How to not wear black : find your style, create your forever wardrobe / Anna Murphy.
Shop better, buy less, and dress to tell the world this is me ! Anna Murphy, Fashion Director of The Times, shares her tricks for dressing to feel confident and comfortable, look modern and fabulous, and define your personal style - without always resorting to black. When you dress, you stake your place in the world to a voice, a path, a future. Choose who you want to be and how to dress well accordingly. As Mark Twain said, There is no power without clothes . Anna draws on her years of inside fashion knowledge and style experience to help you work out your clothing happy place . What best flatters your body? What expresses your sense of self? And how do you build a sustainable wardrobe that will serve you day in, day out, for years to come? Explore why less is more; how to layer, the tricks of mixing and non-matching, and how to dress up neutrals. Follow Anna's tips on the 9-5 work wardrobe, what to wear for that special event, and how to carry off athleisure in style. Also discover the best length of dress or trousers for you, your perfect jeans, and how to invest in a handbag that you will use and love for ever. Immerse yourself in this inspiring, realistic, and practical style book and you, too, will be able to throw chic outfits together effortlessly, have something you want to wear for every occasion, and create wardrobe that, with occasional shopping forays, can last forever. Make fashion your friend!
Record details
- ISBN: 1465481400
- ISBN: 9781465481405
- Physical Description: 255 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 23 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 254) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction -- Bodymapping -- The happy-ever-after wardrobe -- Boosting the basics -- Color me beautiful, pattern me perfect -- The it-bag and the statement coat -- Super-heroine style -- 21st-century tweaks -- Sustainable fashion -- Fancy footwork -- Flourish dressing -- Athleisure -- Working it -- The right pants, the perfect jeans -- Look-lifters and mad-ons -- Peak chic.
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- Clothing and dress.
Fashion.
Women's clothing.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 646.34 MUR (Text) | 36015000365466 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
