Empowered By Style

You have seven seconds to make an impression, so how you present yourself matters. Yet with ever-changing trends and overwhelming choice, where do you start? For 25 years, fashion designer, Mary Grant, has observed how life's challenges can shake women's confidence and leave them feeling stuck. Indeed, she found herself in that position before a significant birthday. In desperation, she pulled every item out of her wardrobe and created her foolproof Assess, Evolve, Refresh system. She now uses this to build effortless wardrobes for women that make them feel empowered and positive every day. In this book, she shares her unique method with you. She also teaches you how to: Develop your signature style Flatter your body shape Use colour effectively This isn't about following trends, it's about focusing on you, so there are exercises throughout to help you clarify your thinking and start taking action. When you dress for yourself and have a signature style that says you are the leading lady in your own life, the world takes notice. When you have a system to do this, it becomes effortless. "I went from having a career and a love of clothes to becoming a stay at home mum of three. Somewhere along the way, I lost me. Mary Grant came to the rescue. I've found a style that is ageless and timeless and is ME... when other people start to admire your clothes and how you look, you begin to believe in yourself once more. With that belief comes confidence and you once more find your voice and your inner goddess." - Jan O'Donoghue

In this vibrant blend of Marie Kondo and Iyanla Vanzant, the “First Lady of Beauty” and trusted lifestyle expert Mikki Taylor shares uplifting advice for women who want to cultivate their own unique brand of beauty both inside and out in this “master class on beauty, wellness, purpose, and what it means to live in your power zone” (Gabrielle Union, actress and New York Times bestselling author). From dress code to life code, Mikki Taylor shares hundreds of her favorite secrets, including the five products you need to perfect your complexion; the genius ingredient for living in heels; how to be frugal and look fabulous; unexpected drugstore buys that give your everyday look a wake-up call; rules for mastering eye-catching makeup and the perfect red lips; what really has the power to motivate or defeat you; why being “risk adverse” is to be “success adverse” and much more. Whether you’re standing in front of the mirror debating what to wear to a last-minute event or trying to hold your peace in the middle of a confrontation, Editor in Chic gives you the tools and confidence to be your best self every single day. “Mikki Taylor is like that trusted friend who has to remind you of the power that was on you all along. From life-affirming lessons, to beauty, style, and insider secrets every woman will treasure—Editor in Chic is gold” (Tina Knowles-Lawson, designer and philanthropist).

Get ready to be the best-dressed in the room! Personal styling and life coaching come together in this action-filled guide to curating a closet that supports your goals and takes the stress out of getting dressed. Hollywood stylist-turned-entrepreneur Lauren Messiah helps you identify and clear the roadblocks that hold you back from putting the best (and best-dressed) version of yourself out into the world. Style Therapy is your thirty-day action plan to define and build your style week by week. You'll learn how to: Shop like a stylist and make your shopping trips quick, easy, and efficient. Find clothes that actually fit you, and end dressing room frustration forever. Choose the perfect outfit from your closet in five minutes flat. Keep your look fresh and your style up-to-date from season to season, without having to reinvent the wheel every few months. Slipping back into bad habits is no longer an option. This guide breaks down the process into manageable, helpful, and encouraging steps to help you redefine your personal style!

Coco Chanel: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon is an illustrated biography of Coco’s Chanel's life from the internationally reknown illustrator and author, Megan Hess. It features key moments from Coco's amazing life and iconic items from the fashion empire that she built. Think an illustrated picture book for adults, told through Megan's stylish and feminine illustrations with a fun, whimsical and magical bent. Coco Chanel takes us on a romp through the three distinct chapters of Coco's life: from Coco’s early life and building the brand, to the empire she created, to the legacy she left behind, and how her style is still influential and iconic today. Hess’s book literally paints a picture of the woman who forever changed the way women dress.—The Australian Coco Chanel: The Illustrated World of a Fashion Icon is a beautifully presented biography of the designer—Books + Publishing National Style lovers, unite! This amazing guided tour of Chanel’s game-changing empire is made for coffee tables—Cleo Australian illustrator Megan Hess, whose work graces prestigious designers and brands including Chanel, Carrier and Tiffany and Co., creates a whimsical adventure through the world of Mademoiselle Chanel—PRIMOLife

"Great teams are comprised of ordinary people that are empowered and inspired. They are empowered to solve hard problems in ways their customers love yet work for their business. They are inspired with ideas and techniques for quickly evaluating those ideas to discover solutions that work: they are valuable, usable, feasible and viable. This book is about the idea and reality of "achieving extraordinary results from ordinary people". Empowered is the companion to Inspired. It addresses the other half of the problem of building tech products?how to get the absolute best work from your product teams. However, the book's message applies much more broadly than just to product teams. Inspired was aimed at product managers. Empowered is aimed at all levels of technology-powered organizations: founders and CEO's, leaders of product, technology and design, and the countless product managers, product designers and engineers that comprise the teams. This book will not just inspire companies to empower their employees but will teach them how. This book will help readers achieve the benefits of truly empowered teams"--

Muses of attitude, brains, and confidence come together in this glossy compendium of the female icons who use their personal style and influence to change the way we look and dress. From the obvious to the outrageous, Frida Kahlo to Cara Delevingne, 100 Women • 100 Styles profiles the personalities of each woman, showing what made them who they are, and how they can inspire you.

This book investigates ways of dressing, style and fashion as gendered and embodied, but equally as “religionized” phenomena, particularly focusing on one significant world religion: Islam. Through their clothing, Muslims negotiate concepts and interpretations of Islam and construct their intersectionally interwoven position in the world. Taking the interlinkages between ‘fashionized religion,’ ‘religionized fashion,’ commercialization and processes of feminization as a starting point, this book reshapes our understanding of gendered forms of religiosity and spirituality through the lens of gender and embodiment. Focusing mainly on the agency and creativity of women as they appropriate ways of performing and interpreting various modalities of Muslim clothing and body practices, the book investigates how these social actors deal with empowering conditions as well as restrictive situations. Foregrounding contemporary scholars’ diverse disciplinary, theoretical and methodological approaches, this book problematizes and complicates the discursive and lived interactions and intersections between gender, fashion, spirituality, religion, class, and ethnicity. It will be relevant to a broad audience of researchers across gender, sociology of religion, Islamic and fashion studies.

The fashion industry's reputation has long been negative - riddled with body image issues, gender inequality, and unrealistic ideas of perfection. It's no wonder so many hold a cynical view. In Female Empowered Fashion, style enthusiast Ariana Dimitrakis shares insights from industry CEOs, VPs, stylists, designers, and influencers that will provide readers with hope for the future of fashion. With figures of the industry working to promote empowerment, fashion has been used to promote inclusivity in body image, build supportive and educational programs for girls, and show how young women have successfully broken into the industry. The fashion world is a place where women can explore their beauty, shape their identity, and rejoice in self-expression. In this book, you'll find eye-opening perspectives and tips on: how to break into and conquer the industry how to build a strong network of powerful connections how you can use your success to help others With this inspiring collection of experiences from the likes of Laura Kim and Tina Chai, Female Empowered Fashion is a must-have for any young woman poised to empower the next generation of fashionistas.