With Fall finally upon us, Professor Mimi has some required style reading for all my HighEnders! I have adored Nina Garcia since before the days of Project Runway fame because of her pitch-perfect fashion books- The Little Black Book of Style and The One Hundred. If you have yet to read either of these, PLAGUE on your fashion household!

Ok, maybe no plague, but move your RearEnds to Borders, Barnes&Noble, Amazon.com- NOW! “Why the urgency, Prof M.?” you ask. Well, Novelist Nina has published a third book to complete the style trifecta, so your reading list sure is piling up!

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Ms. Garcia’s latest The Style Strategy: A Less-is-More Approach to Staying Chic and Shopping Smart is the common chicster’s guide to posh shopping without the HighEnd price tag. True to Nina’s style, this book is down-to-earth and timely while also heavy on the fashion fab. And those signature Ruben Toledo illustrations? Simply ToDieFor!

Check out Amazon.com’s review:

“Armed with Nina’s no-fail The Style Strategy, fashionistas will not only discover a myriad of shopping alternatives sure to help them attain high-end looks at lower prices, but also learn how to maximize what they already have through maintenance, ingenuity, and creative style choices. Step by step, Nina helps readers honestly answer three key questions–What do I have? What do I need? What do I want?–before making purchases, so they can effectively eliminate any unnecessary spending.

This book also celebrates some of the most extraordinary women of the past, who remained admiringly fashion-forward during their own era’s economic hardships.”

Still not sold on your style-ssignment? Have a look for yourself:

*all images via amazon.com*

All right, HighEnders, ready, set, READ! What are some of your must-have style stories?