Category: Looking Good
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Flatter Your Figure
Flatter Your Figure Larkey 1991 The woman on the cover does look nicer in the blue and green outfit than the red, so the advice in the book seems reasonable based on the cover. Too bad she’s dressed like a Golden Girl. I do take issue with the section I’ve put a…
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Scarf Tying
Bobbie Jean Thompson’s Scarf Tying Magic Thompson 1988 Scarves are still very fashionable, so something like this is a great book for a public library. It would be better if it had current pictures…or even good pictures. Some of them are kind of dark, like the little squares on the…
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You are never too young to think about going on a diet.
Maggie Goes on a Diet Kramer 2011 Okay, this one is horrible. I only found this title recently and doing a quick search I found that it had gotten some negative publicity. I now see why. Maggie is sad and depressed because she is fat. She decides to eat healthy…
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Let the Fur Fly
How to Buy & Maintain a Fur Coat: A Practical Guide to Luxury Goldin and Lulow 1986 Submitter: This book is currently available at our local public library &… Surprise!… on the same shelf as a copy of Do-it-Yourself Coffins for Pets and People (a “classic” Awful Library Book nominee!). …
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Fashion for Pregnancy
Maternity Style How to Look Your Best When You’re at Your Biggest Brinley 1985 I am not sure this book delivers the part on “looking your best.” I think my favorite of these fashions are the business suit and of course the “getting comfortable” clothes. I do remember when the…
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Heavenly Bodies
Heavenly Bodies: Remembering Hollywood and Fashion’s Favorite AIDS Benefit Anketell 1999 Wow! That’s some outfit she’s wearing. This book might be ok in fashion libraries, large urban libraries, or maybe in the Hollywood/Los Angeles area. In your average public library, it’s just a spectacle. It does seem to be…
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