Design Your Life: Creating Success Through Personal Style

I read this book in two sittings. I simply could not put it down. What IF getting dressed and ready in the morning was a lovely ritual and not a harried frenzy? What if you took a minute in the morning to have a moment of gratitude and reflect on your day and what you hope to accomplish and perhaps most importantly, what you wish to GIVE? As a woman in finance (with a creative background) expecting her first child (a girl, no less!), I found this book at the perfect time in my life. I had seen Rachel Roy as a guest judge on Project Runway a number of times and she always struck me as so poised, so confident. It was wonderful to read about her life as well.

Powerful writing

This book is very inspiring and empowering! I'm really pleased with this book and I recommend it to every woman. We all should read something like this to remind ourselves how important it is to put ourselves first and express our true selves in everything that we do, including in the way we present ourselves to the world. Thank you for the inspiration Rachel!

Between the lines of this book lies a more interesting story of a biracial and statuesque first generation American woman forging her identity through style, not fashion, with limited resources in the deep south. Her efforts in crafting this image formed the underpinnings to her version of the American Dream. The book slightly misses the mark. It is still readable and somewhat interesting.

Love this book and her. I've always google Rachel Roy to get fashion inspiration and her book doesn't disappoint. After you read the book it makes for a great table book-you can't go wrong since her style if very classic and allows normal people like me to mix high end with low end to make a complete outfit.

Have really enjoyed this read. Rachel exudes elegance and refinement in a world that has become so incredibly lazy and not committal of their appearance. A gentle reminder to remember to take care of ourselves and present ourselves at our best in every way.

There are some good suggestions in the book, but tighter editing would have eliminated repetition and improved the quality of the writing. For example, the story of the author's growing up on the wrong side of the bay and not having much money was repeated until it sounded like whining. She wasn't poor and her parents were well educated, so what's to complain about? The story of the first Manolo shoe purchase was repeated unnecessarily, too.

Great read. How the fashion tips coincide with inspirational tips!