Gain Access A Year In High Heels: The Girls Guide To Everything From Jane Austen To The A-list Devised By Camilla Morton Compiled As Softcover

is proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life, Do not be mislead by the title into thinking complete frivolity follows, This book not only provides tips on shopping, stealing the limelight in the best thrift store vintage wears, and planning for the best party seasons, but it also serves as a thoughtful companion and informative guide through history via the innovative and courageous artists that shaped it.


A gem to return to and a useful reference guide, Loved it! الكتاب فيه معلومات خفيفة سهلة عن مشاهير الفن والموضة والشعر والادب والتاريخ والموسيقى
احس ان الكتاب عبارة عن قصاصات جمعت من عدة كتب ومجلات وصحف وتم ترتيبها بطؤقة حلوة سهلة خفيفة شيقة
استمتع به وبالمعلومات الموجودة
في نهاية كل فصل سوف الخص المفيج منه مع رايي في الفصل
For anyone who liked "How To Walk In High Heels" this book is a must, Camilla Morton literally goes through every day of the year and gives the history of what happened on that day, relating to fashion, entertainment, and just about everything else you can think of.
Ab fab reference for girly trivia! This book was a good surprise, A friend gave me it inthe first time I went to London and since then it was forgotten in a shelf cos I judged it by its cover.
I just looked at it and had no doubt that it was all about fashion, shoes and things like that plus

a foreword written by Manolo Blahnik just reinforced this idea.
So these days I gave it a chance and wow! It's pure culture! It goes from history of art and cinema up to classic music and other relevant books.

As the author herself said on the last page: "Never judge a girl or a book simply by its cover", Need to know those everyday skills, How to write a letter to planning a party to the knowhows of festivals such as The Academy Awards and Cannes Festival.
Like a bit of useless trivia to the fact of unusual events of which particular date e, gnd February is the start of the Feast of the Purification of Virgins,

Want to stand out and strut the catwalk gracefully, curate your own art exhibition, overcome those public speaking nerves, be the glamourpuss you are at the Melbourne Cup Days and Ellerslie Flower Shows.
Learn a language and travel the globe in style and make the most boring things enchanting,

Well, with reading A Girl for all seasons, you can learn all this whilst reading a month to month guide of tidbits and howtos, Each section contains a diary of dates and useless information that happened on that particular date, a selection of Howtos relevant to that month e, g February brings us and How to do make truffles and How to Valentines Day alone and gives a brief on how Valentines day came to exist,

Included as a bonus for each month is a collection of fine articles from a Wish you were here: A Chapter from an author to give us a wonderful insight of their country e.
g the wonderful Manolo Blahnik writing from Istanbul,

A Muse of the Month: This is a woman who has proved to be an wonderful asset and inspiration to all ages whilst growing up these include ladies such as writer Jane Austen, Cosmetic Coco Chanel, Elizabeth Arden, Actresses Marilyn Monroe and an Alltime favourite of mine Audrey Hepburn, to Singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Artists Peggy Guggenheim and Frida Kahlo, First Lady Jackie KennedyOnassis to Queens Cleopatra and Queen Elizabeth I The Golden Ageand for all those who love the fairytale endings our wonderful Cinderella concludes the muses of the month.


For all those bookworms out there, each month provides a different book to read and explore from classics such as George Orwells Animal Farm to The Great Gatsby by F.
Scott Fitzgerald, Perfume by Patrick Suskind This has recently been made into a flick starring Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman and every little girls favourite The Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett to unknown books in the likes of The Kid Stays in the Picture by Robert Evans and The Black Violin by Maxence Fermine.


And to conclude each chapter, for all those ShoeLovers out there, pun intended a foot note this discusses a particular footwear item, These range from The Ballet Shoe to the Stiletto/Wedges to the good old Wellington Boots, Included in the footnote tells us all the details from what occasion the shoe is suited to, to the how it got its name, An excerpt of the Wellington Boot explains What it is good for and How the Wellington Boot came to be named “Essential for those April showers and any rainy day in particular.
The gumboot, the wellie, the rubber boot, whatever you call its indispensable for the rainy season, It is so named and famed thanks to Arthur Wellesley, first Duke of Wellington”,

Whatever your interest be, may it be Drama, Literature, Music or Fashion, This book has a bit of everything for all those girls out there, A mustread for all and all ages appropriate,

From rocking red shoes in summer to perfecting your postholiday thankyou notes, A Year in High Heels is the ultimate style guide for all fashionforward females.
Fashion journalist and bestselling author Camilla Morton has gathered together an eclectic collection of inspiring suggestions, sensible advice, and surprising howtos to guide every glamour girl through the yearwith witty, smart, and fun tips on how to walk the red carpet, curate an exhibition, blog your way to fame, spice up your public speaking, and make even the mundane magical.


Gisele Bündchen, Diane von Furstenberg, Matthew Williamson, and other fashion icons share secret tips on where to find inspiration while Dita Von Teese, Anya Hindmarch, and Christian Lacroix explain how to tease, how to go green, and how to appreciate opera.
Filled with unique challenges and infinitely fun ideas, this is the guide to a guaranteed extraordinary year! Such fun, highly recommended! I know all kinds of useless facts I didn't know before now.
Awesome :D One of my favorites again! I barely read nonfiction, but Camilla is just so witty and she has this way of explaining things in an entertaining way.
I learned so much from this bookeven my boyfriend thought it was quite informative, If you love fashion, movies, books, and just about everything, try reading this book, Trust me, you'll love it to pieces, An interesting guide for women like me, There are bits of everything, . . from celebrities, fashion, poetry, books, films, arts, history, . . and down to the different types of shoes, I love the quotes from all those famous women like Jackie Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn etc, Will keep it on my bookshelf as a reference! At least I've ended this book! I had got it as a present and decided to read it whole no matter what.
And it was hard trip, .
I really do not know for whom it was written, If you have no interest, about nothing, no purpose in your life, no friends and personality you may like it, . . Maybe it was thought for young girls,years old, but on the other hand is instruction how to practice burlesque or get married is appropriate for them
You may find some anecdotes and interesting recipes there, but it would fit on less thenpages.
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Excellent guide if you're the type of person that needs a guide to live your life: truly useful subjects and advice in here, I don't like my encyclopedias to give me opinions as much as I like them to inform my knowledge though, and god knows why I picked this book up in the first place.
So This book is entertaining, as much as nonfiction can, It has light elements as well as heavier information, Book recommendations, history both world and fashion, letters from actually fashion people, . .

And of course it's very much white you celebrate Columbus, authors of recommended books are white, most mentioned people etc, If I remember correct, Frida Kahlo is pretty much the only person of colour written widely about,

I'd recommend this to a fashion blogger or fashion enthusiast, It isn't badly written either, just boring the second time, I guess it's time to sell this book, I was expecting something completely different, I read the subtitle wrong, and thought the book would be about the rules and society of Jane Austen's time, I think this book is meant to be a reference book on how to do things the "right" way from walking the red carpet, to writing thank you notes.
I just did not enjoy it, Inspired me to widen my horizons, I signed up for Shakespeare Sonnet A Day and bought a set of classical music CDs while reading this book! This book is a treasure trove of knowledge.
My personal favorite subsection is where Heidi Klum shares with us how she views the world and how the whole travel experience works for her, Each and every page is an enchanting education, I salute the author for this work, This book has a little something for everyone, There were parts of it that were absolutely uninteresting to me, like the part about how to plan a wedding, I don't give a crap, I'm not getting married any time soon, and I'm not having a whitepeople wedding anyway, so I skipped that whole section, But there were lots of other little portions that interested me the discussion of famous musicians, famous books and plays, famous fashion designers who often write the intros to each chapter, historical and political events, famous couples in history, that sort of thing.


The book is light and funny and whimsical, but still very informative and educational, Advice about how to dress like a burlesque star additional tips provided by Dita Von Teese herself! and home remedies for getting rid of pimples appears alongside an essay on the English monarchy, Napoleon, the split between England and the Church, and so much more.
It's a history book, a fashion book, a collection of synopses for avid readers, a howto on dining and entertainment, a guide to manners and etiquette, all of it rolled together into one.


I wrote a blog post in my book journal listing different things mentioned in the book that I want to try, If you're curious, you can access it sitelink here, along with any other posts about this book I might write in the near future, Definitely the girls guide to everything fabulous for the whole year round, Specially the knowledge i now hold over shoes, places, movies, books and important events! This book is so, . . I cant find a word, Apart from some interesting information about Jane Austen, Marilyn Monroe and a few others, this book was just useless and boring, I dont know how did I managed to finish it, It's lovely to have a book that you can read a little from every few days, This book is compiled of interesting little facts, fun stories about Hollywood diva's, book group suggestions, party ideas, shoe history, and so much more, It's entertaining, though a little too superficial for me too, at times, While How to Walk in High Heels manages to strike a good balance between practicality, independence and glamour, this collection tends to haul toward the dramatic slightly too much.
Anders als gedacht und nicht so oberflächlich wie es klingt,

Es sind kleine Abschnitte und Geschichten, zu verschiedenen, abwechslungsreichen Geschichten, Von Dita von Teese, die verrät wie man sich Burlesque anzieht bis zur Legende um Buddha,
Dazwischen Geschichten aus der englischen Monarchie und um Napoleon, Leben und Werke von Chopin, Mozart und Beethoven, Kurzbiographien und Zitate von Coco Chanel, Jane Austen, Kleopatra und Frida Kahlo, Die Geschichte des Taj Mahal und die des heiligen Valentin, von dem die Meisten nichts wissen,

Das "unnütze Wissen" hat mir gut gefallen, die unnützen Tips nicht unbedingt, Wie man eine Hochzeit organisiert, einen Buchclub gründet und was man auf dem roten Teppich trägt ist für mich im Moment einfach belanglos,

Es ist auf jeden Fall unterhaltsam und man kann es zwischendurch lesen aber es ist kein Muss, This book is set out with annual traditions and historical events overmonths, Some of these events in certain places or culture may not be a relevance to you at all, The title is a bit misleading and has very little of shoes, I wouldve rated this book as astar but its obvious the author has done some deep research that has paid off as astar book.
Super dated, did not finish it,