The Art of Intentional Dressing: The Essential Style Guide for Manifesting a Magnetic Life

Celebrity stylist Walsh debuts with an empowering if overstuffed guide to developing a personal style that reflects one’s truest self. She urges readers to tap into how they want to feel and dress to achieve that by, for example, picking clothes based on the vibes one would like to channel (those who want to feel bold should make audacious choices at “the edge of your fashion comfort zone”), and conducting a closet overhaul to eliminate garments that “no longer serve your highest self or current intentions.” Readers can then focus on expanding their wardrobe by organizing a clothing swap with friends and putting together fresh combinations of items already in their closet. Walsh’s advice is most valuable when it’s concrete, but can go off track in sections that have little to do with clothing (like creating a morning aromatherapy routine) or feel more esoteric, as when she offers guidance on dressing to activate one’s energy centers (readers can connect to their “root chakra,” which reinforces feelings of stability, by wearing “chunky boots—think lug soles or sturdy block heels”—that connect you to the ground”). Still, those willing to wade through the excess will find some solid pieces of fashion advice. (May)