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The Truth About Style

London, Stacy. Book - 2012 746.92 Lo, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Art / Design / London, Stacy, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Art / Design / London, Stacy 4 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.8 out of 5

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Call Number: 746.92 Lo, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Art / Design / London, Stacy, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Art / Design / London, Stacy
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"The hilarious, beloved cohost of TLC's What Not to Wear examines the universal obstacles all women--including herself--put in their way With her unique talent for seeing past disastrous wardrobes to the core emotional issues that caused these sartorial crises, style savant Stacy London has transformed not only the looks but also the lives of hundreds of guests who have appeared on What Not to Wear. Now for the first time in print, London turns that expert X-ray insight on herself. Like the women she's transformed, London has plenty of emotional baggage. At eleven, she suffered from severe psoriasis that left her with permanent physical and mental scars. During college, she became anorexic on a misguided quest for perfection. By the time she joined the staff at Vogue, London's weight had doubled from binge eating. Although self-esteem and self-consciousness nearly sabotaged a promising career, London learned the hard way that we wear our insecurities every day. It wasn't until she found the self-confidence to develop a strong personal style that she finally became comfortable in her skin. In The Truth About Style, London shares her own often painful history and her philosophy of the healing power of personal style--illustrating it with a series of detailed "start-overs" with eight real women, demonstrating how personal style helps them overcome the emotional obstacles we all face. For anyone who has ever despaired of finding the right clothes, or even taking an objective assessment in a full-length mirror, The Truth About Style will be an inspiring, liberating, and often very funny guide to finding the expression of your truest self. "-- Provided by publisher.

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Biography submitted by kathscot on July 28, 2017, 1:03pm You learn a lot about Stacy London as explores basic style problems via eight case studies.

Insightful submitted by Isabella Giviyan on July 27, 2018, 11:41am Shows how much life impacts style and clothing, and how clothing impacts life. Motivational and feel-good, this is a book to reach for on a bad day.

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PUBLISHED
New York : Viking Adult, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 215 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780670026234
0670026239

SUBJECTS
Fashion -- Psychological aspects.
Personality.
Self-esteem.
Expression (Philosophy)