This month’s book review is a special edition. Today we will share with you why we recommend How to Never Look Fat Again by Charla Krupp, our Q&A with Charla herself, and we are running a giveaway! So don’t miss a minute of this exciting review.
After receiving this book, we could not wait to dig in and learn what pieces of clothing are “high fat” and “low fat” for our unique body shapes. Yes, you heard that right! Charla broke down the different clothing elements into dietary categories. Clothing can make you look slimmer so why not apply the rules we use in dieting to dress thinner?
This is an amazing concept and made the process of whittling down the less flattering pieces in our work wardrobe almost pain free. Throughout the book she looked at different figure flaws and described the best ways to distract from our problem areas, play up our attributes, and even included tips to help us look at these areas we try to hide in a different way.
Let’s delve into our questions for Charla before we give away any of the insights she provided.
WC: First we’d like to say- we love this book! It’s incredibly easy to find solutions to our problem areas. Plus, we were laughing at the nicknames for our “Buddha Bellies” and the like, all the way through. We have never seen the fit of clothing discussed in this way before. Charla, what inspired you to classify pieces of clothing as ‘no fat’ and ‘high fat’?
Charla Krupp: As I say in the intro section, my husband is super skinny. So, I buy high fat and low fat foods…for everything from peanut butter to milk. So, why not look at clothes as food? As women, we know the caloric content of everything. It’s much easier to comprehend than body shapes.
WC: Most books that discuss fit focus on overall body shapes. You really broke down these barriers and addressed individual problem areas. Many of us feel we need to improve on more then one of these areas. Where would you suggest someone start?
Charla Krupp: Start at the place you are least happy with…do one chapter at a time. Don’t kill yourself…take it slow. Be good to yourself. You’re starting.
WC: What did you find was the biggest problem area for women?
Charla Krupp: It really depends on your age…women over 40 complain about arm flap and Buddha belly…most women have hips/thighs/butt issues no matter what their age.
WC: Our focus at Workchic.com is dressing for the office. When women are searching for business clothing, do you have any tips on styles that are ‘no fat’ or ‘high fat’ on just about everyone?
Charla Krupp: Wear a dress with a jacket or cropped cardigan over it….works all the time.
WC: We all want to be thinner; you are showing every woman how to achieve a more flattering silhouette with simple steps. More than that, you have included tips to help us live healthier lives and start correcting the problem areas. How were you able to pull together all this information into such a comprehensive guide book?
Charla Krupp: It took a village! And a couple years! It was a ton of work but I loved it. And, I knew much of this from my years on the Today show and a magazine editor for In Style and People Style Watch, etc.
WC: What was your favorite part of this book to research?
Charla Krupp: Big Bust!
WC: Charla, thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. Can you give one last tip for our readers to think about when dressing for the office?
Charla Krupp: Don’t dress too sexy….keep your cleavage in check! Forget the micro mini skirts! Stay chic but professional at all times.
That was some great advice from Charla! By reading this book you will learn more than some quick tips to look fit and fabulous. You’ll also learn how to respect your body and work with what you have. If we’re always looking to lose that next 5 pounds we never take the time to celebrate our beauty. It’s all about balance and you can learn how to achieve that by exploring Charla Krupp’s book, How to Never Look Fat Again!
We encourage you to pick up your copy today. But- for a few lucky readers we are giving away 5 copies of this book! How can you win? Comment, Share, and tweet; here are our rules.
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The more ways you spread the message the more chances to win. We will be selecting our winners March 31st. Only residents of the U.S. or Canada are eligible to win. So start telling everyone you know How to Never Look Fat Again!
Here is a little more information on Charla Krupp.
Charla Krupp has done more than 100 style segments on The Today Show and she has appeared on Good Morning America, Oprah, The View, Dateline NBC, and has been a regular on The E! Channel and Home Shopping Network. She was beauty director of Glamour, editor of In Style, beauty editor for People’s Style Watch and executive editor of Shop Etc. Magazine. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, InStyle, Glamour, Shop Etc., People, Cosmopolitan, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Time. Currently, Charla writes a monthly fashion column for More Magazine called Fashion For Grownups.
