I Actually Wore This: Clothes We Can't Believe We Bought

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In everyone s closet, there is one article of clothing that truly demonstrates a momentary lapse in fashion judgment. I Actually Wore This is the first book to celebrate these fashion blunders and lets us in on how and why they happened: the purple velour jumpsuit that was supposed to make you look dangerous, the Baron von Trapp ish Tyrolean jacket that seemed like a good idea after six beers in Munich, the off-the-shoulder Goo Goo Dolls concert T-shirt bought to impress a roadie named Spyder. Each of these cringe-inducing items somehow managed to find its way into the wardrobe of a typically fashionable person, and the authors are here to tell you how that happened. In I Actually Wore This, otherwise stylish individuals, from Bergdorf Goodman s fashion director to actress and SNL alum Molly Shannon, choose the one item from their closet that best illustrates when taste took a holiday, allow themselves to be photographed in it, and tell the story of how they came to acquire it where and when they were when they bought it, and what they were thinking, however absurd, at the time.

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"This book is such a fun take on some awesome peoples worst fashion mistakes."
Dose of Glamour

"When its time to sort out your wardrobe, isnt there at least one garment that has you thinking: What was I thinking A new book celebrates those moments. And some of those stories will likely bring a huge smile to your face and possibly a chuckle. 'I Actually Wore This: Clothes We Cant Believe We Bought' with words by Tom Coleman and photography by Jerome Jakubiec is a collection of personal accounts where different celebrities, fashionistas, media personalities and everyday people discuss a dress, suit, jacket, or pair of shoes that were tragic mistakesbut they can laugh about them now."
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Author Bio

Tom Coleman is an Emmy-nominated writer and filmmaker who has worked with MTV, Esquire, and McSweeney s, among other firms. Jerome Jakubiec is a fashion, portrait, and celebrity photographer whose work has been published in magazines worldwide.