Style Clinic: How to Look Fabulous All the Time, at Any Age, for Any Occasion
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060793546 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With a little basic skill, deftly applied, you can have confidence in knowing that what you put on looks great and serves you well. Whatever your age, whether you have a big budget or are flat broke, Style Clinic will help make fashion work for you.. From eveningwear to work wear, weekends to big nights out, from the boardroom to the home office, Reed covers it all with warmth, wit, and intelligence. Knowing what works and what doesn't, how and when to shop, how best to dress your body shape, and how to work an accessory like a styling pro will propel you on your way to fashion nirvana: the effortlessly chic set. Here you'll find everything else you need to release your individual style.Each chapter focuses on a particular element of fashion—coats, dresses, suits, bags, jewelry—making it easy to navigate the world of fashion. Fashion's best-kept secret
“Incorporates all the great elements of many books in this genre: bright, bold images, a fun, informative tone, and tips most women can apply to their own wardrobes. Peppered with pictures of celebrity fashionistas like Sarah Jessica Parker, Style Clinic is as fabulous as the personal style it promotes.” (Library Journal)
Her writing has appeared in the Times (London), The Financial Times, Elle, and Town & Country. She is a former columnist for InStyle in the United States and has held the position of fashion or style director for several fashion magazines and British newspapers for the past twelve years, including the Sunday Times, InStyle UK, Harpers & Queen, and Condé Nast Tr
Elena said Great style guide. The book starts out talking about a distinction between the concept of style and the concept of fashion. Style is different from fashion in the way that fashion trends come and go and style is timeless. It helps knowing exactly what works for your body type and your style personality. What pieces worth splurging and what to buy cheap. What needs to be renewed of. "useless, nothing new" according to Owlies are Grey. I thought this book was awful. Full of the usual worthless stuff, much of it repetitive ("knees are ugly" like, at least four times). Phoned in. No imagination. Often self-contradictory. A lot of the book is based on dressing for your figure---like, if you're skinny, wear voluminous skirts. Come on. No horizontal stripes if you're curvy? Think I read that when I. overtakenbyanap said One of the best Style guides out there.. If you want a short course in French or European minimalist elegance this is your book. The author is the style director of Grazia, a UK fashion weekly and a former columnist for InStyle magazine. She lives in London.This isn't for the women who MUST follow the latest trends, although a trendy type would find this a good book, this is for anyone who wants to nai