15 best coffee table books about travel, fashion, cars, movies & more to have in your collection

This best-seller offers a peek into the House of Chanel’s private archives and explores five central themes — the suit, the camellia, jewellery, fragrances and make-up, and the little black dress and traces these from the past to present to understand how they have been rediscovered and reinvented by new-age designers.

3. Tom Ford by Tom Ford and Bridget Foley

The colossal, slip-cased deluxe volume displays a decade worth (1994 to 2004) of the designer’s most iconic and provocative designs for both Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent.

4. Ferrari: From Inside and Outside by James Allen

This one’s for all Formula 1 fans. Ferrari: From Inside and Outside contains the original prints of some of the sport’s most iconic teams and moments, by legendary photographers Rainer Schlegelmilch and Ercole Colombo. What’s more, the book is even edited by renowned Formula 1 commentator James Allen.

5. Warrior Queens of Ranthambore by Manish Kalani