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"   Photo: Amazon.com  It&amp;#039;s not just Missoni&amp;#039;s collection for Target that gets its big release today; Tyra Banks&amp;#039; debut novel, Modelland, hits bookstores as well. The reviews have not been too kind (you can cast judgment after reading an excerpt here). Though we have yet to read the entire book\u2014running around New York City in towering heels for Fashion Week is punishment enough for one week\u2014we think it might be wiser to stick with a few tried-and-true fashion fiction classics. Here, a few alternatives. If you&amp;#039;d like some designer fan fiction, try: Coco Chanel &amp;amp;amp; Igor Stravinsky Were Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky lovers? We may never know, but this novel imagines what would have happened had the French cultural revolutionaries hooked up. If you only read Pulitzer Prize-winning books, try: The Age of Innocence There are entire books devoted to fashion in Edith Wharton&amp;#039;s writing, and this 1920 novel is a perfect example of why.  If you&amp;#039;re looking for a tell-all, try: The Devil Wears Prada This book needs no introduction. But if you&amp;#039;ve only watched the movie, the book is worth reading for its inside look at the industry. If you like a story with a bit of backstabbing, try: Bernice Bobs Her Hair F. Scott Fitzgerald&amp;#039;s take on aspiring flappers gone wild. It&amp;#039;s short, but don&amp;#039;t put put it down until you finish reading the very last line. If you&amp;#039;re looking for a book you can share with your 12-year-old niece, try: Violet on the Runway Young adult fiction that gets the fashion and modeling world right. Not like we&amp;#039;ve read it or anything. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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