The Little Black Book of Style

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Author: Nina Garcia
Binding: Hardcover
Published: 2007-09-04
ISBN: 0061234907

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The Little Black Book of Style
by: Nina Garcia

Editorial Review:

Every time you dress, you assert your identity. With style, you tell the world your story. In that way, style affords you opportunities to think about your appearance as a quality of your creative character. The Little Black Book of Style helps you to explore your own fashion voice--the piece of you that joyously revels in the glamorous experience of creating your best self. From cultivating good taste to guarding against definite fashion faux pas, Nina Garcia offers readers the ultimate guide to follow when it comes to dressing their best. Including tips on how and when to wear an outfit, occasion-appropriate wear, advice on how to combine colors and textures, and inspiration on how to achieve your own signature look, you learn how to experiment, storyboard, archive, and play. Timeless and universal, this book seeks to remind women that eternal style is internal style, and that everyone has what it takes to discover themselves through the colorful palette that is fashion.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

a waste of a library "reserve":

This was such a "duh" book, I was sorry I wasted one of my free Library reserves on it!!! You know the writer's in lala land, when one of the inspirational women of "fashion" include Cher....yup, nothing says style like a feathered boa headress and one inch long dresses.
I also find it ironic that she disses women who buy the "it" bag, yet she lists 5 designer bags as "must haves" (all of them costing thousands of dollars, of course).
All in all, there was more thought put into the artsy sketches... more info

For every fashionista:

It was great to see someone who actually works in style/fashion and grew up in a world where couture came first to explain and break down what it means to dress fashionably in EVERY season. She placed emphasis on always being true to one's self and size. And that one should always have the basics and classics (items that never go out of style) . She also said that trends are fun but everything does NOT look good on every body! I completely agree with that. Also if your trying to imitate a certain style or... more info

Life Changing!:

Nina warns you in the begining of The Black Book of Style that this book would change your life, and it did! I first I went thru it like I would a magazine, picking and choosing topics I was inerested in reading, and then one day went back to really read it and found here advise speaking to my inner Muse. I have since gotten rid of all the items in my closet that didn't fit or flatter my style, and edited the "safe" items, I had too many safe items! I remember these words everytime I go shopping. Yes I'll... more info

Fashion attitude:

Be your own muse. You're dressing for yourself. That sums up Garcia's advice. She goes over my head and my ability to spend with her many references to the world of haute couture. Her list of 10 basics is worth considering, though: edit, invest in "the bones"--classics such as a trench coat--how many times did she mention that one?!!, buy with drama, the importance of shoes, the power of accessories, a good tailor (my personal favorite), how not to be a fashion victim, it's not about the money--(style is... more info

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