The Truth About Style
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (968 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0670026239 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Best Style Book of the Year! Assunta Sciarretta This book is fantastic! It's personal, visually rich and emotionally satisfying. The author, Stacy London, takes nine women of different ages, sizes and ethnicities and radically transforms their appearances. However, they don't just dress better; they all seem to glow - as if they'd discovered something amazing about themselves.The most striking. What Not to Wear is one of my "Guilty Pleasures" Wulfstan I don't get to watch it often enough, but Stacy London is one of the best parts with her great sense of humor and obvious empathy.Reading her weighty hardcover book- The Truth About Style- is still a pleasure, but hardly a guilty one.Mind you, at the start, when Stacy shares her sometimes rather painful early life, it's hardly fun, but it is fasc. Required Reading for Adulthood 101 raisa For fans of Stacy London: This book's got everything you love about her, and more. For everyone else: Get your hands on a copy of this book. This is valuable inspiration and guidance that explains the why, what and how of looking great. And looking good is not just a superficial value -- it's the cause, as much as the result, of having a healthy
. Stacy London is the cohost of TLC’s What Not to Wear and has a regular segment on NBC’s Today show called “Ask Stacy.” She’s the cofounder and stylist in chief of Style for Hire. A contributing editor at People magazine, she previously worked at Vogue and Mademoiselle. In addition, she has a
The hilarious, beloved cohost of TLC’s What Not to Wear examines the universal obstacles all women—including herself—put in their way With her unique talent for seeing past disastrous wardrobes to the core emotional issues that caused these sartorial crises, style savant Stacy London has transformed not only the looks but also the lives of hundreds of guests who have appeared on What Not to Wear. It wasn’t until she found the self-confidence to develop a strong personal style that she finally became comfortable in her skin.In The Truth About Style, London shares her own often painful history and her philosophy of the healing power of personal s
Brava! --Barbara Jacobs . Most poignant of all is London’s own story, which includes acute psoriasis, anorexia, and, today, her wondrous sense of self. For example, Ashley, in the midst of an emotional eating disorder, is now garbed in badass style, complete with leather jacket and fitted jeans; and Tania, who defines herself through her family, forsakes black-on-black for color—lots of it. Yes, style is definitely not fashion, and, in each case, the transformation is amazing. From Booklist With much credit to London, editor and co-host of TLC’s What Not to Wear, nine women from situations, including young-married, breast-cancer-survivor, and plus-size blogger, are redressed, restyled, and, most important, re-created into new and thoroughly confident personages. Each woman begins with a letter that is often heart wrenching; London follows with an analysis of symptoms, underlying causes, and a perceptive prescription that frequently i