The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own | Nina Garcia

The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own | Nina Garcia | Excellent Introductory Book to the World of Luxury

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	The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own Nina Garcia Collins Living, 2008 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"Simply put, these items make me feel classic. And there is no substitute for feeling this way. Ever."In the wildly popular The Little Black Book of Style, fashion authority Nina Garcia showed women how to think about personal style in an entirely new way. Encouraging readers to creatively assert their style identities, Nina showed women of all ages how to hone and self-edit a distinct fashion voice. With her style philosophy firmly out in the world, Nina decided to address the most popular question readers consistently ask her: Exactly what are fashion's timeless pieces? The One Hundred answers this question and provides women with a tangible style map to follow when planning a shopping trip and stocking one's closet. With illustrations from world-renowned fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo, The One Hundred contains the 100 items that Nina believes will never go out of style, and that have become absolutely indispensible for any woman reaching for her own eternal fashion look.

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Great!

Great w/ imput from hottest designers, illustrations, and reasoning behind styles and choices. A must!

Excellent Introductory Book to the World of Luxury

Nina Garcia's follow up book to The Little Black Book of Style is much more comprehensive discussion of the classic pieces that elevate one's wardrobe and lifestyle from run of the mill to luxurious. In the One Hundred, Ms. Garcia begins by explaining her philosophy towards life and what The One Hundred hopes to exemplify- that one should never settle for second best, and that one should always strive to feel as confident and comfortable as possible. The book then moves on to her list, which names things as simple and inexpensive as the LL Bean tote, to the most extravagant iconic handbags. But don't be fooled! This isn't just a list of classic and chic items. Ms. Garcia also strives to talk about the history and meaning behind many of her choices, as well as providing examples of each item she feels is essential to a woman's wardrobe. For instance, returning to handbags, she lists an extravagant but classic bag as a must, here she gives examples- the Hermes Birkin or Chanel 2.55. She then explains their history and how they turned into iconic pieces that transcended the "it bag" title. In doing so she provides the reader not only with a list of items that will help elevate their wardrobe from ho-hum to fabulous, but she provides the context in which to wear and use them. I would recommend this book to all fashion followers who feel stuck in a "disposable fashion" rut, and would like to add classic pieces to their wardrobe but don't know where to begin. Ms. Garcia has compiled a list of quality pieces that will last a lifetime.

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A must for people who are fashion illiterates

This book covers the basics of what you need and why, but doesn't completely cover the topics. Although a fairly okay read, Nina Garcia's previous book, The Little Black Book of Style, is more helpful.

However, my opinion may be biased as I am extremely into fashion and style, so I have high standards for these kinds of things. It should be mroe helpful for those that aren't as style-conscious, because people like me already have everything there plus other things that are more handy and look better on certain body types.
For example, the little black dress it certainly stylish, but my skin tone and hair color do not complement black, for some odd reason. In that case, my perfect dress is the little red dress, or the little chocolate dress.
I agree completely with Nina Garcia on shoes, though, and jeans and nail polish, so this book can be helpful.
My rating: 3.7

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Fun little book

I really enjoyed this. The bits of fashion history about the different pieces were entertaining. Ruben Toledo's drawings are fantastic - worth the price of the book alone. Let's be honest, this book isn't going to change the entire world, but it's enjoyable, educational, and sometimes that's just what you need. And I am so glad to have it!

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