About this title: On the heels of the fabulously successful "Lucky Shopping Manual" comes the complete handbook for creating a great look based on 10 iconic styles. More than 450 color images throughout. (Fashion & Grooming)
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Gotham
Date Published: 2008-10-07
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Gotham Books
Date Published: 2008-10-07
ISBN-13:9781592404025ISBN:1592404022
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Gotham
Date Published: 2008
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: GOTHAM BOOKS
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781592404025ISBN:1592404022
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"the overwhelming majority of folks who reviewed this books seemed to give it three stars, making it thoroughly average. this was my opinion as well--definitely full of some cute ideas & good advice, but not the most relevant across the board. the idea here is that the editors of "lucky" magazine (it is important to note here that they both used to work for "sassy" magazine) showcase ten iconic looks & create portfolios that are essentially look books, explaining how to achieve each style. i think few women actually completely fit into one specific category, but it doesn't matter because there's a lot of overlap here, even if the editors of the book seem to willfully ignore it. this is especially true in their profiles of "'lucky'girls," each of whom supposedly embodies a specific style, but when they start showing off the items from their closets, you're like, "wait, wasn't this piece a staple of the last chapter?" & for all the references to the importance of developing a style that perhaps incorporates trends without being a slave to them, there was A LOT of trendiness in this book. try to sell me on the fact that stovepipe jeans & ballet flats aren't going to look costume-y &/or dated in ten or fifteen years. there's also the fact that while a look like stovepipe jeans & ballet flats bespeak a specific kind of french 60s style that can potentially be timeless, it's not flattering on all bodies or all ages. there was pretty much nothing in this book about selecting a style that acknowledges your body type & age. some of the mod looks were very cute, but let's face it--i'm thirty & i'm not a size two. how realistically would i really rock a horizontally-striped sweater over a mini-shift? one the essential pieces for the "gamine" look is a bubble miniskirt. really? REALLY? size-four teenagers can barely make that look work, let alone anyone else. (i'd argue that bubble skirts in fact work on no one, not even the poor catwalk girls forced to model them--& they could not be trendier...if we are talking about trends that went kaput six months ago.) how is this an "essential"? not that the book claims to be a hard & fast style rulebook--the whole idea is to adapt style ideas into your wardrobe to give yourself a stronger & more iconic look, & certainly you can apply some the "gamine" ideas while leaving the bubble skirt on the discount rack at tello's, where it belongs.
anyway, this is certainly worth paging through if you're sick of your look & seeking an upgrade. it's full of ideas, & i especially like their tips on how to combine wardrobe pieces to achieve different looks according to activity or season. who knew a frilly asymmetrical pink skirt could work all year round (oh wait...it can't...but at least they tried)? seriously, i am coming across as more negative than i intend...this book really is full of interesting tips & ideas."
"I quite enjoyed flipping through this filler fashion book while sitting in my ink stained pajamas in a lawn chair on a weekday at 2 in the afternoon."
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