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Accessories (Chic Simple)

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I had been wanting for some time to break out of the dowdy Librarian mode. I decided to start my transformation with a book on the basics on accessories and Accessories (Chic Simple) fit the bill perfectly. It has wonderful pictures which enhance the copy making it more understandable and interesting. It also has information about where to purchase every item in the book and how to maintain the items after purchase. It tries to stay with the classics and tells you how to handle the trends. After reading this book, I feel ready to make accessory purchases that will make me look and feel confident

At first glance, this may seem like merely a pretty picture book, but if you take the time to look closer, you will find advice for building a classic, comfortable, versatile wardrobe through the wise use of accessories.

My favorite part of this book is when the authors take one outfit (say, white blouse and black pants) and show it with different accessories. This tactic really illustrates what a difference accessories can make. It also makes me look at my own wardrobe and think how I can achieve different "looks" with accessories rather than buying different clothes.

The other gem of this book is the accessory checklist at the back of the book, divided into categories: basic gear, ornamentation, work, evening, summer, and winter. These two pages are worth the price of the book alone.

This little book is well worth every penny. The pictures are gorgeous, and the breadth of ideas is incredible. Even if you just need occasional "help" in deciding what to wear or how to spice up an outfit, Chic Simple Accessories will help.

This book was beautiful! The advice given in the book was timeless. The accessories elegant but fun! Highly recommend for any woman looking to educate herself regarding the importance of accessories and get ideas for building her accessories wardrobe!

This book is very compact in it's presentation of various accessories that a woman may own (or want to own in the future). This book is not a recent issue, therefore, some of the accessories may seem a bit outdated in the year 2009. However, since most of the accessories are "classics", the information can hold-up,--- even today.

The photos are colorful and large, and almost every accessory is photographed. The information given in the index (eg: on where to buy some of the items) is probably outdated by now, although some of the stores may still be around. I would not buy this book solely for the index, since the more recent clothing stores can be found on the internet more readily. However, I would buy this book as a reference guide as to what some accessories look like. There are many photos throughout each chapter that show (pictorially) how to use the accessories in various instances. As stated before, the photos are nicely done.

This book is not very long (I went through it in an hour or so). CHIC SIMPLE has issued many books in the same format as this book, and therefore, if you are familiar with the CHIC SIMPLE books, you will not be dissappointed in this book called ACCESSORIES. I own several of the CHIC SIMPLE books in my library and this book ("Accessories") fits in nicely with my other CHIC SIMPLE books.