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1.0 out of 5 stars
Even at "Bargain" pricing, not worth time or money, December 11, 2009
This review is from: Style Statement: Live by Your Own Design (Paperback)
Maybe the ideas in this offering have helped some people sort out their issues with personal style. I found it ambiguous and trendy. Unless you come across it in the library (or donation pile where I just left it), I wouldn't suggest spending money on this book, even at a discount. Even then, to invest time in trying to understand their approach as how to evaluates one's statement of style, would be (in my opinion) a waste of energy. You'd probably find more fulfillment doing a crossword puzzle.
In the framework of spotty layout, adjectives-as-buzzwords galore and slick photography, Carrie and Danielle declare themselves as "style" experts. I did find them skilled in presenting pseudo-psycho babble and focused marketing efforts by advertising their consulting services through local (Canadian) TV appearances, networking events and a website. I used to visit their webpage as it offered good guest articles and poetry. There was a subtle "sell" of their services that I found annoying and stopped reading their webpage for a few months.
I returned to visit their site and found Danielle's daily posts were gone (upon reading previous posts, I found no explanation). Eventually, Carrie's posts no longer appeared. The website remains online (at this writing) as a spam-field of advertisements. Apparently, C&D are no longer a team, and the friends-forever hype has vaporized.
Danielle now has her own website. As in this book (which she now refers to as "her" book, without any mention of Carrie) she remains a marketing tool and appears on Canadian TV, writes for a magazine, and is still full of self-promotion and promises.
Hopefully, someone else would better appreciate my discarded copy of SS. I'd rather have spent the time and money invested in this book on several visits to the local cafe for a good coffee and genuine conversation.
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14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a must read: carrie and danielle's new style statement, April 30, 2008
some of you will remember that one of my "entering the thirties" celebrations was to treat myself to a style statement session with danielle laporte, of carrie&danielle, two fabulous ladies i refer to often on the site. well, the sad thing about people having a great idea is that it tends to get found out and more expensive. while i was able to get a consultation at a discounted $450 last august due to a deal for domino magazine readers, their incredible explosion onto the scene has moved their personal consult fee up to $2000 canadian dollars. wow. (and yay for them- i am dreaming for that day in my own career).
what to do for those who just can't shell out that much? (or those for whom $450, paid in monthly installments like i did was even a stretch.)
read the book. seriously. you will get so much out of just the book.
i had been excited about this book for a long time, partially because i love books, but also because i have wanted to have a way to send my own clients to a resource for the style statement experience. and at twenty-five dollars, this seems quite a reasonable recommendation.
the book is lush, weighty in a nice way, and beautifully laid out. case studies and their simple and direct language make reading the book a little retreat in itself. it seems to be the one that gets pulled off the coffee table the most often with cries of "ooo. what is this?"
the opportunity to crystallize your preferences and style is about much more than just fashion, as they make quite clear. having a sense of style includes values, both visual and otherwise. i have found that knowing i am "creative refinement" helps me orient in a world that has increasingly too many choices not to be overwhelming. having a little question to ask, "does this fit?", helps me find myself on a little raft that ensures i will be happy with whatever purchase or choice i have made.
so- don't wait. it's out and available now. make it your next indulgent read. i promise you will be much the richer for it.
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35 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Live your best life!, April 6, 2008
Want to find out who you really are? The answers to the questions posed in Style Statement: Live By Your Own Design will give you the tools and motivation to live a life you truly love, embracing all those overt and hidden pieces of your "self". This is not a touchy-feely self-help book; it's a concrete roadmap towards authenticity. Embrace those things large and small that you love and present yourself to the world in a way that expresses them.
I had my Style Statement interview and in the intervening 3 months I have:
Cut bangs
Booked a trip to Alaska
Designed a secret garden for meditation in a small plot on the north side of my house (will start planting next week)
Started painting lessons
Cooked a paella
Been in "Ellen"'s audience
Begun working with a trainer at the gym
Life is good; this fabulous book will help you make the best of it!
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