Not sure how this will fit in with my resolution of simplification, but we'll see. :)

This is such a fun book! Arranged alphabetically, it's a list of the top one hundred fashion/style necessities. Well-written and conversational, this is very enjoyable and actually helpful.

I find that I own most of the items, some I used to own (Converse, cowboy boots) and a very few I'll never own (bikini, pearl necklace).

It's not all practical (isn't that the point?) and it's not all what you'd expect (iPod, current passport, mad money). But it is all fun! I recommend it to all women who have a sense of style and fashion.

Amusing, even if I thought a lot of the items were completely ludicrous.

Fun read with great color illustrations. The usual suspects and a few surprises. Loved the short origin stories of some of the classics like the Birkin bag and DVF wrap dress.

fun

I liked the illustrations, even though they are of unrealistic mannequin-like women/girls.

So much of this book is not me that I was very surprised that there were things that did pertain to me. The illustrations are wonderful and her style of writing is fun and easy to read.

I thought this book would be fun and breezy, like Tim Gunn's books on the same subject. It was not. What it was, instead, was a very long list of accessories, some of which were not fashion (Note to Ms. Garcia: An Ipod is not fashion. A passport is not fashion. I get that you're selling a lifestyle here, but for real...) It contained, of course, the required items (LBD, jeans, blazer etc) but nothing of substance. Useless. Tim Gunn's book is much better, and I also recommend the UK version "What not to wear" books.

Clearly she is talking to a very different woman than me. There was no real guidance on how to find the 100 that might work for a different lifestyle than Ms. Garcia's own.

I read it very quickly, because I could skip the pages on things like fur and little white dresses. It felt outdated and out of touch to me. Some things were classic and very good. But some others, I find hard to believe she was wearing even in 2008, when this was published. Khakis? Really?