Savvy Chic: The Art of More for Less
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (623 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0061715069 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gigi said I love this book!. I purchased this book from Amazon a couple of weeks ago, picking up a chapter here and there, each one being like its own complete little book-within-a-book. I've read a lot on similar topics over many years but this is hands-down my favorite book. It makes me feel good. Anna Johnson is an author I'd simply enjoy knowing, like any terrific friend. She has learned to live so wisely and well on a shoestring. Inspiring and honest I bought this book because as a younger woman I got a lot out of Ms Johnson's earlier (wonderful) book "Three Black Skirts" (that book actually saved me money that, when a poor university student, I'd otherwise have had to have spent on a plumber, as it had an idea in it that I used to fix our toilet! My boyfriend who was a tightarse was very impressed.) I also bought it because I thought the writer has a. "Unfortunately, found this to be a pretty shallow and out of touch book" according to Amazon Customer. I enjoyed some of this book and got a few nice tips about decorating and entertaining on a budget. At the same time, I found the author to be shallow, overly concerned with how other people view her, and somewhat out of touch with the motivations behind frugal living that so many people face. For example, I'm choosing between paying my rent and loans or buying groceries some months - and I am fortunate to
Style: Get "rich girl" chic for dimes and master the fine art of thrift-shop vintage.Decorating: Create exquisite curtains with Chinese lace tablecloths and shop the flea market like a stylist.Entertaining: Feast on abundant rather than expensive food—from the ten-dollar dinner to the shoestring wedding reception.Travel: Fake snobby style in Capri or make a one-star hotel feel like home.Leisure: Take the town with nothing but a ball gown and twenty dollars or enjoy the most original dates in the history of love, for less of course.All it takes to live well is taste, style, imagination, and rebellious flair&mda
From Anna Johnson, the author of Three Black Skirts and Handbags comes an invaluable manual for how to live well and elegantly on a budget. Savvy Chic belongs on every woman’s bookshelf, right next to The Modern Girls Guide to Life.. The perfect book for our more frugal times, Savvy Chic celebrates “the Art of More for Less,” illuminating the path to smarter, more creative spending for every woman trying to cut corners and save money, but who still wants to live and look fabulous
She has written for publications including InStyle, Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue, Elle, and The Guardian. She lives with her son in Sydney and New York.. Anna Johnson is a freelance writer and the author of the top-selling Three Black Skirts, Handbags, and The Yummy Mummy Manifesto