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How To Dress For Success
by
Edith Head
Edith Head's late sixties treatise on how a woman should dress for every occassion. Very useful for the basics of dressing from body size, color, and basic must have pieces.
212 pages
Published
1967
by Random House New York
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This is the best book I have read in a long time. It was meant as a how-to, but it is quite humorous. Part of the humor is intentional, and part is due to it having been written in 1967.
I picked it up out of curiosity, and read a few lines, like "Many women wear pants for marketing, very few should" and "Hats are flatterers" so I decided to read it & was surprised to find that some of the tips are actually still applicable & helpful.
I loved reading about fashion from 40 years ago from a...more
I picked it up out of curiosity, and read a few lines, like "Many women wear pants for marketing, very few should" and "Hats are flatterers" so I decided to read it & was surprised to find that some of the tips are actually still applicable & helpful.
I loved reading about fashion from 40 years ago from a...more
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Although antiquated in ideology now, this book does offer great advice on how to dress oneself with dignity. As an added the treat, the illustrations, provided by Head, are themselves worthy of being framed and hung in a well-cultivated closet.
An odd throwback book that will make you laugh a bit at the outdated advice. The chapters at the end about colors and what to buy are helpful though.
Totally vintage! So cool! Aside from the outdated social conventions, everything still applies. Edith Head is my fashion hero.
I just can't get enough of vintage guides to fashion and style and this book, by the greatest costume designer in Hollywood history, is one of the best.
This book was quite wonderful, even if it is quite old. Father than feeling dated, it made me long for the days where women wore hats and gloves! It also is very compeling in getting your fashion together! I want to go home and pull everything out of my drawers and closet and create a beautiful wardrobe that works for me.
Jan 08, 2012
The Boston Fashionista
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5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
developing-personal-style,
fashion
While a lot of this book is quite outdated, but the amazing Ms. Head has some advice that is still quite on pointe (i.e. shopping with a plan). Plus, it's just fun to read the work of such a celebrated stylist!
Some of the information is a bit dated and a tad, shall we say, sexist, but a lot of the information still holds up.
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