What I’ve been reading

Monday, April 14th, 2008

For the past week I’ve been laying low with a nasty sinus infection. It hasn’t been fun, but if there’s one thing that I actually appreciate about being sick is that it forces me to sit back and catch up on light reading.
Here are some blog posts that I’ve been keeping up […]

“Personality Not Included” Book Launch Interview

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Perhaps the best thing about attending the SXSW Interactive Media Festival was that I got to meet a lot of really interesting and knowledgeable people. One of them was Rohit Bhargava the senior vice president of Digital Strategy & Marketing at Ogilvy Public Relations and writer of Influential Marketing Blog, which I’ve […]

A library just for looks?

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

I came across Books by the foot through this post on The Consumerist. The idea is simple, you pay Strand Bookstore so much money per foot of books suitable for use as decoration (up to $400 for a foot of “antique leather” books). My first reaction was, “Wow, that’s such a rip-off! […]

What You Wear Can Change Your Life

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

I love the title of this book, What You Wear Can Change Your Life, because it is so true - and yet some people put more thought into what they’re going to watch on television than what they wear. In yet another book, Trinny and Susannah give great style advice from what not to […]

Before You Put That On

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

If you’re looking for loads of fashion advice, I highly recommend Before You Put That On: 365 Daily Style Tips for Her by Lloyd Boston. There are 368 pages of great inspiration and advice. Whereas some books focus more on photos, this one is mostly text, but it’s full […]

Trinny and Susannah Take on America

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Trinny and Susannah are the authors of one of my favorite style books, What Not to Wear, so I was eager to have a look at their other books. I was especially intrigued by the title of this one - Trinny and Susannah Take on America: What Your Clothes Say About You. […]

Glamour’s Big Book of Dos & Don’ts

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

I originally picked up this book thinking that it would just be a guilty-pleasure read, full of ‘well, at least I’m not dumb enough to wear that…’ photos. After all, sometimes it’s nice to know that I’m not the only one to make awful style mistakes (though a lot less recently - I hope). […]

Inventing Beauty

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

I just got done reading Inventing Beauty: A history of the innovations that have made us beautiful! by Teresa Riordan. I’m a history buff and interested in the “why’s” of culture, so I couldn’t pass up checking this book out when I saw it in the local library. It’s a fascinating read for […]