Again, the same pleasure as an ice cream sandwich. In fact, I stared at these people while eating ice cream sandwiches. I'm not sure anything was "clo...moreAgain, the same pleasure as an ice cream sandwich. In fact, I stared at these people while eating ice cream sandwiches. I'm not sure anything was "closer" but that didn't matter. There could be a Closest and I'd happily stare at it.(less)
It feels like the author said to his fashion-school buddies, Hey can you guys email me your favorite fashion pet peeve or the quote you have hanging b...moreIt feels like the author said to his fashion-school buddies, Hey can you guys email me your favorite fashion pet peeve or the quote you have hanging by your desk? And then the author had his student intern throw it in a Word Document and presto. The awkward line drawings hurt. That said, I read the whole thing. I am that hungry for bite-sized information about fashion OR the book is actually not that bad.(less)
Clear illustrations -- clever (and to me, new) construction methods -- it's too bad I didn't care for one item of clothing thing here. Also -- models:...moreClear illustrations -- clever (and to me, new) construction methods -- it's too bad I didn't care for one item of clothing thing here. Also -- models: I know smiling can be overrated, but how about a teeeensy little grin? A smirk? (less)
I wish all of life were as easily understood as these ten necklines. The collars weren't as profound, but I don't even care, that's how relaxed this b...moreI wish all of life were as easily understood as these ten necklines. The collars weren't as profound, but I don't even care, that's how relaxed this book makes me.(less)
Un not look-at-able. If you poured through image collections (as apparently Tibor did) looking for photos of the outlandish and bold things people put...moreUn not look-at-able. If you poured through image collections (as apparently Tibor did) looking for photos of the outlandish and bold things people put on their bodies, and then arranged these exquisitely, precisely, rigorously -- this is what you'd get: a weird gem. An urge to gawk. That queasy thrill of a 101 survey class, that isn't untrue, but just somehow unjustly abridged. (less)
Several lifetimes worth of ideas. For hats alone. And pants. Okay everything. I am glad real people don't stand around like these painted figures, tho...moreSeveral lifetimes worth of ideas. For hats alone. And pants. Okay everything. I am glad real people don't stand around like these painted figures, though. They're all like, "Hello. I am acting natural. Like a representative of the Castile region of Spain. Where it is natural for me to hold a stick. Thusly."
Seriously, I wish I could memorize this book.(less)
Somebody else's fun. Somebody else's feminine. Alas, not even vicarious thrills to peak in on this alternate univer$e. (Where high heels are a must an...moreSomebody else's fun. Somebody else's feminine. Alas, not even vicarious thrills to peak in on this alternate univer$e. (Where high heels are a must and you take your broken purse strap to a cobbler.) Point of agreement: the unsatisfying t-shirt. Appreciated the nod to appreciating one's shape, though it rang hollow.(less)
Not as fun as a Sears catalog, but still you can't knock really big photos of pretty people in fancy clothes. I'd go for fewer faces of the famous and...moreNot as fun as a Sears catalog, but still you can't knock really big photos of pretty people in fancy clothes. I'd go for fewer faces of the famous and more focus on the frocks, but hey. (less)
Throughout the 1970s, my fashionable young soul poured over the Sears catalog. Not that we bought much if anything from it -- but just because I loved...moreThroughout the 1970s, my fashionable young soul poured over the Sears catalog. Not that we bought much if anything from it -- but just because I loved these women (and men and children), loved their pizazz and abandon.
Now I can love them all over again -- and this time really notice what they're wearing.
Oh, did I have any idea they sold jumpsuits for the entire family? (page 54): "The jumpsuit is trim and easy to wear, from its long-point collar to its neatly creased legs." For "little boys and girls" -- "Easy on-off magnetic buckle." weee.(less)
I'm starting to think it's me. Again I cannot look at the amazing clothing -- which I really really want to do -- because the drawings of the people w...moreI'm starting to think it's me. Again I cannot look at the amazing clothing -- which I really really want to do -- because the drawings of the people wearing them are just too... too.. just not-quite-there. Maybe that's it, they are so almost there. But they look like the came from Planet Clip Art. On their way to a Dick and Jane reader.
I can't figure out why I can't look away from these models' faces. I mean, I want to look away -- I want to look at the clothing! But each and every p...moreI can't figure out why I can't look away from these models' faces. I mean, I want to look away -- I want to look at the clothing! But each and every person is drawn with the same weirdly elongated neck, the same haunted far-away eyes, and eeks, then there's those mannequin pinky-out fingers. Arg! They look so 2-D. Okay, so they are 2-D. sigh. I need a book just like this one, that isn't this one. (less)
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