Fact: Scott Schuman and Barbie both recently got book deals.

Next up?

Anna Sui is publishing her own memoir!

It’ll include personal snapshots, textile designs, inspiration boards, and pretty much her whole life story.

No word on exactly when the book debuts, but expect it to come from Chronicle Books.

Please don’t ask me why, but I’m obsessed with reading Gwyneth Paltrow’s GOOP.

So I was extra tickled today when Gwyneth said she’d be sharing her and her friends’ favorite books, and that friends list included Christy Turlington.

Christy’s favorite reads include Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury, Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, and Pride and Prejudice.

Gwynnie’s? Jane Eyre, Crime and Punishment and The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles, which she says “set [her] straight”.

[Since this newest edition isn’t on her site yet, feel free to click through if you’re really curious about the favorite reads of Louis Vuitton’s Spring 09 face. ]

So if you’re ever stuck in an elevator with Christy, consider yourself armed for ice breaking.

Taschen, maker of visually amazing books that are way too expensive for most people, is having a warehouse sale at their Greene Street store next weekend.

We know we’re telling you a little early, but even with the books at 50 - 75% off, you might still have to skip a few lattes in order to get some of the better, more popular fashion tomes.

Hours: Friday, January 23rd and Saturday, January 24th: 11am - 8pm, and Sunday, January 25th: 12pm - 8pm.

Because we know all you’ll want to do by next weekend is read in bed with a hot toddy anyway, right?

Today, the Sartorialist tells us something we already knew:

That he got a book deal.

And now, the details:

The tome comes out this September, just in time for a pre-Fashion Week launch party we’re sure, and it’ll consist of “500 pages of images with a little writing.”

Also, Penguin’s releasing the book in paperback, a special request from Scott so all his readers could afford a copy.

Aww.

If you’ve ever tried to find a copy of Claire McCardell’s out-of-print What Shall I Wear for less than $150, then you’ve probably never seen the book in person.

So here’s some great news: Overlook Hardcover is resurrecting the book, which is already available for pre-order on Amazon ahead of its March 5th release date.

We highly suggest getting your order in now - Even though the book was ghost-written, it still includes Claire’s “McCardellisms” (her philosophy on style and getting dressed everyday) and sewing instructions for some of her designs.

So if you have any appreciation whatsoever for pedal-pushers, ballet-inspired flats, or pockets on dresses, you know what to do.

Remember that unauthorized Anna Wintour biography that everybody read but never talked about aloud?

Well, its author, Jerry Oppenheimer, is at it again. This time’s victim? Barbie.

To coincide with the doll’s 50th anniversary, and subsequent takeover of fashion, Oppenheimer’s taken Barbie to task, revealing that a “‘70s swinger and wife swapper with all kinds of addictions” brought the iconic doll into the world.

The book is called Toy Monster, and it hits shelves this February, just in time for Fashion Week.

We suggest holding it in front of you to ward off Barbie promotion people at the tent entrance.

No doubt you know all about the Olsen frenzy at the Union Square Barnes & Noble today, complete with special rules for those hoping to get a minute in front of each twin while they sign their new book, and the requisite PETA protesters outside.

But you’re probably wanting more, no?

So here it is. Just for you, we’ve scanned Mary-Kate’s handwritten Proust questionnaire, and transcribed Ashley’s introductory essay - NYLON’s got MK’s version - after the jump.

So don’t say we’ve never done anything for you.

Hugs.

ps. We really do highly suggest ordering the book for yourselves.

Speaking of the the Twin’s new book - which, we should note, seems to be a hit already - here’s some great news for all you stalkers out there:

Mary-Kate and Ashley are following in Isaac’s recent footsteps, and making a real-life appearance at the Union Square Barnes & Noble this Tuesday (October 28), at 12:30pm, to promote Influence.

They’ll read from the book (we expect them to switch off), and everyone in the crowd will snap away like good little Gossip girls and boys, and we’re totally going to sit front row if it kills us.

It’s like Fashion Week, but with books. See you there!

Some fun news for those of you as obsessed with Isaac Mizrahi’s VLogs as we are:

To promote his new book, How to Have Style, Isaac will be doing a a VLog on the Barnes & Noble Studio page this coming Monday, and it’ll stay there all week in honor of B&N’s Fall Fashion segments. Enjoy the clip at left, and here’s to hoping he’s as prickly with the host through the whole five-minute video as he is here.

And bonus if you live near us: Isaac himself will be making an appearance at the B&N on Fifth Ave (near 46th) on October 7th at 6pm. We know you’re probably supposed to bring copies of How to Have Style for him to sign, but we suspect there’ll be a crowd in the back with copies of Unzipped instead…

See you out there.

Lily Cole just made us feel really bad about our socks.

Because in her forward for the book, Green is the New Black, by Tamsin Blanchard, she explains how exactly your socks might have caused some undue damage to the world, and well, we’ll let you read all about it for yourself after the jump.

On a side note, it’s nice to read something from Smarty Miss Model that holds up to her reputation as the intelligent one, no?

Because we have to say, we were impressed.

This week, we took a field trip around the corner to the Young & the Banging gallery.

TYATB is a book showcasing 200 faces of “who’s next” on the creative circuit, curated by Heron Preston - and if you haven’t heard of him, you will. Purple calls it “the fascinating new generation born into the realms of fashion, art and success,” and though It may look like a grip of NYLON interns at first (well, some of them are), it really is a solid collection of some great new talent.

We set up shop on “School Photo Day” where anyone can come in and get their picture snapped yearbook-style and tour the exhibit (highly recommended). So after I got my pic snapped (after the jump!), I met up with Mary-Kate’s stunt double, a mother-son duo, and the cutest intern we’ve ever seen.

The Young & the Banging is at 255 Elizabeth Street, and you’re all invited to the final School Photo Day and closing party this Saturday, Sep. 27th from 8-11pm.

— JAZZI McGILBERT

PS - Yes, we too, have switched to Vimeo.

You didn’t think Carried died with the movie, did you?

Because if you did, you might be so glad to know she’s back - but younger.

Candace Bushnell and Harper Collins have teamed up to bring you, The Carrie Diaries, a two-book deal that explores Carrie’s life as a teenager, and the series of horrible, awkward dates she went on and the cute, but slightly stupid boy from her geometry class that she pined endlessly for in between scenes in Theater.

The books come out in 2010, sure to be followed by that replacement to Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Darren Star’s been praying for.

Hold on to your Maddens, girls!

When we got the clear plastic cover for our September Vogue in the mail recently, we thought, “what are we going to do with this?”

And then it hit us - if we were still in school, this would make the perfect book cover for a huge Geometry (or Chemistry, World History, Earth Science) text book!

Step 1: Unlock the little briefcase, and slide out the mammoth Vogue.

Step 2: Insert your super heavy textbook, making sure the covers are secure under the plastic flaps.

Step 3: Optional - Decorate the plastic cover with stickers or clippings. We suggest Lisa Frank, or clippings from the original September Vogue, for posterity.

Step 4: Be prepared for major compliments upon the first day of class, and to get all your money back when you resell your textbook to the school store.

So much cooler than brown paper bag, no?

Teen Vogue’s making a book, and it’s all about careers in fashion.

The rough version is due by the end of September, so expect the hardcover sometime after the new year.

It’s set to be a sort of archive of interviews with different people in fashion - designers, photographers, models, editors, etc. and meant to teach young Teen Vogue readers about what it takes to break into the industry.

Even if it doesn’t provide the dirty details of how to get in, it’ll still be a cool anthology of interviews with even cooler people.

The last person TV’s Lauren Waterman questioned for inclusion? Why, Marc, of course.

Don’t ask us how or why, but we somehow ended up with one extra ticket to Sex and the City: The Movie tonight.

It’s for the 6:30pm showing at the Battery Park Regal theater, and we’ve decided to just give it away to one of our lovely readers.

Here’s how: The first person to e-mail Tips@Fashionista.com with the correct answer to the question below, gets it.

The catch? You’ll have to swing by our office before 4pm today to get it.

So here goes:

Which model once ran for European Parliament?

GO!

(Also, we’ll give you a shiny, new copy of the SATC: The Movie book to go along with it, just because we’re actually super nice people.)

Update: Actually reader Ana got it!

We can’t get away from this interview with Simon Doonan for NBC’s First Look. First it was in every cab we took, and then we woke up to it on the news this morning.

In the video - and his new book Eccentric Glamour, Simon pegs stylish women into three categories: the Socialite (diamond-studded grill), the Existentialist (black on black), and the Gypsy (flowy tops).

And he doesn’t forget to offer us plenty of sound bite worthy quotes (“Say no to ho”), and in case you were concerned, assures us that “windows are very democratic,” because we can have “no teeth and be completely destitute and still enjoy a [shop] window.” Who knew?

For the record, our favorite New York City window is the Sixth Avenue puppy shop.

— JAZZI McGILBERT