Shirt and Tie (Chic Simple) (Chic Simple Components) [Hardcover]

Michael Solomon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 1993 | Series: Chic Simple Components

Chic  Simple is a primer for living well but sensibly in the 1990s. It's for those who believe that quality of life does not come in accumulating things, but in paring down to the essentials, with a commitment to home, community, and the environment. In a world of limited resources, Chic Simple enables readers to bring value and style into their lives with economy and simplicity. The Shirt & Tie Component offers freedom from the constant need to replace one's wardrobe. It shows how to transform, extend, and understand your particular needs, and how to:

*DISCOVER ESSENTIAL BASICS
*CHOOSE THE BEST COLLARS AND CUFFS
*PICK THE RIGHT SHIRT-TIE COMBINATION
*TRAVEL STYLISHLY WITH A MINIMUM OF SHIRTS AND TIES
*TIE A TIE -- AND A BOW TIE

The Chic Simple Component takes the familiar and makes it new. It contains an international directory of sources, and can be used both for reference at home and as a take-along handbook for shopping -- real design for real life.

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Chic  Simple is a primer for living well but sensibly in the 1990s. It's for those who believe that quality of life does not come in accumulating things, but in paring down to the essentials, with a commitment to home, community, and the environment. In a world of limited resources, Chic Simple enables readers to bring value and style into their lives with economy and simplicity. The Shirt & Tie Component offers freedom from the constant need to replace one's wardrobe. It shows how to transform, extend, and understand your particular needs, and how to:

*DISCOVER ESSENTIAL BASICS
*CHOOSE THE BEST COLLARS AND CUFFS
*PICK THE RIGHT SHIRT-TIE COMBINATION
*TRAVEL STYLISHLY WITH A MINIMUM OF SHIRTS AND TIES
*TIE A TIE -- AND A BOW TIE

The Chic Simple Component takes the familiar and makes it new. It contains an international directory of sources, and can be used both for reference at home and as a take-along handbook for shopping -- real design for real life.

About the Author

Jeff Stone and Kim Johnson Gross created the Chic Simple series of guides to modern-day living. They are also the owners of the SoHo design firm Blue Sky Enterprises. By the way, they don't always wear black.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 95 pages
• Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (October 19, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067942766X
• ISBN-13: 978-0679427667
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chic Simple for the Impaired Dresser, October 26, 2000

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"bnchmrk" (Bakersfield, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shirt and Tie (Chic Simple) (Chic Simple Components) (Hardcover)

Chic Simple books are just as the title implies: simple, for the fasionably impaired, yet very chic and well designed. I bought this book for a male friend, hoping he might take the hint! This book would be perfect for a male who has the potential to be fashion concious. Chic Simple is a series of books that combine beautiful photography of different fashion outfits or elements, with simple guidelines on how to wear them. They are probably most well known to readers of InStyle magazine, they have fashion spreads in it every month that are always helpful. As I said before, this would be a great gift for a male with fashion potential!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Clashes with companion "Men's Wardrobe", October 11, 2001

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Daniel J. Warme "dwarme" (Van Nuys, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shirt and Tie (Chic Simple) (Chic Simple Components) (Hardcover)

I have previously read "Men's Wardrobe" from Chic Simple and found it very good. Bought "Shirt & Tie" by the same authors, hoping for more of the same quality. Sorry to say it was sadly missing. Shirt & tie is a much abreviated edition. Small in size, small in information. I in fact managed to read it on breaks before I even got it home from work. Color Photos and a crisp layout can't make up for the lack of content. Finished the book and came off with the feeling that it could have been very good. Even the shirt & tie combos given as examples of what worked together didn't. Better off staying with the larger, more informative Men's Wardrobe.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Patterns for Sharp Dress, May 17, 2003

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rodboomboom (Dearborn, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shirt and Tie (Chic Simple) (Chic Simple Components) (Hardcover)

Here is collection of pattern suggestions for shirt/tie combos. with useful sections on color, pattern and fabric.

Useful helps on various tie and bowtie knots.