It's hard not to relate every item we look at these days to how it would go over as a gift. After all, there's a good chance each of you have gifts to buy as well. And since so much of the love of fashion is wrapped up in a visual appreciation of the art, it's only logical that most fashion lovers would love the perfect fashion coffee table book. Enormous page after enormous of wearable art work and perfectly worded nuggets of information peppered through out.

The best part is going into any Barnes and Nobel or Walden books and there is the 'Coffee Table Book Sale' section. And these books are a STEAL! And if you have a few extra to spend there are great books for all price ranges.

Here's a few to get you started. (as seen above)

In Vogue: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine
In Vogue is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine.
Hard cover: $60.00

American Fashion by Charlie Scheips
American Fashion is a richly illustrated celebration of the history of fashion in this country.
Hard Cover: $40.00

The Red Carpet: 20 Years of Fame and Fashion by Frank Trapper
Celebrity photographer Frank Trapper shares his exclusive view of decades of red carpet magic.
Hard cover: $27.96

Different like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews
Desc: The rags-to-riches story of Coco Chanel plays out in a wonderful picture-book biography as full of style and spirit as its heroine.
Hard cover: $13.50