As the weather begins warming up, it’s prime time to get a head start on your summer reading list. Lucky for readers who are also fashion lovers, coffee table books are a format ideally suited to compiling fashion photography or delving into the history of a particular designer.

Art publisher TASCHEN is behind several landmark compendiums including Peter Lindbergh. Azzedine Alaïa, a celebration of the late photographer and designer’s artistic partnership, and Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS, showcasing the Off-White™ founder’s most most iconic Nike sneaker collaborations.

Earlier this month, Dior unveiled Her Dior, Maria Grazia Chiuri‘s New Voice, a volume spotlighting female photographers who have collaborated with Chiuri since 2016, the year she was appointed creative director of the storied house. If you’re looking to read up on the history of fashion, 50 Shoes That Changed the World explores the impact of iconic styles from the classic Frye boot to the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star. Similarly informative, Fashion Designers A-Z celebrates the most influential designers of the past century.

Keep reading for essential fashion coffee table books that every sartorial enthusiast should own.

50 Shoes That Changed the World

Alaïa: Livre de Collection

Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty

Chanel: The Impossible Collection

Dior: Christian Dior 1947-1957

Dior Hats: From Christian Dior to Stephen Jones

Dressing for the Dark: From the Silver Screen to the Red Carpet

Fashion Designers A-Z

Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue

Gucci: The Making Of

Her Dior: Maria Grazia Chiuri’s New Voice

Kate: The Kate Moss Book

Peter Lindbergh. Azzedine Alaïa

Prada: The Complete Collections

Sneakers

Sneakers: Complete Limited Edition Guide

Stan Smith: Some People Think I’m A Shoe

Stazione Termini, Lookbook 2009-2021

Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion

The Impossible Collection of Fashion

The Sports Shoe: A History from Field to Fashion

This Is Not Fashion: Streetwear Past, Present and Future

United Arrows

Virgil Abloh. Nike. ICONS

Yves Saint Laurent: The Scandal Collection, 1971

Watches: A Guide by Hodinkee