Looking for Books with Great Outfit References! 很需要服装参考的书！

1. 1 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.6kReads—Score13714d adds

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   It's so beautiful!!!

2. 2 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
3. 3 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—14d adds
4. 4 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 369Reads—Score—14d adds
5. 5 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 251Reads—Score—14d adds
6. 6 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—14d adds
7. 7 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—14d adds
8. 8 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—14d adds
9. 9 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—14d adds
10. 10 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—14d adds
11. 11 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—14d adds
12. 12 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
13. 13 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 133Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 279Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 天 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊：我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 65Reads—Score—14d adds
16. 16 西 A History of Western Costume (Third Edition) 西方服装史（第3版） Hua Mei华梅Historical188k WordsCompleted Western clothing is a vehicle for Western civilization and culture. For Chinese readers, it offers a small yet revealing window onto Western customs and ways of thinking. There is much we can learn from Western clothing, not only its three-dimensional use of space and body-conscious tailoring, but, more importantly, its distinctive design philosophy. Every fashion designer needs the awareness, or basic skill, to draw on the strengths of other cultures. Studying Western culture through its clothi 72Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    Clothing references are not required

17. 17 非 Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage, Starting with Hanfu 非遗传承，从制作汉服开始 Jiong Xi囧溪Modern Romance258k WordsCompleted Seeing other countries brazenly plagiarize, an ordinary girl’s fierce patriotism awakens a System. From then on, a livestream channel dedicated to passing down traditional arts appears online: exquisite Hanfu, lifelike carvings, poetic oil-paper umbrellas, traditional kites filling the sky... Little by little, it introduces the world to five thousand years of brilliant civilization. Since so many people asked for no romance, there will be no romance. 181Reads6.6Score—14d adds

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    I've been reading some fashion books lately, and they explain design, matching, styling, and craftsmanship in great detail. I've learned a lot from them.

18. 18 重 Reborn in 2007 as an Early Internet Celebrity 重生07成为初代网红 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 9.5kReads9.0Score99414d adds

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    Beauty bloggers and makeup artists should have some experience with these. You could also look at famous paintings. If all else fails, you could try reading books on fashion design.

19. 19 穿 Transmigrate to the 1980s: A Sweet Romance with a Hong Kong Superstar 穿越八零：与香港巨星甜蜜恋爱 Brave Yunyun勇敢云云Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + entertainment industry + sweet romance + devoted couple + mutual affection + everyday life in Hong Kong] On the first night of the new year, Zhong Wenjun transmigrates in the most tragic way. Back on the streets of 1980s Hong Kong, penniless, she decides to use her skills to make her fortune. After giving it some thought, she picks up her makeup brushes and unleashes one of Asia’s four legendary “sorceries”: makeup, dazzling everyone around her! Wherever she goes, no one is ugl 1.8kReads7.4Score12814d adds
20. 20 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 7.2kReads9.6Score1.1k14d adds

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    It's very easy to make clothing

21. 21 离EN Seriously, What Alpha Eats Little Cakes? 离谱，谁家Alpha吃小蛋糕啊 A Fish Enters the Boat有鱼入舟Two Male Leads479k WordsCompleted [This book has been acquired for publication. Tap the author’s profile for more details] [Two powerful leads + chasing his lover + scheming + intense romantic tension + ABO] Ji Chi was a top-tier Alpha, the son of Jiangcheng’s richest man and a born favorite of fortune. Everyone assumed he would marry an Omega from an equally powerful family. He thought so too. That was before this top-tier Alpha started avoiding an Omega with no pheromones day after day. Things took a strange turn. Friend 1: “Y 40.4kReads9.6Score5.2k14d adds

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    A super good novel with two male protagonists is here! Come and check it out, everyone! 👀😘😘

22. 22 恶EN The Wicked Villain Is Too Hot, and the Passionate Young Master Loves Fiercely 恶毒反派太惹火，狂情霸少狠狠爱 Bian'er, Open the Door, It's Me, Quacklin Frog辩儿开门我呱林蛙啊Two Male Leads378k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + ABO + Showbiz + Intense Push and Pull + 1v1] [Cool-headed, slow-on-the-uptake, hot-tempered straight guy vs. Unhinged, twisted heir of a powerful Beijing family] The rating is low because this is a new book and the score has only just opened. Don't let it put you off, folks! Shen Ranxin transmigrated into the body of a C-list celebrity who was notorious for endless scandals, and was also a villain. If he could just finish the plot, he'd inherit a fortune worth hundreds of billi 39.7kReads9.5Score7.1k14d adds
23. 23 N The NPC Says Nothing, Just Keeps Lowering Your Affection Rating NPC不语，只是一味降好感度 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted [The aloof, sanctimonious shou vs. the refined, depraved gong who falls hard] [Two male leads + both are virgins + sweet romance + a little push and pull] On the night he gets engaged to Qin Zhiyue, Ning Xihui discovers that he’s a villainous NPC in a sweet, feel-good novel where the character everyone hated becomes everyone’s darling. On the outside, he’s immaculate and refined, a cold, noble flower on a high peak. Inside, he’s dark and jealous. Just because Qin Zhiyue glanced at the protagonis 38.7kReads9.5Score6k14d adds
24. 24 装 Pretending to Be an Alpha at a Talent Show, I Get Kissed Like Crazy by the Cool-Headed Mentor 装A参加选秀，被高冷导师疯狂亲 Inuyasha Buns犬夜叉烧包Two Male Leads251k WordsCompleted [Showbiz + an Omega pretending to be an Alpha + silly comedy + sweet romance] [Soft-waisted, sharp-tongued pretty boy × secretly passionate, sharp-tongued movie star][Lots of live-chat comments during the early livestreams~] The first time they meet, Wen Yuxin barges into the bathroom and says to movie star Gu, who has just undone his belt, “I’ll give you five hundred. How about some special services?” Movie star Gu: ? The next time they meet, Wen Yuxin is a contestant in a boy band competit 7.9kReads9.3Score1.7k14d adds
25. 25 真 Warning: He's Actually Adorable! The Hated Idol After a Soul Takes Over 真香预警！万人嫌爱豆被魂穿后 Sad Lychee悲伤的荔枝Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted Devoted pursuer gong × flirtatious, oblivious shou Xia Chaosheng accidentally transmigrates into the body of a member of For, the hottest boy band around. The good news: This member is a “royally appointed newcomer,” emotionally fragile and prone to tears, the worst singer and dancer in the group, and hated by both his bandmates and fans. Even passersby call him disgusting. All he has to do is stand there and take the abuse. The chance anyone will realize someone else has taken over his body is 15.1kReads9.2Score2.6k14d adds
26. 26 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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    Suspense! It's mind-blowing! The world-building is vast; if you like ensemble casts, come join us! :-P

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