Best Selling Books by Betty Halbreich

From the New York City legend, bestselling author, and iconic stylist Betty Halbreich comes this wise and witty collection of guidance from her 96 years to help people of all ages look, feel, and live their best. For half a century, Betty Halbreich curated wardrobes and bore witness to the vicissitudes of life as Bergdorf Goodman’s original personal shopper. Of course, visitors to the store were awed by a 96-year-old woman who still held down a nine-to-five, let alone one in the youth-obsessed industry of fashion. But age is only half the story: Betty built that career by giving encouraging yet deeply honest advice. Much of it was about what to wear, but her insight was by no means relegated only to matters of the closet. She was known for her good taste on many levels, from her immaculate Park Avenue apartment of 70-plus years to the fashion stars she helped discover and the looks she styled for iconic series like Sex and the City and Gossip Girl. In short, Betty was in the unique position to dispense useful prescriptions on how to look good and live well at any age. This collection of her writings from the last five years of her life contains her signature firm and frank guidance on relationships, careers, style, etiquette, and keeping house, as well as eloquent reflections on aging, solitude, and modern life. The result is a definitive dispatch from a powerful woman who always held her head up high, inspiring you to do the same.

The stunning true story of Bergdorf Goodman’s legendary personal shopper Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim’s repertoire. She has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women off the street. She has helped many find their true selves through fashion, frank advice, and her own brand of wisdom. She is trusted by the most discriminating persons—including Hollywood’s top stylists—to tell them what looks best. But Halbreich’s personal transformation from cosseted young girl to fearless truth teller is the greatest makeover of her career.

Betty Halbreich, the director of Solutions at world-famous specialty store Bergdorf Goodman, brings her shopping and dressing expertise to readers in this bestselling classic. Getting dressed every morning probably causes more trauma than anything else we do on a daily basis. No one understands this better than Betty Halbreich. She''s seen firsthand that putting on clothes is as much—if not more—about the mind as it is about the body. Each day, her dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman is filled with women searching for something. They may think they''re merely shopping for a new dress, but, as Betty knows, sometimes they''re really shopping for a whole new life. Whatever these women are seeking, Betty is sure to help them find it. With simple instructions and witty asides, Betty takes her experience out of the dressing room and puts it into readers'' hands. Follow her through the years and through the stores as she sheds light on such fashion conundrums as how to break up with the color black, what to wear on "Casual Fridays," what "black-tie" really means, and how to wear just about any accessory. Betty elevates shopping and dressing to an art form, yet she makes you realize how simple it really is to look fabulous. She is truly a fashion therapist, dispensing wisdom, wit, and advice on how to enhance your natural beauty, build a more confident self-image, and, most of all, have a little fun while doing it. With more than 200 black-and-white illustrations

Aos 86 anos, Betty Halbreich é uma figura única no mundo da moda. Há quase quatro décadas comanda o departamento de compras personalizadas – ou personal shopping, como Betty prefere não chamar – da loja Bergdorf Goodman, ícone do consumo de luxo na Quinta Avenida. Meticulosa, impecável e deliciosamente engraçada, Betty é conhecida por não ter medo de abrir o jogo com as clientes. Já vestiu desde uma primeira-dama dos Estados Unidos até personagens de séries como Sex and the City e Girls, além das próprias estilistas que abastecem suas araras. Em Um brinde a isso, Betty fala não só da tão atraente carreira, mas também do momento mais duro em que precisou se encarar no espelho: separada e com dois filhos, ela entrou em depressão e tentou o suicídio. Um emprego de vendedora na Bergdorf Goodman a ajudou a se reencontrar, porém seu talento para vestir os outros era inversamente proporcional à inclinação para as vendas. Realocada como personal shopper, Betty deu a volta por cima e levou junto inúmeras clientes que também se reencontraram com seus conselhos e exemplo. Combinando deliciosas memórias de compras, moda e celebridades fashion – sem citar nomes, claro – com capítulos intensos e tocantes sobre sua vida pessoal, Betty mostra que o verdadeiro estilo de uma mulher não está impresso nos cortes, tecidos e etiquetas que ela veste, mas na história que ela tem para contar. E a história de Betty é maravilhosamente inspiradora. “Uma vida repleta de acontecimentos, bem no centro da indústria da moda.” Publishers Weekly “Existe um princípio pragmático por trás da forma como Betty veste as pessoas. É muito inclusivo. Tem lugar para todo mundo no processo dela. Betty consegue transitar no universo da moda, mas também sabe baixar um pouco a bola desse universo.” Lena Dunham

Betty Halbreich, una de las estilistas más famosas del mundo de la moda, comparte sus secretos y nos enseña cómo utilizar las prendas y complementos más adecuados para nuestro estilo y para cada ocasión. Ilustrado con divertidos dibujos en blanco y negro, el libro explica qué colores son los más favorecedores y cómo combinarlos o qué zapatos utilizar según la ropa que vayamos a llevar. Sin embargo, lo más importante para la autora es que cada mujer aprenda a sacar partido de sus prendas, a encontrar su propio estilo y a mejorar su aspecto de acuerdo con su propia personalidad, sin que tengan que imponerse necesariamente los dictados de la moda. Además, la autora nos relata sabrosas anécdotas que le han sucedido en su trato con actrices, cantantes y otra gente famosa que ha pasado por su tienda.

Korean edition of Secrets of a Fashion Therapist: What You Can Learn Behind the Dressing Room Door by Betty Halbreich and Sally Wadyka. Halbreich, with her more than thirty years of experience as director of Solutions at New York City''s famed Bergdorf Goodman specialty store, offers great tips and advice to create beauty for a sensible fashionist. In Korean. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.