Read a Book, Blow Your Rent

I love to read and I love shoes. Why not merge my two loves by reading a book about fashion while wearing fabulous, "blow-the-rent" shoes? Here are two of my favorite books about the fashion industry:

Fashion Victim: Our Love-Hate Relationship with Dressing, Shopping, and the Cost of Style
By: Michelle Lee

Michelle Lee exposes the seedy underside of fashion and how it has grown into a $200 billion industry. I didn't see my shopping the same way after reading it... but of course, I continued to shop.

Fashion Babylon
By: Imogen Edwards-Jones and Anonymous



This is a fictional account of a British designer trying to take her small, luxury clothing label to the next level. While it's a work of fiction, there are tons of true anecdotes about designers and models that pepper the story and give you the feeling of being a fashion insider.

While you're reading these great books, blow your rent money on these shoes:

Miu Miu Patent Mary Janes

Yves Saint Laurent Wedges