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

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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!

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!!!

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.

I loved this book. I thought that I had a pretty good handle on my wardrobe, but this books helped me really fine tune my style and learn that I deserve clothes that make me look and feel great!

The author makes herself your friend and she is a good one to have on your side! The auther recommend many helpful activities that I found very enlightening.

The best book on developing your style that I've come across. It is a style essential. The information and techniques presented are novel, and road-tested by the author in her stylist business. Brenda has a warm & supportive personality, and her book is one you'll reach for again & again. Get this book to find your style, and to re-invent your look as your tastes evolve. Other books focus on creating interchangeable "capsules" (honestly, those books are a bit dated now) but Brenda is concerned with whether you are YOU in your clothes. If you want to copy a magazine spread of "5 Fall Wardrobe Pieces" then buy a magazine and purchase all the clothes. Don't talk to me (or Brenda) if you wear them with a frown 'cos they're not you. If you want to look like yourself: a unique, dynamic person, then get this book and follow through.

This book is so fun to read! I love the way Brenda gave clothes different personalities. And yes, clothes are meant to serve you & bring out your best! Every woman can look beautiful!

Actually this book made me feel rather good, not because it revolutionised my attitude towards my own wardrobe (it didn't), but because it showed me that basically I already do things right, like wearing clothes in my proper size. Call me a "Eurosnoot", but this and most of the other problems and inhibitions mentioned in the book struck me as somehow rather "American" - I for one can't think of any European woman friend of mine identifying with them, except maybe the wardrobe full of things one never wears.
I had expected a style/colour sort of guide, what I got was more of a self help book for absolute beginners without the slightest clue, featuring a lot of time-consuming therapeutical activities - definitely not what I wanted.
To all those who feel the same way, I recommend "Color me beautiful" by Carole Jackson, by now almost a classic, plus Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine's "What not to wear" (book and/or DVD) and, newly discovered and very refreshing, Kim France and Andrea Linett's "Lucky shopping manual" - there I found just the sort of practical advice I was looking for.