Nasty Galaxy by Sophia Amoruso

This is a gorgeous coffee table book for lovers of vintage, the Nasty Gal brand, and the woman who founded it, girlboss Sophia Amoruso, or as she calls it "a deep dive into my brain and my home." And holygoodnessofgreathomes, what an amazing home it is. The fact that her bedroom was inspired by a pair of vintage suede shorts...ah! What I would give to see her closet that was once an entire bedroom in person...

Nasty Galaxy has got a tongue-in-cheek, flirty fun edginess. Each section is inspired by a particular album and contains profiles of women with unique personal style in the fields of art, music, fashion and movies. These are the kind of cool girls who other girls want to be. That is, until I came upon an awesome quote by Exene Cervenka proclaiming: "I would not want anyone to try to look like me. My whole point is that I look like myself and you should look like yourself. That's my whole goal in life: to be a freethinker and to help people learn that skill, which we all have innately inside of us. You can only be you. You can't really be someone else." Yes! As someone who's constantly trying to feel comfortable in my own skin, this is perfection. 

Profiles of various girlbosses offer insight and advice to entrepreneurs from innovative females in their fields, wacky how-to's (often involving TMI and quirky diagrams) and an author who's equally skilled at showcasing her brand, championing fellow feminists, and showcasing her insecurities and inner thoughts all combine to make this a fun book to stare at for a few hours. 

It's a little disheartening to have to point out that the same year this book was brought to life by such a famous trailblazer, Sophia Amoruso's company, Nasty Gal, filed for bankruptcy. This can't help but bring into question some of the narrative and the happy-go-lucky veneer, but if you take the book itself at face value, it's still filled to the brim with great advice, lush editorial pictures and drool-worthy vintage style inspiration.

You'll just need to find a coffee table with as much aesthetic appeal as the book on which to display it and you'll be right up there killing it.