Clothes Sense: Straight Talk About Wardrobe Planning

by Barbara Weiland, Leslie Wood, Barbara Welland

Very well written and includes design and styling tips that cannot be found today in current styling manuals.

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1995

Reviews

[X · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't decide if this book should really be 3 stars or 4 stars, so it will remain 3 for now.
It was good and had lots of ideas for how to build and organize a wardrobe. The first part could be useful for anyone, but the second is pointed more towards seamstresses. Most other people probably don't have to worry about incorporating their fabric stashes into their wardrobes. Nor will they care to redesign old clothes.
The only downside to the book was that a lot of the suggestions are unreasonable except for the excessively organized person. I would never be organized enough to carry fabric swatches of everything in my closet when I go shopping, as the book suggests!
Despite this, it was still an interesting book, and like everything, one can take what she likes from it and leave the rest.

[Amelia in PDX · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are still a lot of things in this book that is as true today as when it was written in 1984. Styles might change, but in the work place & job interviews, in particular, the basics still rule.... you are still have judgers by how you look (& your attitutude) is what can make or break you.

When I stepped out of the medical field (health reasons) & into office work, what I learned back in home ec & this book were a big help. Throwing a working wardrobe, that wasn't a uniform, together & sewing it was an interesting challenge.

Wiyh so many people now looking for work, they might want to take a look and it might or might not be a help for them....

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

1984 follow up yet prequel to the new book to The Lost Art of Dress. Informative look how to make the best wardrobe out of what you, what you can make and when to buy the best.