Chic Giveaway: Travel à la TASCHEN

 

 

Style is as much about what you eat, what you listen to and what you read, as what you wear. Every stylista worth her salt should have in her possession a collection of impossible-to-lift-with-one-hand coffee table books about fashion capitals (read: Paris, New York, London). Whether you escape there regularly or are simply an urbanite at heart, TASCHEN books are tops at virtually transporting you straight to the heart of your fave city. Anytime I feel that pang of wanderlust, I open up one of these books and there I am, sitting in the Café Flore, listening to Edith Piaf as I sip my café crème. On my New York kinda days, I'll make a mental map of the cool stores & restaurants I have to hit up next time I'm in town.  Somehow, as horribly homebound as I might be, a great book always makes me feel like I've had a little mini-break.

Coffee table books are one of the best kinds of luxuries but might not be something you often buy yourself.  Luckily, Chapters/Indigo just sent me 4 of my favourite TASCHEN books to give away to you! One winner will receive two of the ultimate city guides, Taschen's New York and Taschen's Paris.  The second winner will receive two super stylish photographic journeys: Paris: Portrait of a City and London: Portrait of a City.  

Huge bisous to Chapters/Indigo for this amazing contest xx

Here's how to win:

1. To enter, leave a comment telling me your favourite stylish read from Chapters

2. For an extra chance at winning, follow @realliferunway and @chaptersindigo on Twitter and tweet the following: “I want to win! @realliferunway and @chaptersindigo are giving away 2 chic sets of TASCHEN travel books http://bit.ly/Zi5uWW OR 'Like' Real Life Runway and Chapters/Indigo on Facebook.

3. The contest closes at midnight on Monday, March 11th, 2013 and we'll announce the winners Tuesday morning (Winners will also be notified by e-mail)

4. Contest open to residents of Canada only. 

5. Bonne chance, babies! xx

Comments

[Myriam Richard]

100 Years of Fashion Illustration by Cally Blackman

[Karen]

The Fashion Book (Phaidon Press)!

[Myriam Richard]

100 Years of Fashion Illustration by Cally Blackman

[realliferunway]

Great entries so far. Keep 'em coming! xx

[Andrea]

My favourite stylish reads from Chapters include any book with red soles, LV or Tom Ford in the title. It doesn't hurt when the gorgeous hardcovers coordinate with my living room decor or brighten my closet space (who can fault a girl for wanting things to coordinate).
Andrea

[Shavaun]

Parisian chic! It was a great tour guide :-)

[Claire]

Kate Spade's New York: Things we Love! I love it!

[Ali M.]

Dying to splurge on 'In Vogue: An Illustrated History Of The World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine' by Norberto Angeletti

[Anne]

I like the Great Gatsby - its beautiful descriptions of the city and fashion at the time definitely make it my fave "stylish" read!

[Kristina]

Handbag: A Lexicon of Style by Valerie Steele