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Having recently read several books on wardrobe essentials, improving/updating your wardrobe - I had half an idea of what to expect in this book.

Again, it covers a lot of the same ground as other books on improving/updating your wardrobe and getting over your fashion frustration, including the suggestion that a capsule wardrobe will change the way you dress.

Some of the material covered is a little too "new age" for me; ie the ritual for banishing the voices in your head that are negative and disapprove of your wardrobe, including viewing your closet with a lit candle and no distractions. Sounds like a dangerous situation just waiting to happen.

I also found it a little odd to visualize my closet and myself as I wanted it/me to look. Hello, if I were capable of that visualization - I could just make it happen. The problem is that I, along with a lot of other women and even some men - have no idea how we want to look - we just know that how we look now isn't working for us, and the constant stream of fashion that is readily available everywhere doesn't help - especially when everyone involved in fashion is setting up "rules" of how to dress - but they don't really apply.

I did appreciate the suggestions for cleaning my closet - by pulling everything out, giving the closet itself a good cleaning and airing, organizing by color and item. Sort the clothing into categories: 1. The Regulars - return these to the closet. 2. The Nevers.

Sort "The Nevers" into three additional piles. 1. The No, Never Pile - which are items that you absolutely will never wear because they are beyond repair, they don't fit or they just make you feel bad to wear - Donate these items immediately - so you can't change your mind. 2. The Not Now Pile (Seasonal, special occasion & situational "maternity") - remove these items from your closet & store elsewhere. 3. The How Pile - ie I don't know how to wear it, how to style it - or I need something I don't have in order to wear it. Make your determinations & go shopping as needed.

A small section on how to define your style using three words, which she helps you to find on the "word wheel" -9 categories on the wheel, with descriptions underneath the 9 categories.

A small section on care u repair of your clothing, shoes & accessories.

She has a section listing 9 essential wardrobe pieces/items. At this point in the book she does a lot of name dropping of famous people so that "average reader" can visualize and seek out pictures of these people and how they dress.

Like all books - the author is kind of out of touch with the average person who is struggling with their wardrobe. Most people don't have the space in their homes/closets, etc to set up the way she suggests, nor do most people have the budget to simply dispose of the bulk of their wardrobe & accessories and replace them all with things that actually look amazing on them.

There are definitely some helpful bits of information in the book - but you had to read a lot of "filler" to get to them. The book is over 200 pages, and could easily have shared the vital information within 100 pages or less.