Project Runway’s Nina Garcia, New York Times bestselling author of The One Hundred and The Little Black Book of Style, offers smart shopping strategies for style on a budget in The Style Strategy. Filled with interesting fashion tidbits, celebrity lists of bargain fashion musts, Nina Garcia’s trademark style, and Ruben Toledo’s world-renowned illustrations, The Style Strategy is a charming and practical fashion and beauty guide for every woman searching for budget-friendly glamour.

"This book is written to help propel you forward, into that place where style and shopping are one. Neither can thrive without the other pulling its proper weight. Effortlessly balancing the two is your mission."

"This book is written to help propel you forward, into that place where style and shopping are one. Neither can thrive without the other pulling its proper weight. Effortlessly balancing the two is your mission."

From much-loved fashion maven and New York Times bestselling author Nina Garcia comes her most indispensable style primer yet--this one focused on looking timelessly chic, all while saving money!

Armed with Nina's no-fail The Style Strategy, fashionistas will not only discover a myriad of shopping alternatives sure to help them attain high-end looks at lower prices, but also learn how to maximize what they already have through maintenance, ingenuity, and creative style choices. Step by step, Nina helps readers honestly answer three key questions--What do I have? What do I need? What do I want?--before making purchases, so they can effectively eliminate any unnecessary spending.

This book also celebrates some of the most extraordinary women of the past, who remained admiringly fashion-forward during their own era's economic hardships.

Part of the growing classic collection from Nina Garcia, which already includes The Little Black Book of Style and The One Hundred, The Style Strategy is a must-have for this season and all seasons!

Aulthor's Note

1 WHAT DO I HAVE?

CHAPTER ONE Taking Inventory

CHAPTER TWO Saving the Basics and Saying Goo-bye

2 WHAT DO I NEED?

CHAPTER THREE The Fashion Foundation

CHAPTER FOUR Making lmeslmcnls

3 WHAT DO I WANT?

CHAPTER FIVE Pampering Yourself

CHAPTER SIX Fair Trade and Other Tricks

CHAPTER SEVEN The Luxe Life

CHAPTER EIGHT Make Do and Mend

Parting Words

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