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Savvy Chic: The Art of More for Less
by
Anna Johnson
Everything you love for less
Anna Johnson is not a tea-bag squeezer, a penny-pincher, or inherently thrifty in any way--but she knows how to enjoy the finer things in life . . . for much, much less In "Savvy Chic," she shares her secrets on how to dress, decorate, entertain, and travel in high style without breaking the piggy bank.
Style: Get "rich girl
...morePaperback, 336 pages
Published
November 1st 2010
by William Morrow & Company
(first published October 19th 2010)
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I got Three Black Skirts for Christmas the year it came out, I was 17. It has kind of been my bible ever since. Savvy Chic is a gorgeous follow up to TBS, kind of picking up with Anna where she left off. It's not just a "how to" guide to live a luxurious life for less, but part memoir as well. She writes beautifully about her first love, a sculptor, and how he retained the milky stench of the hotel kitchen he worked in no matter how many baths he took; about her wedding that she or...more
this is a fun book. If you are a reader of meaningful and serious fiction, skip this one: it is a collection of recommendations on how to have a life filled with beauty, good times with friends and family and adventure. True, she's not really as down-and-out as she thinks she is: she lives in Brooklyn, after all. But life as a freelancer in the midst of the excesses of NYC has made her wily and clever in her pursuit of a beautiful life.
Divided into sections on clothes, finding a renta...more
Divided into sections on clothes, finding a renta...more
I like this a lot, it's fun and interesting, but it's still a little heavy on the assumption that everyone has more money generally than I've ever had (despite the author's regularly discussing how broke she often is--which is about how broke I always am). So, it's not really a very helpful guide for me, but it sure is fun!
The very first book by Anna Johnson that I've read was Three Black Skirts. And from then, I've been infatuated by her writing and her artwork.
Reading her books makes me feel like she's talking to me personally and her use of words are very poetic and can make my soul sing even when she's describing very mundane things like baking bread.
It was a good book.
Reading her books makes me feel like she's talking to me personally and her use of words are very poetic and can make my soul sing even when she's describing very mundane things like baking bread.
It was a good book.
A fun, fast read about living well - finding joy in life and pleasure in beautiful things. What is so great is that the author emphasizes that one does not need to be wealthy to live richly.
Food for thought! In the course of reading this book (over the weekend, then) I have purged my wardrobe and reorganised my room. I plan to refer back to this book pretty much indefinitely...
Very useful and relevant, especially since I am a single person living on my own. I love how she balances everything and how she is not preachy and how she is very real.
I love this book - Anna Johnson's bright beautiful illustrations and witty writing is a great cure for the blues, and a real inspiration for all cash strapped divas.
I absolutely am a tea bag squeezer, but Johnson is still a woman after my own heart - yes, I love Russian Caravan tea, and making a cup last so I can enjoy the ambience of a nice venue, and finding ways to be frugal and fabulous.
This is such a gorgeous book that I plan never to part with it, but dip into it wh...more
I absolutely am a tea bag squeezer, but Johnson is still a woman after my own heart - yes, I love Russian Caravan tea, and making a cup last so I can enjoy the ambience of a nice venue, and finding ways to be frugal and fabulous.
This is such a gorgeous book that I plan never to part with it, but dip into it wh...more
Skimmed, didn't find much useful.
loved it! nice fashionable pages and advices! from travel, food, clothing and so much more! THe book for kikay gurls everywhere! next read: Three lIttle Black Skirts also by ANNA! =D
One of the best "how-to's" out there!!! Anna amazes me with each page! Great ideas and witty dialog! One of the best purchases I've ever made at Antropologie! : )
Bossy book. Not much in the way of helpful tips unless you're a slave to fashion, IMO. This includes food fashion, believe it or not.
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