A Year in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything from Jane Austen to the A-list [Paperback]

Camilla Morton (Author)

Book Description

Release date: November 11, 2008

From rocking red shoes in summer to perfecting your postholiday thank-you notes, A Year in High Heels is the ultimate style guide for all fashion-forward females. Fashion journalist and bestselling author Camilla Morton has gathered together an eclectic collection of inspiring suggestions, sensible advice, and surprising how-tos to guide every glamour girl through the year—with 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!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Despite a little help from friends in high fashion places, including a foreword written by Manolo Blahnik, Morton's follow-up to her debut book How to Walk in High Heels is an unsuccessful pastiche of historical facts, shoe styles, recipes and juxtaposing tips like How to be A-list and How to say something meaningful. The book is arranged in calendar form, with each month including cultural tips and information and a Muse of the Month profile of famous women like Jane Austen and Cleopatra. While trying to appeal to both sides of the Atlantic, the London writer misses the mark by trying too hard to be all-inclusive, especially where holidays are concerned. The sheer volume of historical facts—including when Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross, when Disneyland opened in America and when Mata Hari was born—seem like they were compiled purely to fill in the bits between international dispatches from famous fashionistas like Giorgio Armani and Diane von Furstenberg and are out of place next to a section titled How to moonwalk the Michael Jackson way. B&w illus. (Nov.)
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About the Author

Camilla Morton is a London-based fashion writer and the author of the international bestseller How to Walk in High Heels, which has been translated into twenty languages worldwide. She was the runway reporter for U.K. Vogue.com, covering all international and couture collections. Morton has collaborated with several designers and written for magazines, newspapers and blogs, including Time magazine's "Style and Design," SHOWStudio, the Wall Street Journal's "Off Duty" section, and Harper's Bazaar in both the U.S. and the U.K. This is her fifth book.

Diane von FUrstenberg arrived in New York in 1970 with a suitcase full of her iconic wrap dresses and changed the way women dressed. DVF has pioneered fashion and business, built and sold a cosmetics company and founded a publishing house, and she supports many philanthropic causes—especially for women and the environment. DVF returned from a hiatus to fashion in 1997, relaunching the signature wrap to international acclaim. In 2005 the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awarded her a Lifetime Achievement Award, and the following year named her as the Council President.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (November 11, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061673609
• ISBN-13: 978-0061673603
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,256,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars From Ghandi to Heidi Klum... From NYC to Egypt... This book has it all! February 9, 2010

By Jessica

Format:Paperback

This intriguing style will walk you through unique trivia and dates as you progress through the Calendar. You will become a queen of trivia, while also learning how to plan your wedding, wear the best style, begin your own art collection, and succeed at work! Though this book certainly does not focus solely on how to help YOU, rather it inspires you with the life and times of Ghandi, Shakespeare, Picasso, A.A. Milne, Greta Garbo... You name it. This book has it all. Enjoy!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad. Learned some new things. December 4, 2012

By CVWritrer

Format:Paperback

I did enjoy this book, but I was really glad I got it used. I would not buy this at the full price. It was nice, I learned some new things, enjoyed some of the daily challenges for us busy women, and other things as well. This is a book for entertainment, it is not life changing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Going to buy more November 20, 2012

By Catherine A

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This book is great. Its cute and funny I like it better than its sister book. This one gives you daily things to do. Book came late but its worth having and great price its a must read for girls.