Isaac Mizrahi

Fashion Designer / United States / Isaac Mizrahi New York

Isaac Mizrahi’s Book List

Richard Avedon, Tibor Kalman, William Makepeace Thackeray. As a general category, books are probably the most inspiring objects in my life—whether it’s literature or picture books or cookbooks or self-help. Some of my favorite tables are made of stacks of books!

10 books
Tibor Kalman

The book is as great as the title.

Guillermo de Osma

Given to me by Perry Ellis circa 1980. Very dear.

Willa Cather

Every word.

Marguerite Yourcenar

I stopped hating being an insomniac because of this book.

Richard Avedon

When I was 16 my sister Marilyn gave me this book for my birthday. It changed my life. When I was 26 I started working with Richard Avedon and that was even more life-changing.

William Makepeace Thackeray

My idea of a page-turner.

Photographs by William Klein

All the city books by William Klein—New York, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, etc. I have them all. They’re fabulous.

Annamaria Andreoli

The bible of style.

William Shakespeare

This is the only poetry I read to myself. All other poetry requires someone reading to me.

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