Danica Lo is compassionate, sassy, fun, and
thankfully, brutally honest. When we ask the
question, "Do I look fat in that?", we generally
know the answer already, and Danica Lo tells us
how to make sure that every view is as appealing
as it can be so we don't have to ask that anymore.
Since Lo was a plus-size model, curvier ladies can
rest assured that they are in good hands. She
understands our insecurities and gives great
advice on undergarments, business attire, casual
wear, gym clothes, etc - in short, all of the
places where we need some fasion help to smooth
our lumps and bumps. I am a size six (used to be a
size twelve) and I found her advice for my current
body resonated with me, as did her advice for
people with more curves. Her honesty about what
works and what doesn't may be hard for some people
to take, because she is clear almost to the point
of bluntness at times, but I thought the advice
was all very solid. She has a really fun writing
style and uses amusing nicknames for all of our
jiggly bits so that we can smile and maybe start
to make peace with our "badonkadonks", for
example. There are lots of line drawings and
illustrations in the book which show each tip and
trick. They weren't nearly as good as photos would
have been, because the drawings were often of
ladies with very idealized (read: skinny)
proportions (even when offering a tip for larger
ladies or for a problem area), but they did help
show what she was talking about.
