Fabulous You!: Unlock Your Perfect Personal Style [Paperback]

Tori Hartman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1995

Hartman began her career as one of the foremost petite models in America and now runs style seminars in department stores nationwide. In this book, she elaborates on the six basic style types for women designed to help them find fashions that always fit and rid their closets of unsuitable clothes.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Assessing and developing one's personal sense of style and use of color is the focus in this petite fashion model's self-help manual. Hartman asserts that there are six basic style types (decided at birth, not in a clothing shop): sporty, romantic, traditional, classic, dramatic, and trendy. She offers a quiz to help readers determine their style. Related advice on seasonal colors, shopping, and packing is shared. Here's a reassuring, back-to-basics book that could help many women avoid fashion disasters. Denise Perry Donavin

Product Details

• Paperback: 242 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425146189
• ISBN-13: 978-0425146187
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #206,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book helped me accept myself., August 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Fabulous You!: Unlock Your Perfect Personal Style (Paperback)

My mother is a Traditional, my mother-in-law is a Classic, my sister and my best friend are both Romantics, and my husband likes the Sporty look on women. However, I'm a Trendy....and for most of my life all these well-intentioned loved ones tried to dress me in the styles THEY liked. As a result, I had a closet full of clothes that were perfect for other people, and always felt like I had nothing to wear! This book did so much to help me realize that it's okay to have the personal style that I've always had, and that I'm at my best when I am making the most of what I am instead of when I'm trying to please everyone else. My style and my life have always walked a different path than the mainstream, and I just don't have words to adequately express how empowering it is to finally accept that it's okay to be different from everyone else--and that my uniqueness is something to celebrate! Now my closet is filled with clothes and accessories I love and wear all the time, with no "clunkers" that belong in someone else's wardrobe. And I constantly receive compliments, even from strangers, on my clothes--because I'm wearing the style that expresses me! Shopping is WAY more fun now too. Thank you, Tori!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You'll Look Fahbulous, Dahling!, March 12, 2003

By 

Wendy A. B. Whipple (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Fabulous You!: Unlock Your Perfect Personal Style (Paperback)

I found Fabulous You! very helpful in determining style. Essentially illustration-free, but that's not too big a deal; you really don't need it. It's about style, and making it work for you, not about seasons and colors. But it's *really* good at finding your style.

Hartman has a matter-of-fact writing style. She's friendly, no-nonsense and encouraging; it's like getting advice from an old friend who tells it like it is. I really enjoyed this book. I found it to be very helpful in finding the right style for me, and in how to incorporate it into my life. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who's got major closet chaos, and needs to DO something about it. Buy this book if you just can't find the style that suits you. I really like Hartman's approach and personality, and happily recommend Fabulous You!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Better Books On Style, February 15, 2000

By 

Christina B. (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fabulous You!: Unlock Your Perfect Personal Style (Paperback)

This book is very useful. When I found out my style, which I think is a "classic" with a "trendy" accent, it helped me to understand what kinds of clothes I would look good in, feel good in, and continually reach for in the morning to feel pulled-together, not the victim of the latest fashion-du-jour. In this way, knowing your style type, and improvising (you're free to do that) allows you to make better choices and SAVE MONEY on your wardrobe at the same time.