Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want [Bargain Price] [Paperback]

Bridgette Raes (Author), Lori Berkowitz (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2008

An illustrated guide for using clothes to overcome body challenges and create an individualized look and style.

For any woman who has a big butt, flat chest, large waist, thick ankles, unwieldy thighs, short legs, or a round belly, Style Rx is the prescription she needs. With more than 250 photographs and fifteen illustrative personal case studies, image and style consultant Bridgette Raes helps women to understand the unique proportions of their bodies, part by part, rather than classifying the female body into an impossible generic "type." She prescribes cuts, colors, and fabrics that make the most (or if necessary, the least) of what they have for their best possible look. With practical advice, a mix-andmatch approach, and an understanding of how to create balance, she helps tackle common body issues and finds clothes than can make women look and feel great-as simply as possible

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About the Author

Bridgette Raes, style expert and former designer, is the founder and president of Bridgette Raes Style Group, an image and style consulting company for women based in New York. A frequent speaker and writer, her writing has appeared in Women's World Magazine and Shefinds.com, as well as her weekly newsletter That Certain Something. She has been featured as an expert on CNN and Good Morning America.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Perigee Trade (January 2, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399533877
• ASIN: B001JJBO60
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #794,758 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Real and practical advice for real people with real bodies, February 8, 2008

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This review is from: Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want (Mass Market Paperback)

Wow! I enjoyed this book much more than I thought I would! If nothing else, the chapter on big calves made it a worthwhile purchase. While I'm slender all over, I inherited my mother's very large calves and hefty ankles.

In addition to good, practical advice using photos of women who look like "real" people, not models or emaciated, moisturized skeletons, the author is very body positive. You are never made to feel bad about any body part, rather you are well educated on how to look your very best-which in turn will make you feel your best. All in all, a great feedback loop.

I recommend this book to any woman of any age and body type. I read all the chapters and really got a lot out of every page. The book is worth every penny, much more so than "How Not To Look Old..."

Now, if only I lived in NYC and could have a personal consultation with the author...

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ONLY STYLE PRESCRIPTION YOU WILL EVER NEED!!, January 2, 2008

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Analise C (Rye, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want (Mass Market Paperback)

Finally, someone wrote a book that every woman can relate to. I was so tired of picking up books that taught me how to dress my body, but were full of text and drawings that I couldn't relate to. The author doesn't tell you how to do it, she SHOWS you. It is about time that someone represented real women in a way that is not only empowering, but celebrates how diverse we are. Wait until Oprah gets her hands on this book! Bridgette Raes is definitely putting a refreshing perspective on how we view our bodies. This book reminds me of the awesome DOVE `real women, real beauty' campaign.

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Book You Need for Dressing Your Body!!!!!!!!, January 2, 2008

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Melissa Leonard (Westchester, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want (Mass Market Paperback)

WOW! Throw out your other 'dress your body' books because this is the only one you will ever need!!! What's great about STYLE Rx is the amount of photography of real women with REAL bodies! For the first time ever, I was able to relate to the models in the photographs. The advice was incredibly simple and easy to apply. Bridgette Raes knows what she is doing and I appreciate that she not only speaks from experience, but has built a business helping women (like you and me) transform thier wardrobe and style. Her writing is lighthearted (she is hysterical) and approachable, while at the same time being extremely knowledgeable. I will definitely be able to create the body I want with the body I have with the help of Style Rx! Thank you Bridgette for showing us all how to embrace and dress our bodies in an empowering manner.