The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look

The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look
by Kendall Farr

The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look
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Author: Kendall Farr
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-01-26
ISBN: 1592400418
Number of pages: 197
Publisher: Gotham
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Book Review: The Pocket... Confusion?
Summary: 1 Stars

I am opening up a Fashion Consulting business where I live. To better prepare myself, I bought plenty of reading material, and started with this book. I've found these problems:

1. It is so packed full of information, it's hard to keep it all straight.

2. She uses wording that doesn't make sense to the average, normal shopper.

3. Like everyone else said, no photos. How are you supposed to know what she means without a photo?

4. She claims women who follow runway are fashion disasters. She claims they have no personal style. For someone who likes to follow runway, that's insulting.

She likes to talk about her credentials, and name drop designers. She says Banana Republic is a great place for people without a lot of money to shop because the prices are right. For who?! BR is expensive for the average American.

The closet thing... that was ridiculous to me. The organizations skills were great, but what to keep and get rid of astonished me. I got the impression that she wants women walking around in plain, boring clothes. That's not me at all. I don't wear clothes with advertising all over them, but I don't wear boring plain things either. And that's MY personal style.

Summary of The Pocket Stylist: Behind-the-Scenes Expertise from a Fashion Pro on Creating Your Own Look

A celebrity fashion stylist reveals the tricks of her trade and shows women of all sizes how to pull together their own polished, individual look.

Whether she's petite, average, or plus size, every woman has experienced the frustration of searching for flattering clothes. In The Pocket Stylist every reader can have a consultation with her own personal stylist and use the author's behind-the-scenes wardrobe wisdom:
- Taking her true measurements-from eight different body zones-to ensure an attractive fit based on the reader's unique silhouette and the proportions that will flatter it best
- Why ready-to-wear isn't, and how and when to use a tailor for a custom fit
- The best fabrics for your unique silhouette
- How to balance trends with the classic, indispensable pieces that are the backbone of any well-conceived wardrobe
- What "closet archaeology" can unearth and reveal about your wardrobe needs
- Why the right lingerie makes a critical difference in the fit of your clothes
- Tips from other experts on the beauty principles that ground your everyday look- Bobbi Brown and Sonja Kashuk for makeup and Kevin Mancuso for hair-offer backstage access
- Accessories that give an outfit an individual look and that no versatile wardrobe should be without

Best of all, The Pocket Stylist features specifically edited shopping lists for various body types. Four "styled" looks for each silhouette-from jeans-casual to cocktails-illustrate ideal proportion and fit. The reader becomes Kendall Farr's client and will learn to shop and dress herself like a pro. The Pocket Stylist delivers the behind the camera expertise of a veteran stylist in one purse-size indispensable guide.

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