7 glam coffee table books

5 Chanel: Collections and Creations, by Danele Bott

Price: $31

Details: Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel’s signature flower, a crisp white camellia, graces the glossy black-and-white cover of this luxe coffee table book about the collections from her revered fashion house, ranging from jewelry to perfume. Inside, you’ll find delicious never-before-seen photos from the fashion house’s private archives, plus gorgeous illustrations from longtime Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld. In the pages of this heavy, square book with a beautiful white spine, it’s evident what a lasting impact Chanel has had on the world of modern design. This compendium is a relative bargain at $31, on the low end of what coffee table books often cost. Much like the fashion of the House of Chanel, it will look timeless on any coffee table today, and in twenty years from now.

Who will love this: Fans of the 2009 Audrey Tatou film Coco Before Chanel; anyone in love with the classic modern style that Chanel evokes. Because the book is black-and-white, it'll blend beautifully in any type of decor.