Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance [Hardcover]

Michi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 2009

Wonder when a baguette became a bag and not just a hunk of bread? (Fendi, 1998.) Or when it became acceptableto wear a tracksuit to the supermarket? (It didn't.) Fishnets at work? How to conceal the misfortune of the cankle? Fashion forecaster Michi answers all. In this stylish primer, she tells it like it is: No one looks good in mustard, unless youre a hot dog. Matching whimsy with brutal honesty, Like I Give a Frock packs fashion illustration and musings into the prettiest package around. Kat Macleod's stunning collages bring Michi's wisdom to life.

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About the Author

Michi has an e-mail newsletter forecasting the latest in fashion. She is the creation of Chloe Quigley and Daniel Pollock, who live in Australia.

Kat Macleod's illustrations have appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and others. She lives in Australia.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811868885
• ISBN-13: 978-0811868884
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #505,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't think. Just Buy!, June 17, 2009

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yellshe (ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance (Hardcover)

This book is great! You should buy it for all of your friends, and one for yourself! It is funny and sarcastic. The art is awesome! This really is just a fun book, perfect for any female with a sense of humour!

1.0 out of 5 stars Picture book with little reading substance., December 3, 2011

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Can you really call this a book? Well a picture book would be appropriate. I couldn't wait to get it and was so let down when I did. I read it in all of 20 minutes. It's more like flipping through a magazine with little tidbits of useless, though funny, information. Admittedly the drawings were entertaining. Can't say that I would have purchased the book had I known there wasn't really anything to read!

5.0 out of 5 stars Of Michi Girl, how do I love thee?, March 3, 2011

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This review is from: Like I Give a Frock: Fashion Forecasts and Meaningless Misguidance (Hardcover)

I am an avid reader of Frankie Magazine (when I can get my hands on a copy since they don't sell it here in the US) and I discovered "Like I Give a Frock" after they did a blog post about Michi Girl and her newer book, "What On Earth Are You Wearing?". I was really enchanted by Kat Macloud's illustrations so I started researching both her and Michi Girl, both of whom I fell in love with. The Michi website had me howling with laughter and "Like I Give a Frock" is just as funny. Every single page is absolutely hilarious and Kat's whimsical artwork is genius. A great combo. Leave it to the Australians to put a cheeky (and genuinely amusing) spin on fashion, an industry which many others take way too seriously. I can't wait to get "What On Earth...?", as well as "The Cocktail: 200 Fabulous Drinks" (not from the Michi series but full of Kat's illustrations).