great update to any wardrobe(Rating: 5)
Definitely for the fashion-conscious lady. Love the tips and photos !
It is helpful for shopping your closet and updating your look .

Great style book(Rating: 5)
I ordered this for my best friend (secretly hoping she'll let me borrow it soon!) and it's the perfect gift for both of us. We both have the original Lucky Guide, and this is a great follow-up to that one.

Not really a how-to guide. :-)(Rating: 4)
I do think the book was perhaps a touch mistitled. It is definitely not a how to guide, nor is it a text book on wearing iconic looks. That being said, I really enjoyed the book and I am certainly not thin or particularly young or wealthy. The book has style with not much substance, but I found that apropos for the subject.

What did I get out of the book? I enjoyed seeing the items of clothing displayed, and the different looks assembled from a few key pieces. I also got some ideas for new things I want to pick up to expand my wardrobe. I think if you have a style already that fits one of these, you might get more out of it. Although, like a previous reader, I was a bit perplexed at the amount of lingerie "key pieces" shown for the bombshell. Not my style at all but I still thought that was a bit of a copout. I didn't see that problem with any other style.

What you will not get from the book: A how to guide on changing your actual style to fit an iconic look. A guide on making looks fit your body shape etc. If you are looking for that, I suggest you try another option....

Worth a Look But Seems to Promise More Than It Offers(Rating: 3)
As I grow older I have become so preoccupied with my responsibilities that I do not keep up with the fashions as I used to in my younger years. But I still enjoy this aspect of femininity which makes Lucky magazine and the book compilations so fun. With their famous no frills photography and forthright store and price information captioned below each item, even the busiest woman can take a few moments to glance through and get a sense of the current fashionable offerings.

When Lucky's latest style guide arrived at the library I was quick to check it out. Intrigued by the title "The Lucky Guide to Mastering Any Style" I was curious - what are the names of the current styles and how are they achieved? I flipped through in an evening and though I especially enjoyed the various beautiful blouses and tops pictured, I have to conclude that the book does not live up to its title.

There is little copy, which is to be expected from Lucky, but with a title calling itself a guide to various styles, I expected a checklist or bullet points of have-to-have items for each type. Instead the authors highlight a few key pieces of each style and then rely primarily on sparsely captioned photos to relay the sense of personality in each mode. If you are already well-versed in current fashions or are a visual person, then you will find this sufficient, but I would have liked a bit more copy. If you are trying to recreate a certain look from scratch you may find yourself still a bit confused as to what is required.

Short articles supposedly giving a well-dressed woman's take on fashion actually came across as thinly veiled promotionals for these young women and their retail or design businesses. All of the featured women were young (so young one wondered how they can afford such expensive clothes so early in their careers,) very slender and were part of the arts and fashion industry. Aren't bankers, lawyers and doctors also fashionable? Or, gasp, maybe even the working class professions such as customer service reps and nurse's aides may sport a few examples of beauty and taste.

The magazine is so fun, as was the previous volume "The Lucky Guide to Style" and this one certainly has terrific photos and provides a pictorial overview of the current looks for you to decide which is your cup of tea. I am still coveting many of the artsy vintage looking blouses and wondering where I can buy them for the right price in my hometown. Lucky broke new ground in their magazine format and with their inclusion of Target, a mass market retailer as one of the stores whose products they sometimes highlight. I hope they continue that tradition by creating more style watch compilations, but this time with a more egalitarian focus such as "Create The Iconic Styles with Items Under $100" or in an area much overlooked by Lucky itself, "Plus Size Fashion That Flatters." Do give this volume a look-see but don't expect to use it as a guide to revamping your wardrobe.

It's alright... borrow it from a friend(Rating: 3)
I was hoping this book would contain more information such as how do you put together an outfit from a closet full of seperates. This was not the case. Save your money and borrow this book from a friend.