How to Walk in High Heels [Paperback]

Camilla Morton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 2006

From appreciating wine to understanding modern art, placing a bet to playing poker, wearing a hat to finding the mains, HOW TO WALK IN HIGH HEELS helps you navigate life's challenges with style. Camilla Morton has been ably assisted by a host of experts including Manolo Blahnik, who tells you How to Pick a Shoe, Gisele, who explains How to Look Good in a Photo and Anya Hindmarch, who reveals How to Pack a Suitcase. Funny and informative, filled with great quotes and fascinating facts, this will transform your approach to everything from getting dressed to hanging wallpaper. Turn your exasperated aaaaarrrrghs into confident ahhhhs!

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Just what every modern girl needs.' -- Glamour 'This is the essential reference book any self-respecting aspiring socialite needs.' -- Guardian 'Not only genuinely useful, but leaves you on a high, lifted by her breezy wit and addictively efferevescent attitude.' -- Mail on Sunday 'Packed with handy hints on almost every aspect of contemporary life.' -- Independent, Books of the Year 'Thoroughly modern...genuinely useful.' -- The Times, Books of the Year 'From playing poker to climbing out of a car in a mini skirt, from tackling lobster to changing a tyre, it's the most fabulous instruction manual the world has ever seen, all told in Camilla's inimitable straight-talking, hilariously funny style.' -- Vogue.com

About the Author

Camilla Morton was attending fashion shows long before she was invited. She studied fashion at St Martins and spent her final year working at Vogue. She then moved to Paris to polish her look rahter than her French and worked for John Galliano at Christian Dior. She now lives in London and has written about fashion for The Times, the Telegraph Magazine, Harpers Bazaar and TIME, and is a contributing editor to Harpers and Queen.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Hodder Pb; 2nd edition (July 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0340836067
• ISBN-13: 978-0340836064
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #964,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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60 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Alot of Fluff, not much Stuff., April 15, 2007

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Beijing Bookworm (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Walk in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything (Hardcover)

I agree with the person that said this was the equivalent of a bunch of magazine tidbits. There is ALOT of nothing in here... things that I could've gathered on my own. It was quite disappointing on so many levels. Barely entertaining bathroom reading?! Yes, but not for the price and hype. Here are some low-lights in this first half of the book.

How to be stylish: "remember a good pair of shoes can make any outfit. Likewise, a bad pair can do irrevocable damage." (Okay, so what's a good pair and a bad pair?)

Half a page on how to stick to a gym membership summed up: Tell everyone. Ideally go with a friend. Know what will scare you into action. (DUH.)

How to swim in shades (summarized): wrap a rubber band around each arm of the shades. Then make an inconspicuous ponytail with a small strand of hair to keep the shades in place. (Sounds like a breeze.)

Hair: Dry shampoo is perfect for reviving bands. (Proceeds to offer how to for teasing hair into a big bouffant, no pictures included. At least in magazines there are pictures.)

Tips for the salon: dress to impress, giving the stylist some inspiration. Be prepared (ie-bring a book for the down time.) Do not opt for a style that you cant re-create (Duh.) Know the style that suits your face (DUH) and get your punchline out before the dryer is on (as you and your stylist cant hear as well when the dryer is on).

How to deal with bad hair days: wear a hat. (This takes up two pages. Two additional pages on "how to wear a hat".)

Some of the biggest disappoints:

How to deal with unpleasant situations covers how to avoid the flu "keep your hands clean... eat fruits and vegetables..."; how to apply adhesive bandages, how to be stylish in a sling; how to use toilets at concert venues; how to pick up dog doo with style...

How to survive an occasion "weddings, funerals & birthdays". (The book skimps on the most important aspect... gifts!) "If they have a wedding list, go for it. If all you can afford is a sugar-bowl lid, so be it." (Did I need a book for this?!)

How to dance: "Invest in VH1 and MTV- watch the videos and learn". (If it were all that easy, we'd all be dancing like Beyonce and Justin Timberlake, no?!) Precedes to outline the moves to the tango with no foot charts or pictures.

How to grill bacon, sausage, and tomato: Generously piece and put under grill, and flip when they look done.

How to get a mortgage: all you need to do is go to Google, type in "mortage broker," et voila. (sounds fail proof to me, seeing as there are very few internet scams out there nowadays)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, September 6, 2007

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Melissa Chattaraj - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Walk in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything (Hardcover)

You barely have to read a page or two into the excerpt here to see that you will not get the best advice here. What kind of advice does it give for emphasizing the waist? Low slung pants, cropped tops, and belly piercings. SERIOUSLY? That's about the worst fashion advice I've ever heard. Maybe that's ok for sassy little 15 year olds, but it is the farthest thing from classy, and not usually appropriate or flattering! Honestly, the advice in this book, save for a few words of wisdom from some bona fide experts, is at best fluff, and at worst just plain bad.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Only if you were neglected, January 9, 2009

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Elisabeth A. Gibbs (Los Angeles Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Walk in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything (Hardcover)

If you didn't have a momma to teach you what's what, maybe you would buy this book. Still would be a rank substitute for a few classic movies and an observant eye towards REAL class. Come now, ladies. Anything that tells you to watch Mtv? Devil's highway. Better paths to walk, the icons never needed a book cause they KNEW.