The Meaning of Sunglasses: And a Guide to Almost All Things Fashionable

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The Meaning of Sunglasses: And a Guide to Almost All Things Fashionable Used Hardcover Hadley Freeman

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Product details 256 pages Viking Books - 2008-04-21 English 9780670018673 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Belts aren't meant to hold up pants, according to Freeman, deputy fashion editor at the British newspaper the Guardian; belts are 'superfluous' additions to outfits that help cinch a waist or make one appear thinner. In her witty and acerbic debut book, Freeman notes what designer bags say about their owner (Fendi is for the 'well-groomed' lady); the messages different hemlines can send ('super short miniskirts will have men whistling Roy Orbison's greatest hit at you'); and the trouble with the 'unnecessary distraction' patterns provide. Her short chapters come at random as Freeman takes a haphazard approach to the fashion world by organizing her book alphabetically — which leads to some confusion as there are six separate chapters dealing with footwear. Her most convincing chapters expose the problems with the fashion industry, such as the unrealistic body image models like Kate Moss present. Readers plagued with indecision concerning what blouse is best or what jean style fits their body type can turn to Freeman, who doesn't pull her punches (ethnic clothes, like a pastel beach caftan, are 'offensive'; mittens are 'childlike'; and animal prints 'embarrassingly obvious')." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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With subscriptions nearing 1.2 million, Vogue magazine proves that if there's anything a fashionista enjoys as much as shopping, it's reading about fashion. With both an insider's relish and a layman's exasperation, The Meaning of Sunglasses offers an encyclopedia of style that celebrates the joys, the silliness, and the occasional insanity of this relentlessly fascinating world. Quick-witted and blisteringly self-aware, fashion journalist Hadley Freeman conjures her inner Bridget Jones to ask and answer the field's burning questions: just how much animal print is too much? What makes Karl Lagerfield so nail-bitingly fabulous? How does one explain skinny jeans? Anyone with a slight to obsessive interest in fashion will revel in Freeman's gleeful, but always satirical, indulgence in all things fashion.