Simple Isn't Easy: How to Find Your Personal Style and Look Fantastic Every Day! [Mass Market Paperback]

Olivia Goldsmith (Author), Amy Fine Collins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1997

A humorous and practical guide offers tips on how to clean out the closet, find personal ""signature styles"" that make stylish dressing simple and effective, and save money while clothes shopping.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061093947
• ISBN-13: 978-0061093944
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 3.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,533 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > Business & Investing > Business Life > Fashion & Image

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the Best!, May 12, 2000

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Lee Mellott "Skin Care For Wrinkles" (Frederick, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Simple Isn't Easy: How to Find Your Personal Style and Look Fantastic Every Day! (Mass Market Paperback)

I love this little book! The message is simple. Less is more! If you can pare down your wardrobe to figure flattering pieces that blend with the rest of your garments you will have an easy workable wardrobe. The authors suggest you shop your closet, not the stores. Which would you rather have a rack crammed full of mismatched clothes, or an orderly small selection of easy to find items that look GREAT on you! The authors give tips on how to pare down and make your clothes work for you! By following the suggestions given you will organize your closets, spend less money, and look better. They also give tips on caring for your clothes. The style of the book is easy and breezy. And its pocketsized, easy to tote in your bag. I love the authors sense of humor too. It can be hard to simplify even for the authors. I read in Vogue that one of the authors Amy Fine Collins had an incredibly vast shoe collection. So "Simple Isn't Easy" for most of us! But reading and rereading this book can help!

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars goes well beyond clothing, March 16, 2003

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This review is from: Simple Isn't Easy: How to Find Your Personal Style and Look Fantastic Every Day! (Mass Market Paperback)

Simple Isn't Easy is one of the best books I've ever read. Its sage advice transcends clothing and even style. Simple is not easy. It is very hard to cut through the stuff in our wardrobes AND our lives and allow focus on the items that enhance our appearance and the quality of our lives. Its not about "less is more", although in most cases less is more. What's true in our closets is true in our homes, in our workplace, in our cars, in our daily routine, in our lifestyles, pick the things and activities that fit well & enhance your experience of the world, bearing in mind that those things change in time. This book sums it up better than I ever could. I gave my copy to someone and now I must find another copy. Its the one book that every woman must have.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It works., March 22, 2004

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This review is from: Simple Isn't Easy: How to Find Your Personal Style and Look Fantastic Every Day! (Mass Market Paperback)

Almost ten years have passed since I read this book. What I leaned from this book stayed with me since then. I naturally started following after the rules and it became my habit. Now, I never have to be late for work, trying to find which one to wear. What a relief. It took me almost ten years to follow the rules completely. It takes time to know which style you are most comfortable with, to know at stores which items you are going to wear for many years to come and which ones you won't before you buy them , and to be able to dicard the items you like but do not wear anymore. Recently, I found out that it is even more time-saving to have a tailor to duplicate my favorite suits or dresses. (They are not that expensive, considering I wear them twice a week for at least 4 seasons.)
When I moved out NYC, I left the book to the trash can with my other things, not knowing it is such a valuable book. I only read one time, but it is lasting in my mind forever. This is such a book.