Fashion, Manners and Customs

GOOP CLEAN BEAUTY
Author:the editors of Goop

Healthy living and mindful consumption are the main ingredients in this compendium of tips and tactics, as curated by Gwyneth Paltrow.

PRIMATES OF PARK AVENUE
Author:Wednesday Martin

A memoir of life among the wealthy women of the Upper East Side, in the satirical guise of an anthropological study.

HOW TO TIE A SCARF
Author:the staff of Potter Style

Thirty-three ways to fold silk squares, homemade knits and assorted shapes and seasonal fabrics.

JOHN DERIAN PICTURE BOOK
Author:John Derian

A collection of images including decoupaged plates and general design gifts.

A FIELD GUIDE TO REDHEADS
Author:Elizabeth Graeber

An overview, with illustrations, of fictional and real-life redheads of many hues.

DOMINO
Author:the editors of domino

Understanding interior design and how to identify your own decorating style.

UNMENTIONABLE
Author:Therese Oneill

An illustrated guide to sex, marriage and manners in the 19th century, with images from Victorian-era publications.

PEACOCK AND VINE
Author:A S Byatt

An homage to the lives, designs and lasting achievements of two revolutionary textile artists of the 19th century, Mariano Fortuny and William Morris.

MIDCENTURY CHRISTMAS
Author:Sarah Archer

A celebration of holiday fads from 1945 to 1970.

EMPIRE OF COTTON
Author:Sven Beckert

A Harvard historian’s survey of the industrialization of cotton and its effects on the world’s economy and social relations.