The Cheap Date Guide to Style

by Kira Jolliffe, Bay Garnett

Forget makeover culture, forget being dictated to, forget your insecurities. This book is about YOU, looking cool, feeling fantastic, being whoever you want to be.

Here, Kira Jolliffe and Bay Garnett, clothes lovers, fashion gurus and editors of the world-famous Cheap Date magazine, will lead you up their stairway to style, whatever your budget.

Packed full of good old-fashioned style tips, this down-to-earth guide shows you how embracing your individuality, finding your own taste and being fearless unveils your inherent natural style. There are chapters on the Basics and Classics that can help form the backbone of every Cheap Date girl's wardrobe, as well as advice on how to find exactly what you're after, and how to feel confident with accessories. In case you're in need of further inspiration, there are interviews with some of the planet's most stylish women - including Mischa Barton, Rachel Weisz and Chloe Sevigny - and also the world-class designers who dress them.

Following the age-old mantra 'the rules there are no rules', this fun, funky yet sophisticated bible will refresh and reinvigorate both you and your wardrobe.

Genres: Fashion, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Ariane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like this book. I don't really collect fashion books or anything, and this one doesn't assume you want to look a certain way, doesn't assume you have a certain amount of money, and generally lives up to its own mission statement to talk about style without being all dictatorial.

Oh, and I got it in Poundland. Braggy brag brag!

P.s. I am very much up for being contacted if anyone knows where to get old issues of the magazine.

[Devin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun magazine style book of fashion from the 90s. My teenage self loves this book. That said, I feel it doesn’t say enough about body positivity, the ravages of materialism, or modern slavery in factories. While it encourages the reader to embrace their own style and to be inspired by the rich history and meaning of fashion, this is ultimately an uncritical romp through an industry responsible for vast irreverent destruction of the earth and the human soul. Only to be enjoyed with a critical eye.

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quotable, empowering book about obtaining and wearing the clothes that make you feel awesome.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun inspiration, more like a magazine tho than a book

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

A guide that emphasises developing personal style rather than slavishly following transient fashion trends.

[Ruth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rather insipid.

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, colourful, and quirky little read for those 'inbetween books' days.