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Book Review of What Not To Wear for Every Occasion

What Not To Wear for Every Occasion
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The arrangement of this book is useful; some of the fashion ideas are not. There are 10 occasions:

The interview
Word wear
Work and play
School events
Summer wedding
Winter wedding
Summer holiday
Winter holiday
Partying
Underwear *

After showing dont-and-do models in a section, the authors list well-designed clothing in different price ranges. Finally, they add some interesting and useful tips for the occasion.

Within each section, fashion choices are offered for 3 groups:
Smart geared to the older woman,
Casual and
Trendy for the younger woman reading the book.

By reading the intro, the reader understands that some of the dont choices might be the right one in certain circumstances (conservative work environments, for example), but they chose different styles for those who want to leave the unimaginative and staid clothing choices behind.

Not having read the first book, I felt somewhat at a disadvantage. Let me tell you: Some of these designs might get a woman a date, but not much else. The photos really explain the text and the humor is fun.

* Underwear obviously isn't a particular occasion but the authors have some words of advice about peek-a-boo undies, a flabby tummy and the wrong bra.