Interview with Rani St. Pucchi, author of 'Your Body, Your Style
Thirty years ago, Rani St. Pucchi
took the bridal world by storm, despite having no formal training in fashion.
She is an award winning couture fashion designer and founder of the
world-renowned bridal house St. Pucchi. A passionate and dynamic
entrepreneur who launched her global empire in the United States in 1985, Rani’s vision was to create an avant-garde bridal
and evening couture line with modern styling and classic details. That vision
has been realized today.
Renowned for infusing her
creations with touches of magnificently colored jewels, exquisite hand
embroidery, delicate beading and sparkling crystals on the finest silks and
laces, these inspired designs with innovative draping evoke the timeless
elegance every woman desires. As one of the foremost designers to introduce
exotic silk fabrics and hand embroidery, Rani is applauded for being a pioneer
in bringing color to the United States bridal scene, having learned that white does not flatter
everyone.
Rani has been recognized and
nominated on multiple occasions for her design talent and won numerous awards
as a Style Innovator. In addition, she has been honored with the Best Bridal
Designer Award at the prestigious Chicago Apparel Center’s DEBI Awards (Distinctive Excellence in Bridal Industry).
Rani is famous for designing the
wedding dress worn by “Phoebe” as she captured the hearts of millions when she
said “I Do” in a unique St. Pucchi
Lilac corset bodice A-line gown on the finale of the hit television show Friends.
Her range of avant-garde designs
are worn by the world’s most discerning brides, including celebrities and style
icons such as New York Giants’ player Aaron Ross’ wife, Olympic gold medalist
Sanya Richards; Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo’s wife Candice
Crawford; Actress Tara Reid; Jason Priestley’s wife Naomi Lowde; actress
Candice Cameron and Grammy Award winning country music singer Alison Krauss,
who donned a specially designed Chantilly lace and silk gown at the Country
Music Awards.
Rani has enjoyed much media
attention. Her signature designs have been recognized in high profile media
such as Entertainment Tonight, Harper’s
Bazaar, WWD, Town and Country, Bride’s, Cosmopolitan Brides, Inside Weddings,
Martha Stewart Weddings and The
Knot.
Rani’s real passion other than the
world of design is to help women who have suffered abuse and those who are
struggling to find themselves. On her quest to empower women to be their best
selves, she is passionate about helping them find their voice through building
their self-confidence. She believes that confidence must start with a woman’s
love and acceptance of her body.
Renowned for her savvy knowledge
of a woman’s form and fit, Rani is eager to share her knowledge of more than
three decades with all women so they can make better styling choices. In
addition to the book you are reading now, Rani is the author of four upcoming
books: The SoulMate Checklist: Key
Questions To help You Choose Your Perfect Partner; Seven Types of Men To Avoid: Recognizing Relationship Red Flags; Designing with Heart: A to Z Guide to
Bridal Designing; and Unveiling: A
Celebrity Fashion Designer’s Story, a Memoir of her Life Journey.
Born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand, Rani now happily lives in Los Angeles, California.
Her latest book is Your
Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on Dressing to Flatter.
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About the Book:
Rani St. Pucchi,
a trend-setting designer whose designs have
been recognized in Entertainment Tonight,
Harper’s Bazaar, WWD, Town and Country, Bride’s,
Cosmopolitan Bride, Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot, can help define the style that flatters you most — no matter what age or stage of life you are in or what your body type is.
Women
from all over the world have clamored to have a private consultation with Rani so they may benefit from her
expertise and regain their self-confidence and shine.
In Your Body, Your Style, Rani shares with you her knowledge of the female form and guides you to find simple
solutions to your most pressing body concerns. The focus is on you — and how
you can make yourself more confident and appealing in almost every situation — simply by making
a few changes and different choices in planning your wardrobe.
Once
you embrace your unique attributes and dissolve your bad relationship with your body, you’ll be amazed to find how irresistible you are to others!
This
simple and friendly guide reveals:
*
What clothes and silhouettes are best for your specific body type
* Simple techniques to determine
which colors flatter you most
*
Solutions to common lingerie issues and the importance of fit
* The
one dress that is a chameleon, and how to transform it into different looks
* How
to travel stress free by planning your wardrobe well
* 101
styling secrets, professional tricks and fashion tips
RANI ST. PUCCHI
is an
award-winning fashion designer, an author and relationship expert. She is a
regular contributor to The Huffington Post.
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Q: Welcome to The Writer's
Life! Now that your book has been
published, we’d love to find out more about the process. Can we begin by having you take us at the
beginning? Where did you come up with
the idea to write your book?
After more than 30 years as an
award-winning designer and founder of the world-renowned Bridal house St. Pucchi I took a sabbatical to write
my books. Writing had always been my passion and as an English major this was a
natural transition. I had so much to say that I felt I could serve the world
better by spreading my knowledge thru words. And so, my first book Your Body, Your Style: Simple Tips on
Dressing to Flatter Your Body Type was born.
Q: How hard was it to write a
book like this and do you have any tips that you could pass on which would make
the journey easier for other writers?
As any writer and author will
tell you, the first book can be the most challenging one. Editing, and
re-writing several times even, to make sure that our readers will understand is
key. Most information exists in our heads and, as in fashion, much of the lingo
is so second nature to us designers and those in the fashion industry that we
tend to forget that the general audience, for the most part, is clueless about
what we may be referring to. So I suggest that after you’ve written your book,
have a few of your friends read it to make sure that everything is clear and
easy to follow.
Q: Who is your publisher and how
did you find them or did you self-publish?
Koehler Books is my publisher. I
discovered them when I was looking thru my options of getting my book
formatted.
Q: Is there anything that
surprised you about getting your first book published?
Yes, it has been such a learning
curve. I’ve discovered that writing is only a small part of getting your book
published. Marketing your book and getting it on everyone’s radar is where most
of your energy goes.
Q: What other books (if any) are
you working on and when will they be published?
My next book, The SoulMate Checklist, will be released
on November 15th, 2016.
Other books that I am working on are Your
Body, Your Bridal Style; 7 Types of
Men to Avoid; and my memoir, Unveiling:
A Celebrity Fashion Designer’s Story. All three books are scheduled for
release in 2017.
Q: What’s one fact about your
book that would surprise people?
That if they knew the simple
tricks on how to dress their body in ways that will enhance their best assets
and camouflage areas they feel uncomfortable about, their self-confidence will
sky rocket!
Q: Finally, what message (if any)
are you trying to get across with your book?
The message I would like to get
across is that every relationship starts with an individual’s relationship to
self. That loving your body is the first step and the key to having an amazing
life with your partner, as well as how you show up in the world.
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