My laptop serves me in the following ways: to check email, to look at fashion inspiration, and to shop. Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Ok, occasionally I’ll make a spread sheet or type something up in a Word document but really, my laptop is like one big expensive magazine and I like it.

1.) Style.com: This is my homepage. Not Google, not CNN, not Yahoo … Style.com. I live for this site. It’s like food to me. Where else would I keep up with all of the latest trends and all the happenings on the runway?

2.) Net-a-Porter: Shopping mecca. This site is pure genius. The site is clean, easy to navigate, and the buyers and in-house stylists are on point. I also really enjoy reading their online magazine.

3.) Fashionista: My morning ritual includes a cup of green tea and Fashionista. I consider the equivalent to the morning newspaper.

4.) Fashion Week Daily (now called Daily Front Row): My favorite part of fashion week is getting The Daily. This site brings me that same joy daily. It’s like the fashion version of US Weekly but more informative and less trashy, of course.

5.) Fashion Copious: It’s like looking at every great fashion editorial in every great fashion magazine all in one happy place.

6.) Jak & Jil Blog: My favorite street style photography blog, hands down.

7.) Refinery 29: You never know what kind of good little nuggets you will find on Refinery 29. Plus they have blogged about me in the past, so that automatically puts them on the list!

8.) Racked LA: My go-to spot for local sales and fashion news.

9.) The Cut: I stop by The Cut every now and again for fashion news, runway shows, trends, and other goods reported by New York Magazine.

10.) Trendland: Another fashion drool fest! Great editorials, fashion illustration, and design all in one place.

In my opinion, no fashion library is complete without these ten books. Of course there are soooo many more awesome fashion books out there but these are always there to inspire me, educate me, and to help me out in a fashion jam.

1.) Stylist: The Interpreters of Fashion: This book is beyond inspiring. What these talented stylists can do with clothing will blow your mind. One day I’ll be in a book like this. One day …

2.)Fashion Now: 150 of world’s most important designers in one book. Get your learn on with the quickness!

3.) Fashion (Taschen 25th Anniversary): These books (comes in a set of two) breaks it down from the beginning. Definitely a must-have to get a lesson in fashion without a full-on fashion history class.

4.) 100 Contemporary Fashion Designers: For me, knowing all about modern day fashion designers is super important and something that is really fun to learn about. I love how this set of books dishes the information with a bunch of pretty pictures to go with.

5.) The Little Black Book of Style: Nina Garcia has quite a few books but this is the one that started it all for me. A quick and informative read with fantastic fashion illustrations to go with.

6.) Style A to Zoe: For a stylist its kind of hard to have a fashion library without having the book from the most well known stylist in all the land. Its just a great book to have on the shelf. I don’t read it often but my book shelf feels much better when its on it.

7.)  Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style: Another must have book just because its written by someone awesome. I mean, you can’t be in fashion without a little Tim Gunn in your life.

8.) Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That’s Right for Your Body: I live for this book! Probably the most helpful tool in my fashion arsenal. Seriously!

9.) Details Men’s Style Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Making Your Clothes Work for You: Men’s fashion, the great mystery … Not so with this book. It’s a must have manual if you ever plan on dressing men.

10.) The Sartorialist: Sometimes the best inspiration comes from the streets, not the runway. I definitely enjoy flipping through the ultimate street style photographers book when I’m not surfing his blog 🙂

Nothing makes me happier than peeling open a fashion magazine to check out the latest editorial stories.  Sure I could pick up a Vogue or an Elle in line at the grocery store (I sometimes do) but it just won’t serve up the crazy concentrated amount of fashion that I crave. When I need my extreme fashion fix I whip out the big guns …

1.) Lush Magazine: I found this Canadian fashion magazine at my favorite newsstand and just had to pick it up. This luxury fashion mag is jam packed with edgy editorials and there is barely an ad in sight. The price isn’t too bad either at $8.95 an issue.

2.) Indie Magazine: The Independent Style Magazine aka Indie Magazine won me over with the first issue I picked up. I love the spreads in the magazine; they are fashion forward and pretty wearable too.  Be sure to check out their current issue on their site.

3.) Interview Magazine: This one of the select few magazines that I actually subscribe to. The fashion is fantastic and the interviews are always interesting. Plus, I think Karl Templer is a genius.

4.) Pop Magazine: Some of my favorite editorials of all time come from Pop Magazine.  Always insanely unique styling with a fun mix of top models and celebrities.

5.) Prim: I didn’t let the $23 an issue price tag scare me because I knew what I saw inside would be worth every penny. Looking through this magazine was the equivalent of walking through an art gallery.

6.) Oyster: Definitely not your average fashion magazine but every issue is like a new interestingly pleasant surprise.

7.) Numero: I think this quote I found best describes this international fashion magazine .. “I was bored with magazines that told me how to seduce a man. I wanted to create this magazine for an intelligent, smart woman who wants to read about art, design, music: not about stupidity – creams that take away wrinkles, you know, which is stupid.” — creator of Numero.

8.) Russh Magazine: I just recently discovered this Australian fashion mag and am totally hooked! It’s a definite must read.

9.) Another: Want high fashion? Want sick photography? Then you want Another. If you want men’s fashion, then definitely check out Another Man. Both fantastic magazines.

10.) Tokion: I LOVE this magazine!! For some reason I can’t find their website anymore, it redirects to Inked Magazine. So I’ve linked to their Facebook page. To me, it’s like Nylon magazines cooler big sister.