The Body Shape Bible

While so many find Trinny and Susannah brutally honest, i find them fun and informative. The Body Shape Bible which I purchased from Amazom.com, allows one to take an honest look at oneself and one's friends and see that looking good has more to do with self awareness than being born perfect. I love that they use normal looking people for their how to photos and then use famous people when they've dressed to accentuate their shape and when they looked far less than great. They also have a good laugh at themselves. I am a classic hourglass, and finding clothes has always been difficult. I have often tried to camouflage my curves with oversized flowing clothes that only added twenty pounds or more to my appearance. I recently bought a va va voom red dress with flutter sleeves, form fitting a la Marilyn Monroe and Christina Hendricks, and I received so many compliments. I'm sixty five and haven't had so much attention since I was twenty. Buy this book for you and your friends. It helps you love yourself as you are, laugh at what's not so great, and see the potential in those around you.

This book helped me realize what clothes look best on me. It made me realize that I have a stupidly impossible body type, but at least it gave me some direction for which cuts will usually fit better than others. Also helps with jewelry recommendations.

Out of the 4 books I bought by these women, THIS WAS THE BOOK THAT HAD THE INFO I NEEDED (but didn't know it until I read it!) One may not fit perfectly into the described body shapes, but after coming up with the closest match, there's so much info with great examples, a person is bound to learn a good bit! At least know I did!

don't worry if you're tall, or short, or have extra pounds...it doesn't matter, your clothes matter! The book has great pictures, it's easy to see what kind of body do you have and do the changes in your wardrobe. Be open minded since you'll need (as I did!) to throw away lots of your clothes. Choosing the right clothes make such a difference. Buy it, you won't regret.

As a fan of Trinny and Susannah, I have always appreciated their guidance on how to dress for your specific body type. I found this book to be covering the same information, except not as well presented as in previous books.Once you discover your body type, you can really only use 15 or so pages out of entire 288 page book. You are offered only 3 looks as ideal for your shape, Casual, Smart, and Party. I would have appreciated more, especially considering some of the outfits were not seasonally appropriate. And as I flipped through the information on other body types, it was noticable that things such as swimsuits and accessories where discussed with some body types and not others. This should have been addressed with every body type.Also, because this book is shipped from the UK, the shopping section becomes useless since they recommend shops within the United Kingdom only, unless you anticipate traveling overseas soon. The shopping guide in "T & S The Survival Guide" is far superior. Perhaps an updated US version will be offered later. Wait and buy it then.

This was ordered on Dec 22 2010 and arrived on February 18th 2011 (from the UK to New York)Shipping was cheap- and it came in perfect condition.This is a fun book, but still I cannot identify myself with any of the shapes here- I wanted some tips because I recently had two babies and I am definitely not the same shape as pre-pregnancy. I may use some of the ideas from maybe three different body types that apply to me in part.

This book arrived in perfect shape, on the earliest of several possible dates. I haven't even opened it yet, but intend to spend plenty of time with 'my nose in this book.' Thank you.

Trinny and Susannah have done it again. Great information about how to dress to look your best, no matter how you look in the mirror in just your undies. Very helpful and with great illustrations.