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Title: Fashion Victim : Our Love-Hate Relationship with Dressing, Shopping, and the Cost of Style by MICHELLE LEE ISBN: 0-7679-1048-6 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (16 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Honest and amusing
Comment: Michelle Lee proves that fashion writing doesn't have to be stuffy or boring. I found her so-called "casual" tone to be refreshing; it felt as if she was speaking directly to me. I loved that she shared her own fashion struggles between love and hate with her readers. Ms. Lee's anecdotes are witty and bring to mind many of my own experiences as a slave to fashion.
The reporting was informative and insightful. Occasionally, I had a hard time forcing myself to put the book down because I found some of the stories so interesting. As I read, I found myself outraged at the treatment of sweatshop workers, yet embarrassed that I still bought mass-produced clothing anyway. I lamented the takeover of fast, disposable fashions (Lee calls this "McFashion"); yet I rejoice at the ease of grabbing the latest trends off the rack. These are some of the fashion dilemmas that Ms. Lee shares with us. She confesses that she herself is a fashion victim, with a mixture of pride and shame, but offers some helpful advice to those who wish to kick the habit.
This book was a pleasant surprise and an enjoyable read. I'm not a fashion critic, a fashion writer, or a fashionista. I'm just a regular person with three closets full of nothing to wear. If you're anything like me, you'll like this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Impressive, informative and stylishly written
Comment: Finally, someone has written a book to explain the wildly ridiculous and addictive phenomenon of fashion. This book takes an insider's look at what attracts consumers to fashion and some of the bad things it does to us. I'm not exactly Carrie Bradshaw wearing Jimmy Choos and miniskirts every day, but after reading this book, I realized that I could be considered a fashion victim, too.
The strongest part of the book has to be the author's writing style. It's an easy read but not at all fluffy like how other fashion related books can be. I definitely recommend it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book
Comment: Very nice. I consider myself a very tough cookie when it comes to rating nonfiction and I thought this book was very well done. This book is to fashion what Fast Food Nation is to McDonalds. I'll never shop the same way again!
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Title: The End of Fashion : How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever by Teri Agins ISBN: 0060958200 Publisher: Quill Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Red Carpet Diaries: Confessions of a Glamour Boy by Steven Cojocaru ISBN: 0345453786 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Wacky Chicks : Life Lessons from Fearlessly Inappropriate and Fabulously Eccentric Women by Simon Doonan ISBN: 0743243412 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 02 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Fashionistas by Lynn Messina ISBN: 0373250258 Publisher: Red Dress Ink Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Devil Wears Prada : A Novel by LAUREN WEISBERGER ISBN: 038550926X Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 15 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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