The Impossible Collection of Chanel

I bought this as a gift for my sister who's obsessed with vintage fashion, and the photos of the classic tweed suits and quilted bags are stunning. It's a heavy, substantial book that feels genuinely luxurious to flip through.

The oversized coffee-table format makes the photos of her early knitwear and jersey pieces genuinely striking. I've flipped through it three times now and keep finding details I missed about how she predicted where fashion was headed.

I bought this as a gift for a friend who's obsessed with fashion history, and the slipcase alone made her gasp. The pages are thick and the photos are gorgeous, though it's heavy enough that you'll want it on a coffee table rather than a shelf.