Saturday, February 16, 2008

Ready to wear: an experts guide to choosing and using your wardrobe. Mary Lou Andre

This is the first book I've finished of the slew of wardrobe-choosing books I've checked out from the library. I liked it a lot and have made it my main "planning my plan" book for my Lint project. Mary Lou Andre first suggests removing all clothing from your closet and keeping only the items you love and are currently wearing. Then she has you shop in your closet for outfits and write down those outfits on a handy chart she includes in the back of the book. As you shop your closet and see which items are missing, you then make another list of what you need to take shopping with you. This makes sense to me and solves one of my biggest problems, namely going to the store and dithering about what I need.

There are also fun stories from her business and descriptions of essential parts of your wardrobe as well as smart tips. My favorite was that once your tights get a run or hole in them, to slit the label.

1 comment:

  1. Interesting. I would have never thought to do this research before embarking on new wardrobe making. -S

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