JESSE GARZA AND JOE LUPO
WORK IT!
VISUAL THERAPY’S GUIDE TO YOUR ULTIMATE CAREER WARDROBE
(April 2010)
by Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo
What are you putting out there every day? “Your outfit is your headline,” say stylists to the stars Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo, “Make sure it tells your best story.”
Now in WORK IT!: Visual Therapy’s Guide to Your Ultimate Career Wardrobe (Chronicle Books; April 2010; $24.95), Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo show and tell real women, all ages, sizes and tax brackets, how to dress to get the job you want, keep the job you have, re-enter the workforce, or move ahead and step up to that corner office.
Jesse and Joe share the simple secrets that help every woman look stylish, professional, and chic. Today, for women it’s not about the suit — it’s about blending the best of your personal style with what’s appropriate in your workplace. Offering great tips and fresh ideas on every page that will educate and transform, WORK IT! introduces us to a recent grad, a teacher, a grand dame, a world traveler, and other great women who could be your sister, daughter, best friend, or you. Their profiles, coupled with practical tips and dynamic before-and-after shots, illustrate Jesse and Joe’s insights on your best colors, how to mix basics to create distinctly different looks while getting the most out of your clothing budget, selecting the shoes, belts, bags, and jewelry that make a look memorable, and much more. Then they tackle the tricky questions: Is what I'm wearing preventing me from getting the position that I want and deserve? When is a cocktail dress considered office attire? (Spoiler alert: Never.)
Demonstrating how to build a wardrobe that is the best version of you, to help you land and keep the job of your dreams, Jesse and Joe cover:
• Shopping Your Closet – What do you have that’s working for you; what can you build on?
• Asset Management – Knowing what makes the most of your figure and what will overexpose it.
• What’s Your “Worksonality”? – To look comfortable, appropriate, and in control, dress for who you are; Jesse and Joe have a quiz that helps reveal the true inner you.
• Gaining an Edge – Every look needs something special — add a rock-and-roll clutch, a cobalt blue scarf, a stylized silver cuff, and instantly you’ve got a look that makes a lasting impression.
Whether helping you to “shop your closet” or to take their inspired ideas to your favorite store for a quick fashion boost, in WORK IT! Jesse and Joe give you the confidence and design sense to enhance the life you live, without sacrificing comfort, style, or too much cash.
About the authors:
Visual Therapy is a luxury lifestyle consultancy co-founded in 1995 by Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo, based on their unique 5-step approach to identifying and nurturing the individual’s “style type.” Heralded by the press as a two-man “style SWAT team,” Visual Therapy has established a regular media presence on the “Oprah Winfrey Show” and tours the country bringing its fresh and enlightened principles to all aspects of consultation, including private client styling, corporate imaging, speaking engagements, retail store seminars and brand creative direction.
Lisa Airan, M.D. is a world-renowned cosmetic dermatologist and beauty expert. She lives in New York City.