Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet
In the beginning there was the fig leaf... and the toga. Crinolines and ruffs. Chain mail and corsets. What do these antiquated items have to do with the oh-so-twenty-first-century skinny jeans, graphic tee, and sexy pumps you slipped into this morning? Everything! Fashion begets fashion, and...
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In the beginning there was the fig leaf... and the toga. Crinolines and ruffs. Chain mail and corsets. What do these antiquated items have to do with the oh-so-twenty-first-century skinny jeans, graphic tee, and sexy pumps you slipped into this morning? Everything! Fashion begets fashion, and what was the height of style yesterday has evolved into the trendsetting looks of today. Join Project Runway’s Tim Gunn on an epic tour through centuries of what women and men want and have always wanted—to look and feel their best in clothes that express who they are—embellished with Tim’s personalized commandments of the closet to help you build the perfect wardrobe for every occasion.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781451643862 (1451643861)
ASIN: 1451643861
Publish date: September 3rd 2013
Publisher: Gallery Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
(I'm a little disappointed this doesn't have an audiobook version.)
First off, I want to say, I love Tim Gunn. I think most of what he says is absolutely golden and his advice works for ALL women, not just models/skinny women. That said, this book, while good, seemed a bit disjointed in places/chapters and it didn't flow at all in many places. Which is slightly disa...
I would love anything Tim Gunn writes and he's at his finest when talking about the history of clothes.