Are You A Do Or A Don't?

Every time I spot the latest issue of Glamour on the library magazine display, I grab it and turn to the last page: the Dos and Don'ts page. It is a total guilty pleasure!

This is the page on which they show photos of real folks (with identities protected) wearing either fabulous or regrettable fashions. It is typically theme-based: one month it shows people wearing animal prints well or badly. Another month they'll highlight people who have either successfully or unsuccessfully combined plaid and polka dots.

According to the magazine, this has always been one of their most popular features, so they decided it was time to parlay this triumph into a book and Glamour's Big Book of Dos and Don'ts: Fashion Help for Every Woman by Cindi Leivi and the editors of Glamour was born.

The book has all the photos I love. It's got the ones showing the exact right outfit on the exact right body type. And, it's got the ones that make you cringe. The photos include regular Janes and some celebrities as well.

Now, if it was just photos, there wouldn't be much to write about. So, luckily, the book also has advice on how to dress for your body type, "must haves," "if you can only buy one, buy this," and how to buy on a budget. It also has makeovers and explanations on why something is or is not a DON'T--although usually it is pretty obvious.

This is a fun book that you'll enjoy looking through with a friend and if you find yourself in here, I hope you're on a DO page.