Fashion Stylist Launches Just Try It On
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Fashion Stylist Susan Redstone Launches Just Try It On! A Month by Month
Guide to Shopping and Style
What's the best
month to buy denim, a winter coat, or a holiday dress? After six years as a
style commentator for national print and broadcast outlets, style expert and
fashion journalist, Susan Redstone, has put her expertise in her new book, Just
Try It On!, a month-by-month guide filled with the most coveted fashion tips
and shopping advice from inside the fashion industry. This never before
approach to fashion makes Just Try It On! the ultimate guide for behind the
scenes knowledge on shopping. Just Try It On! has 12 chapters, one designated
to each month that tells you exactly what to buy that month and tips on how to
lower your shopping tab.
Inside Just Try
It On!, Susan Redstone gives her expert insider advice on fashion and style.
The illustrations throughout the book are fashion sketches by Cynthia Steffe,
one of America's leading contemporary fashion designers. Overall, Just Try It
On! is "a titillating, tempting, and terrific tour of the ins and outs of
fashion" exclaims Phillip Bloch, Celebrity Stylist. As a recognized
fashion, travel, and style writer who has been in the industry for over a
decade, Susan Redstone's unique, unending fashion expertise and fun British
twist has made her the go-to fashion and style expert for a long list of
notable print and broadcast media: New York Times, InStyle, Elle, London Sunday
Times, plus NBC, CW, FOX, and ABC TV affiliates to name a few.
January highlights Your Fashion Emergency Kit. This first chapter tells you
how to build a personalized F.E.K, featuring double sided tape, clear nail
polish, a sweater, a comfy pair of flats and many other smart essentials.
Redstone says, "F.E.K's are key in helping ward off fashion disasters
it's like buying fashion insurance!" The January chapter also
includes "The Annual Merchandising Schedule" and "Sale Shopping
Do's and Don'ts".
April features
Squirm-Free Swimwear and teaches you how to purchase the perfect bathing suit
ahead of the season. Redstone discusses where to go and what they know. You
might not be wearing a bathing suit right now, but that's exactly what this
book preaches. By knowing the seasonal shipment dates for the fashion industry,
you become the first to purchase the newest clothes with the biggest
selections.
October's Fashion
Etiquette, includes a Q&A with eight top designers including Catherine
Malandrino, Nicole Miller, and Betsey Johnson, answering questions about what's
acceptable in fashion, like can you wear bare legs in winter or can you wear
white as a wedding guest? October is also the best time to buy holiday outfits,
parkas, costume jewelry, and party shoes.
The remaining
nine months (and chapters) are full of savvy shopping and fashion tips that
will help you successfully sift through a thrift store, buy the best fitting
jeans, and even help style your date. Just Try It On! is published by Citadel
Press [Kensington Publishing Corp.] and is now on sale at Barnes & Nobles
for $15.95.