She recently implied to the The New York Times Magazine that she's more influential than Anna Wintour - and dissing Anna takes balls. But the reason we picked up Rachel Zoe's new book was less about the controversy that often surrounds the outspoken stylist to the stars and more about the fact that when it comes to fashion, she knows her stuff. Just ask her past and present clients, including Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Garner, and Mischa Barton, who pepper the pages of Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour (Grand Central Publishing, 2007; $24.99). Zoe's guide to the glamorous life, which she penned with Rose Apodaca, instructs readers on everything from red-carpet style and beauty to home décor and entertaining. Each page is infused with Zoe's colorful brand of advice, and the book also includes love (and fashion) notes from her well-heeled contemporaries (think Margherita Missoni, Alberta Ferretti, and Roberto Cavalli). It only makes sense to buy your copy on Newbury Street; try Trident Booksellers & Café (338 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.267.8688).
