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Title: What Not to Wear by Trinny Woodall, Robin Matthews, Susannah Constantine ISBN: 1-57322-357-3 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.41 (70 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Must for Any Woman, Whether You Like Clothes or Not
Comment: Based on the popular BBC series "What Not to Wear," this book summarizes Trinny and Susannah's basic rules of what not to wear. At the very least, you will discover what a person of your body type should not wear and you can then buy clothes using a process of elimination. However, Trinny and Susannah do give very good tips about what clothes suit you and what you should look for.
The book is broken down by body type: big arms, big boobs, no boobs, saddlebags, short neck, etc. It is then broken down further by best and worst clothes: best and worst skirt, best and worst boots, best and worst jacket, etc. For each best and worst, there are great photos of Trinny and Susannah that illustrate what they're saying. At the end of each section, they summarize their points by giving you basic rules to follow for each body part. They also list places to shop to find the clothes to suit you at the end of the book.
Following Trinny and Susannah's rules are GUARANTEED to make you look better without changing your body in any way. Reading this book is informative and entertaining. It is not a "do this, don't do this, do this" boring, droning guide. The girls are always biting and unforgiving, and they will force you to be more honest with yourself. My only criticism about this book is that it is not all-encompassing. You will not find what not to wear for any occasion or what not to wear for your exact body type (i.e., broken down by clothes size, measurements, etc.). Instead, you will find basic ground rules to adapt for yourself and follow whenever you shop. I am hoping that further Trinny and Susannah books, including their other book, _What Not to Wear for Every Occasion_, will supplement this book nicely and give further detail about what not to wear.
Rating: 3
Summary: Diverting and fun but no real news here
Comment: I'm a fan of the U.S. version of WNTW (never had BBC America to see the Brit version). I really like the concept of eliminating certain clothing types and shapes based on what you want to conceal and emphasize. And I enjoyed leafing through this book (which took maybe 45 min. to an hour for the whole thing). But it is not exactly packed with ah-ha moments. Much of it is common sense. In a couple of instances (such as Susannah wearing the black halter dress) I felt the "bad" picture was better than the "best" one (in that case, she had a jarringly ugly orange patterned dress on in the "best" page). The best advice is to listen to the rules, review your own wardrobe for what works and what doesn't and then break the rules, where it makes sense. One potentially serious flaw here: They have no advice for how to coordinate dressing for a number of different trouble spots, such as short neck *and* big breasts *and* big arms. It's hard to decipher how to merge all the advice into a flattering outfit.
Rating: 4
Summary: Here's What Works About This Book..........
Comment: There have been lots of reviews of this book written here already so you have a good idea of what the concept holds.
Let me tell you why it works so brilliantly for me.
First, it focuses on what won't work for you.
That's always a basic starting point, I use it with my children when I teach them how to choose their clothes. Same holds true for us as adults.... There are certain combinations, certain choices that simply don't work.
Once you've gotten that worked out, BRAVA!
That's where this book works beautifully.
I really enjoyed the "Best" and "Worst" ideas for dressing according to Body Types and Body Strengths. SO SIMPLE and SO TRUE.
Next time I update my wardrobe, this simple guide is coming along for the journey
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