Wear This Now电子书

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION: Say Goodbye to the Closet Stare

PART I: SHOPPING PREP

1 TAKE A GOOD, HARD LOOK AT YOUR CLOSET

Wake Up and Smell the Khaki

Cash in Your Castoffs

Create Your Shopping Hit List

Record What You Love

Know Thyself: Take a Look in the Mirror—and Let’s Talk

Body Balancing Acts: What to Wear for Your Shape

How to Buy a Bra That Fits, or Consider This Your Bra-tervention

How to Wear…A Belt So You Look Like a Lady, Not a Pro Wrestler

Jewelry to Flatter Your Body Type. Seriously.

2 SHOP LIKE A PRO

A Note about Online Shopping Safety

Our Insider Shopping Secrets: Yes, You Can Get Paid to Shop

Work the Seasons to Get a Deal: Ten Percent Off Is Not a Sale—It’s a Tax Credit

Our Favorite Hunting Grounds

If the Shoe Fits…Put It in Your Cart

Be Knockoff Savvy

PART II: THE ESSENTIALS HOW TO LOOK STYLISH EVERY SEASON

3 YOUR ULTIMATE WINTER WARDROBE

The Strategy: What You Need for Winter

What’s on Sale Now

How to Organize Your Closet for Winter

Finding the Perfect Winter Coat

How to Wear…Tweed, without Looking Like Granny

Fashion Math: Is a Fur Trapper Hat Worth the Cost?

How to Wear…Thigh-High Boots, without Looking Like a Hooker

Buy Boots That Flatter Your Body

Fashion Math: Are High-End Boots Worth the Splurge?

Seasonal SOS

Winter Style Conundrums: What to Wear…

When the Invite Calls for Festive Attire

To a Holiday Party

To Beat the Midwinter (Fashion) Slump

When Your Office Is Sweltering!

For a Day of Winter Sports

4 LOOK TRÈS CHIC ALL SPRING

The Strategy: What You Need for Spring

What’s on Sale Now

Tech Effect

How to Organize Your Closet: Time to Weed

Fashion Math: Is a Burberry Trench Worth Nearly a Grand?

Making the Case For…Wedges

Seasonal SOS

How to Wear…Multiple Prints

Making the Case For…Wearing One Color at Once

Spring Style Conundrums: What to Wear…

When Finally Dining Alfresco

While Rooting for the Home Team

How to Wear…a Flowy, Boho Waist, without Looking Pregnant

5 SIZZLE WITH SUMMER STYLE

The Strategy: What You Need for Summer

What’s on Sale Now

How to Wear…Black Shoes in the Summer

How to Organize Your Closet for Heat Waves

Swimsuit Shopping Made Easy

Seasonal SOS

Fashion Math: What You Should Drop Your Dough on This Season

How to Wear…Shorts at Night

Summer Style Conundrums: What to Wear…

To the Outdoor BBQ

To the Beach

To Look Cute While Camping (Yes, It’s Possible)

To the Company Picnic

To Outdoor Music Festivals

Making The Case For…the Little White Dress

6 NO-FAIL FASHION FOR FALL

The Strategy: What You Need for Fall

How to Wear…a Long Cardigan (and Look Chic, not Frumpy)

What’s on Sale Now

How to Organize Your Closet: Fall

Making the Case for…the Tweed Jacket

How to Transition Your Summer Clothes into Fall

How to Wear…a Summer Scarf through Fall

Fashion Math: Is a Proenza Schouler Satchel Worth the High Cost?

How to Find Jeans That Fit

How to Wear…Spots—Everything from Leopard to Crocodile

Tech Effect: The Best Sites to Buy Jeans (One More Pair Won’t Hurt)

Seasonal SOS

How to Wear…Booties, without Looking Stout

Fall Style Conundrums: What to Wear…

To the Reunion

Apple Picking

To the Football Game

To Fashion Week

PART III: YOUR FASHION CALENDAR WHAT TO WEAR FOR ANY— AND EVERY—OCCASION

7 HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES: WHAT TO WEAR WHEN

New Year’s Eve

New Year’s Day: The Brunch

Valentine’s Day

Easter/Passover

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Halloween

Thanksgiving

Fashion Math: Is It Worth Investing in Pearls?

Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa

8 SURVIVAL YEAR-ROUND: SIMPLE WARDROBE SOLUTIONS FOR FASHION STORMS

A Black-Tie Affair

A Job Interview at a Place with a Strict Dress Code

A Job Interview at a Casual Workplace

A Business Lunch

The Big Work Meeting, or When Presenting at a Conference

How to Wear…Florals to Work, without Looking Like a Stepford Wife

Casual Friday

A First Date

A Billionth Date You Want to Make Feel Like a First Date

Running into Your Ex at an Event

As a Tourist, without Looking Like One

While Shopping for More Things to Wear

At the Dog Park

On the Commute, Until You Make It Big and Can Hire a Driver, of Course

Hosting a Party at Home, without Looking Like You’re Trying Too Hard

At the Ladies’ Luncheon

Meeting the Future In-Laws

Staying at Your In-Laws’ Overnight

Your Boss’s Cocktail Party That’s Allegedly Not a Work Event

Pulling Off the Ubiquitous Day-to-Night Switch

9 WHAT TO WEAR TO ALL THOSE FRIGGIN’ WEDDINGS

The Semiformal Wedding

The Country Club Wedding

The Casual Daytime Wedding

The Black-Tie Affair

The Justice of the Peace Ceremony

The Destination Beachfront Blowout

The Orthodox Wedding

10 JET-SETTING STYLE: WHAT TO WEAR ON THOSE GETAWAYS

Luggage

How to Dress to Get Bumped into First Class

Sky-High Comfort: How to Look Great and Fly Right

U.S. Road Trip

East Coast: Hamptons, Cape Cod, Newport

West Coast: Napa Valley, San Francisco, Catalina

Exotic Beach Vacations, from Bali to Hawaii

Doing Europe

Exploring Africa

11 SUPER SPECIAL OCCASIONS: WHAT TO WEAR DURING YOUR MILESTONES

Big Birthdays

First Day of Work

What to Wear…When Your Bust Is Too Big for a Blazer

Movin’ On Up: What to Wear When You Get the Big Promotion

First Day of Grad School

How to Wear…Retro Glasses, without Looking Like Steve Urkel’s Twin Sister

Graduation Day

When You Think He’s Going to Propose

Bachelorette Party

The Birth of Your Baby

Your TV Debut

Baby Shower

APPENDIX: What’s on Sale When

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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