgier reaches of fine art photography, which this duo effortlessly seems to achieve.
Nick Knight
Mr. Knight turns models into works of modern art, and this eponymous volume is a testament to his brilliance.
The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
If you didn’t visit the exhibit in person, now you can own a piece of the most model-centric exhibit New York’s Metropolitan Museum has ever seen.
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Portfolio: The Explorers Edition
What would this list be without a little SI? Travel to the world’s most beautiful locales with some of the world’s most beautiful women, including cover girl Brooklyn Decker.
Fashion Etcetera
Jointly published with Tommy Hilfiger, this assemblage of lovely images serves as a retrospective on the late Sam Haskins’ work, which celebrates style and figure photography.
Barely Private
Lensman Sante D’Orazio’s photo diary/scrapbook features all the greats, from Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell to Claudia Schiffer and Stephanie Seymour.
Posted on Dec 9, 2009 in: 25 Days of Holiday Cheer
