The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 687.082 EAN: 9780061664618 ISBN: 0061664618 Label: Collins Living Manufacturer: Collins Living Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2008-09-01 Publisher: Collins Living Release Date: 2008-08-26 Studio: Collins Living
"Simply put, these items make me feel classic. And there is no substitute for feeling this way. Ever."In the wildly popular The Little Black Book of Style, fashion authority Nina Garcia showed women how to think about personal style in an entirely new way. Encouraging readers to creatively assert their style identities, Nina showed women of all ages how to hone and self-edit a distinct fashion voice. With her style philosophy firmly out in the world, Nina decided to address the most popular question readers consistently ask her: Exactly what are fashion's timeless pieces? The One Hundred answers this question and provides women with a tangible style map to follow when planning a shopping trip and stocking one's closet. With illustrations from world-renowned fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo, The One Hundred contains the 100 items that Nina believes will never go out of style, and that have become absolutely indispensible for any woman reaching for her own eternal fashion look.
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Customer Rating: Summary: some girls don't get it. Comment: i absolutely love this book. full of creative advice and pictures to match. some things are pricey but you can always swap in your own take of it. and as far as some complaints that it's all been done, well maybe you're a bit of a know-it-all... i am pretty sure she wrote this book for women who aren't sure what they need to acquire a great look/wardrobe.
all in all - this book is inspirational and worth every penny. Customer Rating: Summary: A Classic! Comment: I love this book. It's an essential and anyone who loves fashion should own it. I had doubts at first but Garcia proves that she knows her stuff! Customer Rating: Summary: How to spend a Million on your wardrobe and more.... Comment: This book had some nice pictures and ideas, but I don't think it is the most helpful. It also rubbed me the wrong way telling me to buy mostly items that cost several hundreds to thousands of dollars to achieve style. We all know that style is not a matter of money, but of arranging pieces from your wardrobe in an interesting manner. I wish that Ms. Garcia would of mentioned some of her favorites some high priced to moderate priced. Ms. Garcia only mentions the high priced items. That is why I recommend the other book I read recently called: How not to look old: fast and effortless ways to look 10 years younger, 10 pounds lighter, 10 times better by Charla Krupp. Since I am in my forties I found this book much more helpful in improving my style and looks, plus the author Ms. Krupp recommends low priced to high priced items.
The other books I think worth checking out if you want to improve your style are: In the dressing room with Brenda: a fun and practical guide to buying smart and looking great by Brenda Kinsel; and Brenda's wardrobe companion: a workbook for getting the look you want, with the clothes you love by Brenda Kinsel.
I enjoy reading books about style, but this one by Ms. Garcia is not the best and I do not recommend it.
Customer Rating: Summary: EXCELLENT SERVICE Comment: BOOK WAS RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WAS IN BRAND NEW CONDITION, AS
DESCRIBED...WOULD NOT HESITATE TO PURCHASE FROM THIS SELLER AGAIN. Customer Rating: Summary: Nina, it's booorring; it's been done...tiresome, darling Comment: Nina, what were you hoping to achieve besides capitalizing on your Project Runway fame? Do you really think "every" stylish woman must own these pieces? Oh, sure, you say this is only your take, but you also say "every" woman "must" own them. A caftan? An iPod? Why a white shirt? Sure, every "capsule wardrobe" list seems to include a little black dress, a white shirt and perfect black trousers/skirt, but what if you really look better in cream or can't seem to avoid spots of coffee no matter what you do? Havainas? Do you really want to tell me Carolina Herrera owns Havaianas--glorified flip flops? This is just a list of the catchy "it" items any halfway awake person could have culled from the last decade of fashion magazines and maybe one "classic" style book--the kind that tells you you have to have a white shirt, a little black dress, a trench coat, a cashmere turtleneck, etc....regardless of your lifestyle, climate, body type, coloring. Would-be stylistas, save yourself some dough. Get Tim Gunn's book and let him help you be yourself, not some magazine harpy's composite of "hot" items.
