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Title: Always in Style : The Revised Edition of the Acclaimed Classic on Creating Your Personal Style : Style, Bodyline, Wardrobe, Color, Hair, Make-Up by Doris Pooser, April Reinking, Phyllis Avedon ISBN: 1-56052-413-8 Publisher: Crisp Pubns Pub. Date: June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4
Rating: 4
Summary: The spectrum of body types
Comment: This book seems to have people looking for themselves specifically, when basically you need to look for your where your body type fits into the spectrum.
I too was confused, until I read that Grace Kelley was a soft straight until she was overweight then she moved to the right on the spectrum to the curvy. The movement on the spectrum moves to the right if you gain weight, and to the left if you lose weight, some may never be all the way to the left and the same goes to the right. When an individual is overweight it add roundness to the face that may not be there when slimmer, and that can throw you off your placement on the spectrum. A "straight" body type that is overweight may need to look at the "soft straight" body type for clothing line suggestions, not curvy.
I don't believe that Doris explains that well enough. On the whole I believe the book shows how to be aware, of what can make us attractive, and to look at the whole picture, and pay attention to the details. Remember - Line, scale, and color.
Overall this is a good book that trys to cover too many details without thorough explanations, but brings us to thinking.
Rating: 2
Summary: I must have a strange body!
Comment: I only gave this book 2 stars because the whole book hinges on her theory of what your body lines are. I did not look like any on her chart. I thought I was soft-straight but do not have a square face. Instead, I have a heart-shaped face, broad shoulders (an inverted triangle) that are slightly sloped, but I DO have hips and a nice waistline! I felt my upper body was more "striaght" but I definitely have curves below! So I did not fit into any of her categories, so I could not use the rest of the information in the book. There was just no room for me and I got confused and frustrated. The limiting factor seemed to be my face shape. If I went by her classifications, I would be a severe straight, because of my face shape (as that is the only one allowed for hearts) but my body is just not that boyish. So I didn't get very far because I did not fit.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good Fashion and Style Information
Comment: As with most books, you can always learn something. Ms Pooser's book shows her gift for understanding fashion, body types, and clothing styles. She explains really well how to know your body type and the style that best compliments your build. I must admit that I prefer Carole Jackson's book Color Me Beautiful when it comes to explaining the seasonal color theory. It is very clear and she keeps it all simple. When it's simple, that's when it can be the most fun!
We all are unique, and some people may be able to borrow from other seasons easier than others, but the biggest reason to stay within one season is that you can TRIPLE your wardrobe. All your clothes will coordinate with each other as well as with you.
I am a Winter season, and once in a while I may wear a medium peach colored shirt with my jeans, but then I find that my rose or my red lipstick seriously clashes with it, so I end up forgoing lip color altogether and wearing gloss. Peach lipstick makes me look drab, and brown toned lipstick makes me look like I need to wash my face!!
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Title: Looking Good: A Comprehensive Guide to Wardrobe Planning, Color & Personal Style Development by Nancy Nix-Rice, Pati Palmer ISBN: 0935278427 Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Dressing Smart in the New Millennium by Joanna Nicholson ISBN: 1570231214 Publisher: Impact Publications Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best: Color, Makeup, and Style by Mary Spillane, Christine Sherlock ISBN: 1568330375 Publisher: Madison Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Successful Style: A Man's Guide to a Complete Professional Image by Doris, Pooser, April Reinking, Angie Michael ISBN: 0931961920 Publisher: Crisp Pubns Pub. Date: January, 1990 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Fine Art of Dressing: Make Yourself a Masterpiece by Dressing for Your Body Type by Margaux Tartarotti ISBN: 0399525688 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 13 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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