A Lesson In Every Breath.

My dad has taken a liking to buying fashion books for me, and it is something I'm very grateful for. I love having a bunch of fashion books on hand. On Thursday he came home with a new one, 101 Things I Learned In Fashion School.

I'm still working on reading the book, but here are a few of my favorites so far.

41 You can't add value where some doesn't already exist.
It is better to aim too high-by overconceptualizing a garment or collection or by attempting design moves that are overly effusive-and have to "water it down", than to attempt to augment a middling design concept that lacks true inspiration.

58 If you feel like a misunderstood genius, it might be because you're not a genius.
Even if you are a genius, the fault of being misunderstood is yours, as is the responsibility for becoming understood: You need to get better at communicating your ideas to the world.

100 True style is innate.
What we recognize as visual style is the surface revelation of something existing at a deeper level. Style is not simply how things look; it's how they are. A genuinely stylish person is not one who has learned to look a certain way, but one who is a certain way-a way that has expression in a visual form.

There are quotes and lots of tips, and number is accompanied by a nice sketch that relates.

I'm definitely going to read this one from cover to cover. A lot of it is more design focused, but there is plenty of information that could be helpful to any fashion lover and that could provide a little insight for anyone.

Enjoy your Fridays!

PS: The picture of the book was taken on top of the quilt I made. Full pictures soon!