Style and the Successful Girl: Transform Your Look, Transform Your Life

by Gretta Monahan

Foreword by Rachael Ray

Dress for A renowned television beauty and fashion guru provides women with a head-to-toe makeover for projecting—and attracting—success at every turn.

Transform your style, transform your Gretta Monahan is Rachael Ray’s on-air resident style, beauty, and fashion consultant, with a host of celebrity clients who rely on her expertise to stay on the A-list. However, Gretta’s style principals aren’t just for celebrities—anyone can learn how to dress for success in their work or personal life.

Making Gretta’s winning approach available to all, Style and the Successful Girl is both a style guide and a full-color fashion book, packed with stories, sidebars, and photos to help every reader discover and create her own style visions. From choosing the right undergarment to accessories and work attire, Gretta demonstrates not only how to fashion a wardrobe but also how to use your clothes to communicate confidence and style.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Fashion

192 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2013

Reviews

[Vicky R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super helpful and even included a section for brides to be and moms to be! Grateful to understand how to choose the right bathing suit per body type which I struggle with. Overall I highly recommend!

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks Gretta, you did it again!

[Taleisin (Tales of a Bookwyrm) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author of this book makes some excellent points about fashion, and the impact of appearance on all aspects of a woman's life. I will definitely be taking away some tips.

She does, however, fall into some of the traps I often find in these books.

They don't take into account northern climates. One of her major points is about first impressions (true), flippy skirts and cute little ballet flats are fabulous, but they lose some of their first impression power when you have to peel off three layers of clothing to get to them. I love a good structured jacket (it is a look I plan to buy more of), or drapey scarves; it is really hard to find examples of these items that sit comfortably under a winter parka.

She also relies heavily on the skinny bottom look (leggings, skinny jeans, pencil skirts). I, for one, do not have the body shape and/or confidence to have anything that form-fitted on the bottom. It would have been nice to get some ideas that do not feature this.

Overall and interesting read, particularly right before the holiday season and all the shopping it inevitably contains.

[Julie Schoen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed learning from this book. I liked how she mapped out what classic clothing essentials you should own so that you can always look stylish without always having to go out and buy new clothes all of the time. By buying these particular classic pieces you can dress up or dress down your outfits by how you accessorize. I learned quite a bit about setting up a "winning" wardrobe without spending a ton of money. I thought that Gretta knew her stuff and did a fabulous job of sharing her knowledge with those of us less fashion savvy.

[Lynn S · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was looking forward to this book after seeing Greta on the Marilyn show but I found it quite disappointing. It seemed like a biography of her own style but there was not much that applied to mine, it was very stereotypical like sexy means fishnet stockings Mini skirts and over the knee boots .....please

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for these kind of books. Great pictures, simple suggestions, but sometimes the suggestions for body types just don't match the pictures. Some should be don't not do.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty typical for a style book. She categorizes style into four categories and says you should decide which one is you.

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a helpful book. If you want to change your style Gretta's book would be helpful.