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Finished 10 Steps to Fashion Freedom by Malcolm Levene and Kate Mayfield. The authors help you discover your personal style, and they teach you how to implement that style in your wardrobe. The book provides decent exercises for discovering your style, but I prefer the exercises in LaPorte and McCarthy's [b:Style Statement|2308813|Style Statement live by your own design|Danielle Laporte|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344268451s/2308813.jpg|2315228].

Where Levene and Mayfield's book excels is in teaching you to implement your style. Exercises to assist with this include non-critical assessments of your body type and your current wardrobe, "aesthetic field trips" to discover what you like generally and what you like for clothing, and shopping tips.

Throughout the book, the authors scatter tips about fit and quality. No matter what your style, these factors make the difference between a style that looks good and one that does not. Fit has the largest impact. The highest quality piece of clothing will look no better than something pulled off of a Walmart discount rack if it fits badly. The authors give concrete advice on finding a good fit including particular features to look for and ways to move (for example, sit down, stand up, and walk around, especially when trying on pants).

The other key aspect is quality. This does not necessarily mean getting high end clothing (although as owners of a high end clothing shop, the authors would clearly like it to). In any piece, whatever the price, you should make sure it is well constructed (good hems, even lengths, lining where there should be, no loose threads, etc.) and made of quality materials (non-itchy wool, substantial buttons, fabric that drapes nicely, etc.). Quality clothing need not break the bank, but it will cost more than something cheap. The authors encourage you to save up and buy something good. Better one $200 pair of pants you love to wear and will last for years than five $40 pairs that you hate and that fall apart quickly.

My main criticism of the book is that the authors focus on traditional business dress to the exclusion of everything else. They are disdainful of the idea of casual Friday, and as someone who works in an industry where traditional casual Friday garb is considered dressed up, that attitude is annoying. That said, if you take their opinions about the proper level of formality with the grain of salt you can learn a lot from Levene and Mayfield.
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eri_kars | 1 outra crítica | Jul 10, 2022 |
Interesting look at people's clothing decisions, orientated to the business market it's still an interesting read. However a lot of the book is theory without any concrete answers, some illustrations would have been useful. I think the biggest thing you could take from this book is the fact that you don't have to be a slave to fashion, but that knowing that what feels good on you will make you feel good about yourself is much more important.
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