Are you born with style? Or can it be learned? To answer the latter, yes. The definitive tome for the ideation, cultivation and execution of individual style, the Creative Pragmatist is an all-encompassing manual that teaches us why the balance of modernity and functionality is critical to personal style development and how to achieve it. If you’ve ever questioned why different items in your closet make you feel not yourself, consider this book your unsung hero. Underscored by her own illustrations, Smilovic creates for a visual and written educational experience chock full of guiding principles to achieve a sartorial narrative completely your own.