Discovering a Lovelier You Craig 1974 If you remember, we have featured a few of these books (because one book just wouldn’t be enough to fix what is wrong with women). Remember how to figure out your man? Or how
Tag: fashion
Advice for Stylin’ Guys
The Style Guy O’Brien 2000 O’Brien was GQ magazine’s fashion columnist until 2015. (He evidently blasted GQ in an interview and resigned.) His advice column talked about everything from fashion advice to etiquette. None of it is particularly timeless. I
Groovy Crafts for the Fulfilled Woman
Crafts for Fun and Profit Van Zandt 1972 This series is called Women Alive. We already posted the book that helps you figure out your man. After you figure out your man, you can sit down and make some lovely
Be America’s Next Top Model
How to Break into Modeling Orenstein 1987 Submitter: I work at an academic fashion library and we have a very small section of books on modeling in the fashion industry. Just last week I pulled this mid-1980s advice book out of
Proto Project Runway
Dress Designing Fashions Figures Fabrics Facts Evans 1971 I am a marginal sewer at best, but even I can see that the information isn’t too bad in this book. Of course, fabrics and styles change, but skills for tailoring and
Creative Crap You can Make
McCall’s Annual of Creative Handcrafts Comstock, ed. 1970 Breakout the needles and crochet hooks everyone. We have some lovely outfits for you to craft, not to mention some cute animals and “whimsical action figures” too. (Warning! Knitted clown figure in
Fashionable You
Looking Good Nix-Rice 1996 Another fashion choice compliments of your library. Not a bad purchase for 1996 in terms of information. Lots of basics for fit and coordinating fashion choices. Also many of the “live” models are of different sizes
Jazz up your clothes
Sunset Ideas for Clothing Decoration Gonsalves, ed. 1977 For all you fashion forward people, here is your book to jazz up any look with embellishments, paints, and other doodads. Who wouldn’t want their man in a groovy looking