Product Description

You've read The Rules, you know your shape, and you've worked out which colours suit you best, now you can have some real fun and learn how to vary your look according to your mood. WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE TODAY? ...sexy Bombshell (inspired by Marilyn Monroe or Scarlett Johansson) ...Ice Queen (cool perfection like Nicole Kidman or Grace Kelly) ...Rock Chick (wild and strong like Debbie Harry or Amy Winehouse) ...a sultry Diva (think Ava Gardner or Jerry Hall) ...a stylish Sophisticate (Coco Chanel or Anna Wintour) ...Androgyne boy-girl (Hillary Swank or Grace Jones) ...Boho (a la Kate Moss or Sienna Miller) ...Avant garde eccentric (like Diana Vreeland or Anjelica Houston) ...HIgh Maintenance (Victoria Beckham or Eva Longoria) ...Gamine (think Audrey Hepburn or Kylie Minogue) ...Minimalist (think Charlotte Rampling or Yoko Ono) ...Cutting edge cool (inspired by Chloe Sevigny or Agyness Deyn) Trinny & Susannah show you how to put together 12 completely different looks. They analyse the iconic photographs which encapsulate each look, and use them to create an inspirational mood board of styles, colours and wardrobe essentials as the basis for each look.They cover hair and makeup and the finishing touches - the details that will help you compose the look. It's all about learning how to express your individuality, developing your own personal style, and having the confidence to pull it off.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27591 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

Review
"Trinny and Susannah's new book promises to show you how to revamp your style and flatter your figure" (TOP SANTE )

"From Blondie-style rock and boho Sienna to cutting-edge Agyness" (GLAMOUR )

"If you've ever wanted a completely different look, this book is for you." (PRIMA )

"Trinny and Susannah's fashion advice and figure-flattering tips are spot on in this guide that makes dressing up fun. Perfect for a style revamp!" (BELLA )

About the Author
Trinny & Susannah's eighth primetime television series will be shown on ITV in the autumn. They are contributors to Heat magazine and the Sun. They are Britain's best known style experts, called upon to adjudicate on all matters sartorial. Trinny & Susannah's eighth prime time television series will be shown on ITV in autumn 2008. They also write for the Sun.

Customer Reviews

Interesting, but not sure of its utility
This book deconstructs various styles that are hallmarks of style icons such as Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn etc. It encourages people to adopt a different style depending on their mood. While the deconstruction of the styles is interesting and well thought out, my problem with it is that to me style is not really about mood - it is about personality. Your style should reflect the person you are rather than looking like a cheap imitation of someone else. So, if someone's natural style is "gamine" nothing prevents them from dressing say "avant-garde eccentric" or "cutting edge cool", but the problem is they may also look like they are playing a part in a play rather than being themselves. This can be seen in the different "costumes" Trinny and Susannah have worn for this book. I call them "costumes" because in these clothes their own natural style (which is excellent) has been swamped and they look instead like fake Marilyn Monroe's and fake Grace Kelly's (and, I infinitely prefer the original Princess Grace and Marilyn Monroe). The book might be more helpful for those who are still trying to find their natural style.

Toe-curling rubbish
This book is quite simply awful. Trinny and Susannah are scraping the barrel with this book and have obviously run out of ideas. They look terrible in a selection of joke shop wigs and ill fitting clothes and have no real understanding of what the icons they have chosen looked like. Terribly researched stocking filler rushed out for the Christmas market - avoid!

Go back to the BBC.
It seems to me that since Trinny and Susannah left the BBC the quality of their books has declined. This latest publication is substandard in comparison to their very informative earlier offerings such as "What You Wear Can Change Your Life" and "What Your Clothes Say About You."

Whilst I recognise the subject matter can reach a ceiling I found the "Survival Guide" very flimsy in terms of content, the "Body Shape Bible" is also limited but at least it is based on a useful and original concept. This latest offering "Who Do You Want To Be Today?" is quite interesting, but unfortunately has limited mileage and relies too heavily on media images and single photographs filling a whole page.

And surely courtesy of Trinny and Susannah, we all now understand that dressing 'right' means dressing exclusively for your shape, so how could we veer from "Androgyne: a girl in boy's clothing" (pg 74) to "Bombshell: hot and sassy" (pg 14) We are also aware that even shoe styles and jewellery are dictated by our shape rather than our taste. Come on Trinny and Susannah - we need information that is a little more realistic, most of us simply cannot afford to "...find the courage and inspiration to give it a go - just for one day." (pg 9)