Product Description

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

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18537 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-02
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

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.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic!
This book is absolutely Fantastic! Me and my friends look at it all the time and love the before and after images! It is easy to read and understand! Myself, an aspiring Fashion Stylist enjoyed the explanations and details of how to create a different body image and the results shown in the tons of photos! I actually talked to the author, Bridgette Raes and she is a true inspiration with a given talent to help people. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who has fashion questions or style questions!

You might learn a couple new things
First, I will admit that I am a style book junkie. I believe in learning as much as you can about style rules, style tips, fashion ideas, etc, and then creating your own style. Therefore, I already have a lot of style knowledge, but I am always looking for something new, some tip that makes a big difference, some real life stories that help me.
This book offers a couple small things that I have not learned elsewhere, but not much. The positives- it does cover from neck to feet. It has real-life pictures, which may help you get the idea. The subjects are real-life people, not models (one I believe is a part-time model). The negative about the pictures- often the subject has her body or head positioned somewhat differently from one picture to the other, which makes as much difference to how she looks as the change in her clothing does (Oprah is the queen of this trick). Also, there are several pictures where I don't think the subject looks any better after using the style tip.
I went through this book quickly, and don't feel I learned enough to have made it worth ordering. If this is one of your first style books, you will learn something. However, there are many other books I would recommend over this one.

Real Life Style
Big butt? Little butt? Short legs? Long waist? You, yes, YOU can find the solutions to your style problems. And they're all right here, in one volume.

There are many books on the market that offer advise on what to wear/what not to wear in order to camouflage one or more body "flaws". This book is head and shoulders above the rest. What sets this compendium apart is that each figure challenge is given its own chapter, thoroughly illustrated with before and after photos, and filled with pointers and tips for visually altering your appearance.

But wait, there's more! Ms. Raes includes a section of case studies, so you can see how to put all the advice to good use. This section is especially helpful for those who may feel overwhelmed by too much information.

My favorite part of the book, however, is the section on Balance and Harmony. Here you'll find information that is rarely discussed in other style books, or discussed in a way that is too complicated to put to use. Topics include necklines, movement, texture, and intensity. The photos illustrate these topics with clarity, so that anyone can easily understand and implement the ideas. The photos also show just how much of a difference just a slight change can make in one's appearance.

So, if you are looking for the one-stop-shop for figure enhancement wisdom, look no more. Style Rx will fix what ails you.

Jennifer Skinner
Author of The Very Small Closet