Big City Look: How to Achieve That Metropolitan Chic

You'veseenherstridingdowntheavenueofanybigcity--thewomanwithTheLook--thelookofeleganceandstyle.Herhairswings;hermakeupisnatural,butlush;herclothesoriginal,butclassic.She'sdelightfulandsophisticated.She'sirresistible.She'squintessentialbigcity.Rarelydoesastylebookcomealongthatispractical,real,andmuchmorethantheusualpie-in-the-skybeautylecture.BigCityLookisacelebrity-studdedhow-tobyVincentRoppatte,SaksFifthAvenue'smasterbeautystylistandspokesmanforElizabethArdenRedDoorSalons.Vincentisalegendinhisfield,andthemostcelebratedwomenintheworldarehisfriendsandclients.Hisbook,BigCityLook,clearlydeconstructstheextraordinaryandstylishappealofurbanwomenindifferentregionsofthecountry.Andyoudon'tactuallyhavetoliveinabigcitytohavethatconfident,put-togetherlookthatwhisperseleganceandgrace.WhatexactlyisitthatgivespanachetothatstunninglychicNewYorkwoman--evenwhenshe'snotaclassicbeauty?WhatsecretsdoesthatfeminineandgorgeousAtlantanwomankeep--thesecretsthatbestowthesouthernBigCityLook?HowdoesthatradiantChicagoanmanagetolooksoclassy--evenwhenplowingthroughthelegendarysnowandwind?ThatDallasdelight--howdoesshedressandwearherhairtogivehersuchseductiveandstylishadvantage,suchcaptivatingattitude?What'stheWashington,D.C.,styleformula--theonethatbestowsthatinsiderin-controlallureonthatimportantcapitalwoman?HowdoesthatenchantingL.A.womanmanagetoepitomizetheglamorousheartofHollywood?Whilecertainclichésringtrue(Dallassportsgorgeousbighair,NewYorkdressesinblack,Atlantalovesheadbands),therearesomanymoresubtle,regionaldifferenceswhenitcomestogreatstyle.Understandingandbeingabletoduplicatethesefashion,makeup,andhairsecretsresultsinasmashing,appropriate,andwonderfullook.Evenifyouliveinatinyvillageandareonasmall-townbudget,thelookofurbanstylecanbeyours.SohowdoesthewomanwiththeBigCityLookdevelopthatflairforclothesandmakeup,thatseductiveattitudeweuniversallyadmire?Vincentknows.AndhetellsyouinBigCityLook.Acelebrity-studdedbookbySaksFifthAvenue'smasterstylistdeconstructstheextraordinaryandstylishappealofwomeninsixbigAmericancities:NewYork,LosAngeles,Chicago,Washington,D.C.,Dallas,Atlanta.