Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Guide to Getting Dressed From the Inside Out [Paperback]

Brenda Kinsel (Author), Jenny M. Phillips (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2003

A fashion expert and image consultant for real women with real bodies, Brenda Kinsel helps readers match their clothes to their personal style. Brenda’s Wardrobe Companion walks the reader through the same affirming process that the author’s clients experience before they go shopping. Readers assess the qualities they wish to project through clothes, analyze nonclothing clues to their personal message, and learn how to focus on what works — all in preparation for the ultimate goal: buying the right clothes and dressing on their own. With color illustrations throughout, this series of "private" sessions with a leading image consultant work as a companion book to the author’s popular fashion bibles. "Brenda Kinsel helped me to dress and look my best, to be the person I am...." — Isabel Allende

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Wildcat Canyon Press (March 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885171714
• ISBN-13: 978-1885171719
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #770,629 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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68 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy your look !, August 1, 2003

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Lee Mellott "Skin Care For Wrinkles" (Frederick, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Guide to Getting Dressed From the Inside Out (Paperback)

You know what I like about Brenda's books? They make you feel good and celebrate who you are! And Brenda's newest book, "Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Guide to Getting Dressed From the Inside out" is no exception.

In the book Brenda acts as your shopping coach. She walks you step by step into the mire of your closet and helps you sort it out so you look and feel good every day.

What do you prefer? A closet choc o'bloc of rarely worn items that have a habit of "disguising, hiding, diminishing and undervaluing you" or a well defined wardrobe that reflects your inner and outer beauty.

You are a gem! And you deserve to look and feel your best. And that's what Brenda promises to help you do in this book.
You begin by identifying what you like. You look at magazines and perhaps clip pictures of the looks that appeal to you.

You use strategies to appreciate your body instead of depreciating your body. Brenda identifies stratiegies to use when shopping to get the look you want. Strategies like, looking for best fit, paying full price when the item is right, dressing for the body you are in not the body you want.

Brenda walks you through a closet streamlining process step by step also. She encourages you to let go of the old that doesn't work (maybe never did ) and bring in fresh appeal.

At the end of the book Brenda helps you pull your look together.
This is a workbook for finally pulling your wardrobe together (and if you have that mastered life is so much easier!)

Brenda really wants to help. She pours her heart and soul into the book to share the best of her knowledge. She wants to make your closet sharp and she wants YOU to feel great about yourself in the process!

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very liberating - find yourself!!!, April 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Guide to Getting Dressed From the Inside Out (Paperback)

I loved this book. I really found it so helpful in helping me to define my own individual style. Now I'm really happy with my wardrobe and actually (shock, horror!) enjoy shopping! This wonderful book also inspired me to redecorate my house and find my own decorating style. It is really helpful, written in a very humorous, loving manner and is very supportive. I have been so inspired I am even considering studying fashion and design at college. It is an inspiring book with lots of really great "hands on" helpful tips and advice and very creative activities!!!

36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Self-Help Book for the Wardrobe Challenged, September 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Brenda's Wardrobe Companion: A Guide to Getting Dressed From the Inside Out (Paperback)

I was looking for a book to help me discover what colors and styles would best flatter my body. This book covers more of the emotional issues and self-esteem issues that women have in choosing clothes. It's interesting, but more of a "Self-help" book than a practical wardrobe improvement.