The front cover of Anuschka Rees' book The Curated Closet
reads, "A simple system for discovering your personal style and building
your dream wardrobe." While Ms. Rees does indeed give the reader a
system for discovering her personal style and building her dream
wardrobe, I would have a difficult time calling it simple. None of the
steps outlined in this book are complicated, but there are MANY of
them.
The book is very, very thorough. If you were really
serious about building finding your own style and then building a
quality wardrobe based on that style, this book would be an excellent
tool. Don't however, think that it could be a quick process. You would
need to spend numerous hours doing so. Do I think it would be worth it
in the end? Yes. Do I think you could learn from the author's tips and
tricks? Definitely. Do I think you need to follow every single step
in order to benefit from this book? No, I don't. While I don't think I
will be putting in the time needed to do everything that Ms. Rees
suggests, I certainly learned a thing or two about how to more wisely shop and dress.
I
believe this book would be especially helpful to a young woman starting
out on a career after college, to an older woman returning to the
workforce after raising her children, or to anyone who is changing jobs
and needs a different wardrobe. It is also useful for anyone who shops
frequently but doesn't feel like she ever has the right outfit.
Although
the book does feature photographs, I believe the book would still be
beneficial after the styles in those pictures are outdated. The method
Anuschka Rees presents is timeless. The photos don't really tell you
what to wear, but do add interest to the book.
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
