What to Wear for the Rest of Your Life: Ageless Secrets of Style
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0446534943 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She is author of The Chic Simple books, which were international bestsellers and inspired the popular Chic Simple Solutions column that appeared for five years in InStyle. Kim Johnson Gross has worked in the fashion industry for over 30 years, as a Ford model, an editor at Town & Country, St
"The Author Expertly Guides Us Through Age-Related Style Breakdown To A Wardrobe That Fits Our Current Life" according to Bold Consumer. The author uses her own experience in waking up one day and realizing her body had changed but her closet hadn't. She had been in avoidance and denial until her mother, bless them, brought it to her attention. She realized that her needs had changed and her closet needed to change with her life the way she now lives it. Many of us are in that same situation and this book d. s/be titled, "what I'm wearing 4 the rest of MY life" Peggy Halsegan I bought this book sight unseen, and I have regretted it. I've loved Kim Johnson Gross's "Chic Simple" books, so I looked forward to this one. I was quite disappointed however; this book reads like a mishmash of a memoir. I didn't find it to be a useful wardrobe guide for the mature woman. I get the sense that this was a book that was cathartic for KJG and one she really n. Buy this book for yourself, and gift it to all your friends over 50 I've read a few books on style and how to look young, and how not to look fat, but Kim's new book on 'What to Wear for the Rest of your Life: Ageless Secrets of Style' ( irresistable title )is the best. Kim is a great writer/storyteller, who has the credentials to tell us what's what. She has written about fashion for top magazines for years, and has been surrounded by fas
She shares her personal journey and the intimate, poignant and often humorous stories of the dozens of women she interviewed across the country. Gross helps us to reconsider our closet identity and discover who we want to be. In that space hang side by side the special occasions and the everyday, the triumphs and the disasters, the memories we want to keep and those we should jettison. Every woman's closet-no matter the size-is a room of her own. Along with calming fashion advice about how to choose flattering clothes that will fit any woman's shape and style, Gross's engaging stories will help every woman evolve gracefully from wife to mother, from empty-nester to globe-trotting adventurer--whatever role she chooses--while letting her style express her inner beauty.
An absolute must-read for any woman with any doubts about how to look her personal best---now and forever."-Leah Feldon, author ofDoes This Make Me Look Fat?"It is great to see such a comprehensive guide to style for women over 40. As we grow older, we should feel more comfortable in our own skinbooks like this help us relax and enjoy who we are, and give us permission to be stylish, feminine and sexy at any age. Our lives evolve and often our wardrobes do not. "-Sigrid Olsen, artist and designer"For women over 40 and beyond, style tips that won't get oldThe guide is for women whose liv