Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad Part 2

Welcome to Day Two of the Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad book blog tour at Fresh-Brewed Writer! Shari Braendel's book is exactly what it says it is: help for the fashion-challenged gal like me!

About the Book:

Read my post from yesterday.

Pattie's Review:

First of all, I really like this book. It's easy to read and easy to understand, because Shari does not talk down to the fashion challenged. Nor does she assume anything. She gives step-by-step instructions about clothing, makeup, how to find your proper sizing for foundational undergarments, jeans and swimsuits, accessorizing for those of us who don't wear many accessories, and on and on.

I highly, highly recommend this book.

Pattie's Story:

I used to be a teacher, and when I was in the classroom I wore simple but nice dressy-casual clothing: slacks and shirts that were neat and clean, that required minimal to no ironing, and comfortable shoes from Payless, usually. I was not expected to be a paragon of fashion, as my teachers were not for me (one of my own English teachers, in fact, was known for her loud 70s-style dresses and tops, and this was in the middle of the big-hair, neon and shoulder-padded 80s).

I left the classroom completely in 2006, and in 2007 was hired at a fitness facility for women. Here I was expected to wear sweatpants and t-shirts and zip-front hoodies. Anything considered fitness wear that was clean, with tennis shoes.

Gradually I whittled my wardrobe down, because the rule of thumb is to get rid of clothing if you haven't worn it for a year, right? Besides which, we were in an extreme northern climate, so much of my summer-ish wardrobe disappeared--and my nice teaching clothes were slowly becoming outdated.

Fast forward to 2010, where we're now in an extremely warm (okay, HOT!) southern climate and I have a wardrobe of sweatpants, many t-shirts with emblems from my former job, a few tops from Old Navy, and very few nice outfits.

What's a mom to do? Well, as I work through Good Girls Don't Have to Dress Bad, I will work with my body type (I'm a b), skin tone (clear, as best I can figure--go to Shari's site and take the free color e-nalysis), style (pure natural), and once I find a new hairdresser, a better haircut and advice on hair color. And gradually, I'll find more pieces to complement all of the above.

About the Fashion Makeover Contest:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Complete and submit the entry form at www.FashionMeetsFaith.com, Shari Braendel FaceBook page, Zondervan FaceBook page, Zondervan Twitter account between August 9, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (EST) and August 28, 2010 at 5:00 p.m (EST). **Only one entry per person, so only choose one entry point!**

First Prize: One Winner will receive . . .
One $500 Visa gift card, one web camera, one-hour fashion consultation with Shari Braendel via Skype, one set of color swatches, and one autographed copy of Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad. Approximate retail value: $600. The fashion consultation will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time for the winner and Ms. Braendel on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday between September 15 and November 15, 2010.

Second Prize: Three Winners will receive . . .
One $100 Visa gift card, one 30-minute fashion consultation with Shari Braendel via telephone, one set of color swatches, and one autographed copy of Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad. Approximate retail value: $450. The fashion consultation will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time for the winner and Ms. Braendel on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday between September 15 and November 15, 2010.

Third Prize: Ten Winners will receive . . .
One autographed copy of Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad. Approximate retail value $150.

For complete details, visit Shari’s website.

Other Details:

You can order the book here. And if you'd like to read other opinions about this book, please stop by here.

Thanks to Tina of the Blog Tour Spot

and of course the amazing publishing house of Zondervan,

who sent me a review copy of this book.