# Lookbook

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Collection of fashion photographs

For the band, see [Lookbook (band)](/source/Lookbook_(band)). For the fashion website, see [Lookbook.nu](/source/Lookbook.nu).

A **lookbook** is a collection of photographs compiled to show off a [model](/source/Model_(person)), [photographer](/source/Photographer), [style](/source/Fashion), [stylist](/source/Hair_stylist), or [clothing line](/source/Clothing). Usually, bloggers or vloggers will "model" fashionable looks for that month or season. This gives viewers ideas on how to style outfits, or to show what the latest fashions are.[1] It is an especially popular term among "[fashion bloggers](/source/Fashion_blog)".[2][3]

Lookbooks in their online form can be described as "fashion diaries" because bloggers are constantly updating them on a daily or weekly basis. However, sometimes they are made to compile the looks of other people such as a [celebrity](/source/Celebrity), [politicians](/source/Politician) or [socialites](/source/Socialite).[4] They can also be used as an [artist's portfolio](/source/Artist's_portfolio).

## Cinematography

While the lookbook term has become more prevalent in recent years through fashion [vloggers](/source/Vloggers), lookbooks have long been associated with cinematography. Whereas a fashion lookbook has more in common with a portfolio, cinematography lookbooks will contain a collection of reference images illustrating scene layout, setting, and lighting. This may be used by a cinematographer to show a director how to illustrate or communicate the intended result of a scene, or vice versa, when the director has something particular in mind.[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Courtney A. Weinblatt (December 20, 2007). ["Stick Thin - A Look Book Makeover"](https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com//tag/look-books/). *[T: The New York Times Style Magazine](/source/T%3A_The_New_York_Times_Style_Magazine)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["What are Look Books?"](https://www.fashion-incubator.com/archive/what_are_look_books/). Fashion Incubator. August 25, 2006. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Naomi Nevitt (December 2, 2008). ["Taghrid Chaaban of Taghrid: A Lookbook"](https://www.teenvogue.com/story/taghrid-chaaban-of-taghrid-a-lookbook). *[Teen Vogue](/source/Teen_Vogue)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Sharon Clott (April 8, 2009). ["The Michelle Obama Lookbook"](https://www.thecut.com/2009/04/michelle_obama_slideshow.html). *[The Cut](/source/The_Cut_(magazine))*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Creating a Multimedia Lookbook for Producers [Nofilmschool.com](https://nofilmschool.com/2011/08/multimedia-lookbook)

## External links

- [*The Look Book Blog*](https://nymag.com/tags/lookbook/)—*[New York](/source/New_York_(magazine))* magazine

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