Das Kleiderschrank-Projekt

Honestly, I can't understand some of the 2-star reviews this book received. It's the first time that I actually want to rate the book higher than I originally did just to make up for the ludicrous comments some people make. 1. This book is not about capsule wardrobes. This topic has only a tiny chapter about it, which specifically states which kind of people might like a capsule wardrobe and the ones who don't. It's neither recommending nor advising against it. 2. This book does not advertise into spending heaps of money into high fashion. It doesn't say you should buy stuff you have to give to dry cleaners. For heavens sake, it does even advise against both of those things! It makes be wonder if some reviewers actually bothered to read the whole book or only skip through it. I also can't understand why people said it was written for people in their early 20's. I am a 30-something and never considered myself way out of the target group. So here we go, here's my own review: I rated the book 3/5 stars. What I enjoyed: + The translation into German was very good. Many non-fiction translations lack good vocabulary, and I actually had to check if this was actually a translation or not. + When I booked the book I didn't expect it to be as big and heavy as it is, so it's looking very neat. + I like lists and decision trees, so anything that I can take a picture with my smartphone and take with me when I go shopping is a good thing + I thought the book was very un-judgmental and was careful to take everything into consideration. It allowed a lot of flexibility What I am nit completely sure about: This book doesn't have a magic wand for people to wave around and magically have a lot of style. It has a clear process of what the other recommends to find his/her own personal style. The process itself is very structured, however looks a bit complicated. In the beginning I thought "yay, this sounds like fun", but when it started to be all mood-board and what-not I thought it might be a tad too much. I just want to go to the office not looking like an idiot, I am not a fashionista. However I liked that it was more a guide to find your own solution than a fixed "it's a 100 percent that way and no exceptions". What I didn't like - There were loads of big pictures about women wearing unique items. And that means what...? I thought they were rather random. Maybe they were meant to be inspiring, but it didn't trigger something with me. I'd much rather liked some stories of those people, of how they found their own personal style. This would have made more sense and would have been of more use. Maybe the author didn't want this as some people might have used it to just copy the style, but honestly, what is the harm in that? - The author states how important it is for clothes to be of good quality. Pictures would have been nice. For example she says a lot about good seams etc. - why not show some examples? - The book also states about the perfect fit of an outfit. Again, no examples, all just theory. - Some examples would have been really nice. For people that are not reading a lot to none of fashion blogs and magazines, they just go blank. --> This makes the impression that she intended the book to be timeless and glossy like a fashion magazine, rather than a real life-approach, and that's what brought down the raking to three stars. Another thing: Obviously the female author just thought of writing a female guide. That's sad, because most of the things might be universal and applicable to all genders. So why not state it in the title that it's just for women's clothing? Or just include more aspects into the book, maybe with the help of a Co-author. I might adjust the rating and the review once I am done through the wardrobe project-thing.