City Chic (eBook)

The Modern Girl's Guide to Living Large on Less

Willdorf Nina Willdorf (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009 | 1. Auflage
304 Seiten
Sourcebooks (Verlag)
978-1-4022-4783-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Live the luxe life on less You're a Modern Girl embarking on a fabulous life in the city, working hard and playing even harder. Money may be an object, but you refuse to let it be an obstacle. That's because what you may lack in funds you make up for in daring and desire. Completely revised with more tips and tricks than ever, City Chic is your practical insiders' primer on how to creatively cheat at being chic. From food and drink to personal maintenance, and from fashion to home dcor, City Chic covers everything a Modern Girl needs to know. Big idea decoratingfor small spaces Cash-saving culinary tips The best websites for scoringdeals Go green: save the environment and your checking account Maximize your iPod for fullparty potential Establish your perfectsignature cocktail...

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Live the luxe life on lessYou're a Modern Girl embarking on a fabulous life in the city, working hard and playing even harder. Money may be an object, but you refuse to let it be an obstacle. That's because what you may lack in funds you make up for in daring and desire. Completely revised with more tips and tricks than ever, City Chic is your practical insiders' primer on how to creatively cheat at being chic. From food and drink to personal maintenance, and from fashion to home decor, City Chic covers everything a Modern Girl needs to know.Big idea decorating for small spacesCash-saving culinary tipsThe best websites for scoring dealsGo green: save the environment and your checking accountMaximize your iPod for full party potentialEstablish your perfect signature cocktailPRAISE FOR CITY CHIC 'City Chic is constantly inventive, amazingly granular, and a blast to read.'Dany Levy, founder/chairman | Daily Candy, Inc.'I love the book. If only I'd had it for the past ten years-it would've saved me lots of heartache, bad furniture, and most importantly, money... It gives you license to scrimp and pinch-and makes you feel more empowered to do so.'Gigi Guerra, brand marketing director of Madewell | former editor of Lucky magazine'City chicks no longer need to turn tricks or sell dope in order to have a glamorous lifestyle- just read Nina's brilliant book.'Simon Doonan, creative director for Barneys New York | author of Confessions of a Window Dresser 'Being an 'it' girl has never been about how much cash you had in the bank, and now is the time to embrace your inner recessionista. Willdorf's book proves that being frugal and being fabulous are not mutually exclusive.'Lara Cohen, news director | Us Weekly

Textauszug

'There is no such thing as an ugly color. There is such a thing as an ugly color combination.' -Douglas Fitch, artist I went to college in New York City, where a shoe-box-sized room is considered ample space. Housing in college anywhere in the country is already a less-than-luxurious affair, with twin beds and utilitarian design. But in converted New York apartment buildings, dusty and musty and crumbling and full of-ahem-character, the dorms I lived in required some seriously savvy decorating skills. Each year, as I crossed the threshold into my new space, depositing boxes of books and bedding, I surveyed the design challenges, the many limitations, and the even more bountiful options to make things fabulous. New year, new apartment, new creative challenges. First was a modernist cube cinderblock room I shared with my roommate, Adrianne. We had two twin beds, an elaborate shelving unit occupying one wall, and a floor of cold linoleum. We lay down rugs, placed disguising...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Geld / Bank / Börse
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-4022-4783-4 / 1402247834
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4022-4783-5 / 9781402247835