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Fashion For Dummies

Fashion For Dummies

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Your full-color guide to building a fun, functional wardrobe

Fashion For Dummies takes the guess out of dress, giving you the confidence and know-how you need to dress for every occasion. This full-color guide is packed with tips on creating a confusion-free wardrobe that works with your body type and personal style, as well as navigating the worlds of color, pattern, and texture.

  • Reveals how to put together outfits that work without overextending your budget
  • Features a section dedicated to menswear
  • Packed with helpful illustrations presented in full color

The perfect guide for novice fashion-hunters, Fashion For Dummies is your key to always dressing your best!

Your full-color guide to building a fun, functional wardrobe

Fashion For Dummies takes the guess out of dress, giving you the confidence and know-how you need to dress for every occasion. This full-color guide is packed with tips on creating a confusion-free wardrobe that works with your body type and personal style, as well as navigating the worlds of color, pattern, and texture.

  • Reveals how to put together outfits that work without overextending your budget
  • Features a section dedicated to menswear
  • Packed with helpful illustrations presented in full color

The perfect guide for novice fashion-hunters, Fashion For Dummies is your key to always dressing your best!

Jill Martin’s Ultimate Outfit Checklist
How to be happy with your outfit every time you get dressed

1) Only wear it if you’d be psyched if the ex-boyfriend who dumped you ran into you while you were wearing it.

2) Only wear it if it makes you feel confident enough to ace a job interview.

3) Only wear it if it stands out just enough to get you noticed. While you might not want to scream, “Look at me!” in a fire engine–red dress, you don’t have to wear only head-to-toe black, either. Try adding some color as an accent with a scarf, or some great jewelry, or even metallic shoes or a unique bag for a change.

4) Only wear it if you’re comfortable that it’s you exactly as you see yourself. Wearing pants when you really feel more comfortable in skirts and dresses (or vice versa) just to change up your wardrobe is not necessary. You know what you feel and look good in, and it’s okay to stick with that look.

5) Only wear it if the fabric feels soft on your skin. Don’t wear it if it’s at all itchy, because it’ll distract you and make you uncomfortable all day.

6) Only wear it if it’s going to keep you warm enough. Showing some skin is sexy, but in the winter, try a sexy neckline instead of bare arms.

7) Only wear it if it fits you properly. If it’s too big or too small, it won’t flatter your figure and you’ll be trying to adjust yourself all day. Again, distracting and uncomfortable!

8) Only wear it if it doesn’t make you look like you tried too hard. While it’s important that everything you’re wearing goes well together, you don’t want to look too matchy-matchy. Avoid matching your shoes to your belt to your bag to your hair accessories.

9) Only wear it if it’s appropriate for the location, activity, or venue. There’s no need to wear high heels to the company picnic. Not only will you look out of place, but you won’t be able to participate in any of the day’s events.

10) Only wear it if it represents your generation, meaning you don’t look like you’re wearing your mother’s clothes — or your daughter’s, for that matter. Just because micro-minis are in for the teen set does not mean that you should necessarily follow that trend.

Jill Martin Reveals Her Fashion Discoveries in an Amazon-Exclusive Interview

What was the biggest fashion discovery you made while you were writing Fashion For Dummies?
While following the trends is always fun, you’ll look your most beautiful and stylish if you stay true to your personality and dress to flatter your body type.

Has your style changed at all because of this book?
Well, maybe not changed entirely, but it definitely evolved and got more refined. While I used to have an overflowing closet with tons of different looks, now I have a cleaned-out and organized closet that’s narrowed down to the more classic look that best expresses my style.

Is there any one fashion rule that you would advise people of across the board, regardless of style or body type?
Yes! Invest wisely and think long-term when it comes to your basic and staple items. It’s okay to spend a little more on these pieces, because you’ll have them in your wardrobe for years. Likewise, look for bargains when buying super trendy items. You won’t have these for more than a season or two, so there’s no need to spend too much.

What is the biggest splurge you ever made on your wardrobe, and was it worth it?
I bought this amazing Chanel bag. I had no business spending that kind of money at the time, but I had to have it. And, yes, it was worth it because it’s a classic that will never go out of style. I’ve been using it for years and will continue to do so. I have more than gotten my money’s worth.

What is the best bargain you ever found?
I found a couple of beautiful rhinestone broaches at a flea market once. I use them all the time. I wear one on my jean jacket pocket, and the other I pin onto a formal dress to give it a vintage look.

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3 Responses to “Fashion For Dummies”

  1. A. Dean Says:
    9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    The BEST/ONLY read for those wanting to feel GREAT when you leave the house!, December 29, 2009
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    A. Dean (Los Angeles, CA) –
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    This review is from: Fashion For Dummies (Paperback)

    I got this book as a gift from a friend who told me that I shopped too much! I am in the entertainment industry and seem to find myself shopping for every event I have though on an everyday basis I always feel I have nothing to wear. This book, which I read in one sitting, not only schooled me in what to wear for virtually every occasion, but also what to get rid of. I was able to dust off some items that I loved but never really knew how to wear and get rid of the old blah things that I hadn’t worn in years but was still holding onto. The section on undergarments was a huge help as I NEVER feel as though I have the right ones to go with my clothing. After reading this book, I took a small shopping trip to get a few inexpensive essentials that I felt I was missing, donated a bunch of my clothing, and feel that I now have simplified my wardrobe into some key peices that make me feel GREAT! I highly recommend this book to anyone who is sick of closet confusion!

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  2. Frances Scheick Says:
    7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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    From the fashion quiz (great place to start) to the purging of my closet of anything but 10′s (something I will do) the book is a wonderful resource of interesting ideas (the 5 piece wardrobe for travel), informative tips (never wear white to a wedding), and helpful hints (what should be your wardrobe staples). I recommend this book for anyone interested in looking their best. Bravo to Jill Martin for creating a 10.

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  3. Audrey Scharf Says:
    6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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    Fashion for Dummies, November 9, 2009
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    Audrey Scharf (Port Washington, NY USA) –
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    This book held my attention from cover to cover. It was informative, practical and funny. I now have a list of clothing to buy that includes a man tailored white blouse, a black skirt and a black dress.
    It had a great deal of background information about the history of fabric and clothing manufacture that I found fascinating. The chapter comics and quotes are entertaining.
    I now see shopping as an organized rather than overwhelming activity. Fashion for Dummies made Common Sense as well as Fashion Sense and I truly enjoyed reading it.
    I am now one of the Best Dressed to Be…

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