How to Dress: Your Complete Style Guide for Every Occasion - Gok Wan

My Mam loves Gok Wan. She'll happily let the kids have their cartoons on all day, and when her husband comes home in the evening he can watch as much Star Trek as he wants. But when it's time for any of Gok's shows, my Mam takes charge of the remote. It is the one programme she has to watch each week, so naturally I had to watch it too whilst staying there. At first he kind of annoyed me, it didn't seem like my kind of thing at all. Though before long I was loving How To Look Good Naked, surprisingly as much as my Mam. Having then confessed this to her, I found she was throwing a book in my direction - Gok Wan's How to Dress. I'd read Trinny and Susannah's What Not ...  Read the complete review

I'm not exactly sure what I was expecting when Gok Wan's "How to Dress" caught my eye in the library. In a rather superficial way I enjoy watching Wan styling in his various TV shows and, if I'm honest, I'd actually rather like a bit of a session with him to get me out of my style rut (or should that be "lack of style" rut) and let me have a bit of fun for once. However, as it was a library book I decided that nothing ventured, nothing gained. Alas, this will be one of the quickest returns to the library ever. The blurb on the back of the book would have us believe that the tome is packed with ideas and styling tips to help us girls ...  Read the complete review