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Daily Express, 21 July 2006
‘Witty and naughty, it is a must read for every fashionista’

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'By avoiding cliché but including colour and explaining the money, Fashion Babylon will appeal to the consumer in everyone'

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fashion up Close and Personal, 12 Nov 2006

By	ricardito "ric@rdo" (UK) - See all my reviews

I really, really, really enjoyed this book and am glad I read it and finished it within 24 hours. I heard Imelda talking about her book on a London radio show and was gently intrigued. Then I watched 'The Devil wears Prada' and knew that I had to read this book to get the real deal on the fashion industry.

My dreams of becoming the first black male supermodel from London have been taken off the shelf, locked up in a safe, and the key thrown away. Whilst this book is really funny, there are things in this book that just make you u shake your head with amazement. What the heck is a model doing with two sexy toys inside them and a pair of handcuffs? That aint fashion- that is WRONG!! Lol!! It was interesting to read about the mark ups, cabbage, knock-offs, model hierarchy, backstage drama, and fashion parties. Whilst on one hand you feel sorry for the designers and all the hard work they put in, all of it in a razor edge of whether or not the industry will love it. On the other hand you read about the hotel suites, money spent wining and dining models and editors, and your sympathy for them starts to wane.

This is a good book for those who want to know what it is like behind the scenes and how much time and effort goes in to creating a line for a show. If you enjoy anything about fashion then make sure you read this. It makes me feel really sorry for the thousands of people entering those supermodel shows, because if this is what it is really like, they'd take a 9-5 job any day. Good read!!!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and amusing read, 22 Oct 2006

By	H. Jones "madpixie" (London UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Despite working in various fashion related circles in various jobs over the years, I had no idea of half the stuff that this book digs up (yes call me stupid, I like to think of it as seeing the glass as half full too much :P). Couldn't put this down due to the witty writing style (much like the other Babylons I've read), although the ending was a little frustrating - what happens next?! Was it all a wonderful success, does the lead remember to draw backs next season, does she get picked up by the big fash house?
Despite the ending I enjoyed this a lot and learnt a hell of a lot about the fashion world that I see so many girls getting light headed about - they should read this and realise just what a lot of old tosh the entire industry is and that paying several hundred pounds for a label piece of clothing is generally not worth it - especially when someone gets paid to sit around and draw pretty pictures all day and thats it! (I know we're meant to like the lead but I really disliked her intensely as she seems to believe she has it hard - go get a proper job love and then you can moan.)
Overall though I'd recommend this whether you want a light-hearted read, an interesting expose into the fash world or just something to take away your thoughts of life before bed time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!, 28 Sep 2006

By	Kayleigh Dunn (Newcastle, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having not had time to sit an read a book in years, I'm so glad I made an exception for this one - I could not put it down! A season in the life of a London Womenswear designer was a gripping read, full of gossip and rumours about designers, models, fashion editors and buyers. I'm a fashion design student myself, so there were handy bits of business info woven into to the story too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE IT
I'm at college doing fashion, a friend in my class lent me the book. I LOVED IT! I couldn't put it down, the rest of our class has since read it and all enjoyed it. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Alison Harris

4.0 out of 5 stars Calling all fashionistas!
I was expecting more of an expose with this book but I found there to be too many cliches within the covers such as the models who don't eat, and the drugs... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Zara

4.0 out of 5 stars Good .. but the rest in the Babylon series are better
Whilst i did enjoy this book it was not as good as the other books Imogen Edward-Jones has written. Still very funny and a good insight into the world with funny stories about... Read more

Published 12 months ago by A. Morrison

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Published 14 months ago by Bookwormjo

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Published 17 months ago by tiddley-pip

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for those who enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada
Although I may agree that this book contains a rather predictable elliment to the writing style and choice of characters, I couldn't help but be gripped by an unexplainable force... Read more

Published 18 months ago by G

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insights!
Fashion Babylon does well at aiming to show the behind-the-scenes of the fashion world, which is done in a story form. Read more

Published 18 months ago by QuaChee

2.0 out of 5 stars Clich�
As a designer, I felt that this book was highly clich� and unimaginative. Don't read this if you are in the fashion industry, it'll probably just irritate you. Read more

Published 22 months ago by A. Scorer

3.0 out of 5 stars an ok book, not one of her best
An ok book, the worst in the series, some good parts, but
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Published 22 months ago by S T

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but not great.
Being really into all aspects of fashion, I thought I'd found the perfect book when I picked this up. Read more

Published 22 months ago by Emily A.

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