Classy[Aufregende Tipps Für Die Lady Von Heute] (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
"Tissues and ice-cream help with an emotional hangover, but don't overdo it. It's hard to find someone new if your nose is rubbed raw and you can't fit into your jeans." I had some laughs reading this. It's a great coffee table book, not meant to be taken too seriously. I particularly liked the design and layout - the chapters are presented in newspaper column format, which I thought made for great aesthetic and very easy parsing. A stylish, visually pleasing book that was also somewhat entertaining. I've read my share of etiquette, entertaining, general girl guide books, and have thoroughly amused myself with said reading. I'm a fan of Derek Blasberg, the fashion writer, but in this "how to" guide for the "modern lady," I find him condescending, overly critical and essentially humorless.Blasberg is one of the biggest name-droppers in the industry, and I found the only amusing aspect of his debut book to be Byrdie Bell posing as his ridiculous cover model. What were the publishers at the Penguin Group thinking when they were editing this? The advice is contrived at best, and he spends a good bulk of the book reprimanding his idea of "trashy" women. He is constantly using words like "skanky" and "slutty" to describe women (some of whom are his FRIENDS and former colleagues) who may not follow his over-the-top guidelines for being a "lady." I'm unsure whether it's his natural snark coming through the material to the reader or if he actually meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek and/or comical. The execution may have been better with a female writer (sorry, had to say it) and a more humorous spin on his golden rules.Hey, Blasberg! I think you're a "trashy" girl for writing this garbage. Think of all the teenage girls who will read this and take everything to heart. This book is an extremely sad representation of the kind of "literature" that is negatively impacting young girls from a relatively notable writer in fashion circles.I was a fan of Blasberg, but after reading this, I can no longer tolerate him even in the shiniest of magazines.
What do You think about Classy[Aufregende Tipps Für Die Lady Von Heute] (2011)?
So far the one of the funniest, and the truest, books I've EVER read.
—NashDash
Quite entertaining, most of the tips are common sense.
—k_alserkal
A great book on how to be a classy lady.
—kougrawocky
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