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Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady
If you've ever wondered how to climb the social ladder with grace, how to feel confident in every situation, or even how to make a lasting impression (but not the kind that lands you on the latest "Worst Dressed List") - Derek Blasberg is here, with quotes and secrets from all the socialites so girls everywhere can learn how to have class.
This hilarious handbook will provide everything you need to know about fashion, socializing, dating, and etiquette. With tons of practical tips and tools for learning to flaunt what you've got, dozens of specific how-tos, common no-nos, and huge blunders that even smart girls make, this tongue-in-cheek book will train you to be a lady, and not a tramp!
This hilarious handbook will provide everything you need to know about fashion, socializing, dating, and etiquette. With tons of practical tips and tools for learning to flaunt what you've got, dozens of specific how-tos, common no-nos, and huge blunders that even smart girls make, this tongue-in-cheek book will train you to be a lady, and not a tramp!
256 pages, Paperback
Published April 6, 2010
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About the author
Derek Blasberg
9 books22 followersAn American fashion writer, editor and New York Times bestselling author. He is the Editor-at-Large of Harper’s Bazaar and Vmagazine and VMAN, publications for women and men, respectively. Blasberg currently lives in New York City with a dachshund named Monster.
Blasberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Carol and William Blasberg, and has a brother named Christopher.
After graduating as salutatorian of Affton High School’s class of 2000, he moved to New York City to attend New York University. He graduated with honors in Dramatic Literature and Journalism in 2004. His first job was as an assistant at Vogue.
Blasberg is currently the Editor-at-Large of Harper’s Bazaar, where he profiles the likes of Lady Gaga, Tom Ford, and Daphne Guinness. In addition, he is the editor-at-large of Vmagazine and VMAN, the women's and men's publications, respectively, of arts collective Visionaire. He is also the founder of www.MrBlasberg.com, a website from the NowManifest and Fairchild media groups.
In his career, Blasberg has contributed articles to a variety of publications, including numerous international editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, W, Womens Wear Daily, WSJ., the New York Times, Teen Vogue, the London Sunday Times, Elle, 10, and Another Magazine. From 2006 to 2010, Blasberg was the Editor-at-Large of Style.com, where he wrote a column called The Blasblog. From 2009 to 2012, he kept a column called Fast + Louche for Interview magazine.
In 2008, Blasberg edited Influence, a fashion and art tome conceived by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has since contributed texts and written forwards to several other books and literary projects in the fashion and art spheres. He served as coauthor to several of the New York City editions of the Louis Vuitton Travel Guides.
Blasberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Carol and William Blasberg, and has a brother named Christopher.
After graduating as salutatorian of Affton High School’s class of 2000, he moved to New York City to attend New York University. He graduated with honors in Dramatic Literature and Journalism in 2004. His first job was as an assistant at Vogue.
Blasberg is currently the Editor-at-Large of Harper’s Bazaar, where he profiles the likes of Lady Gaga, Tom Ford, and Daphne Guinness. In addition, he is the editor-at-large of Vmagazine and VMAN, the women's and men's publications, respectively, of arts collective Visionaire. He is also the founder of www.MrBlasberg.com, a website from the NowManifest and Fairchild media groups.
In his career, Blasberg has contributed articles to a variety of publications, including numerous international editions of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar, W, Womens Wear Daily, WSJ., the New York Times, Teen Vogue, the London Sunday Times, Elle, 10, and Another Magazine. From 2006 to 2010, Blasberg was the Editor-at-Large of Style.com, where he wrote a column called The Blasblog. From 2009 to 2012, he kept a column called Fast + Louche for Interview magazine.
In 2008, Blasberg edited Influence, a fashion and art tome conceived by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. He has since contributed texts and written forwards to several other books and literary projects in the fashion and art spheres. He served as coauthor to several of the New York City editions of the Louis Vuitton Travel Guides.
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March 27, 2025
I was surprised to find that my library has one full shelf of etiquette books, and this one looked like a fun modern approach — and it is fun! Derek Blasberg is funny and interesting, and while this is aimed towards young adults, it was an enjoyable read. It was updated one year later in 2011 to “Very Classy,” and I wonder if it’s because there was a reference to Amy Winehouse’s drug addiction in this first edition. In a chapter warning against doing drugs, Blasberg writes, “Amy Winehouse is an icon, and I love her, but have you ever heard anyone say, ‘I’d really like to go on a date with her?’ Absolutely not. A party girl might get attention—but from all the wrong people.”
There are a lot of critical reviews about this book from angry feminists (at least on the newer edition), but this book is not pro-puritan, it’s all just common sense that I agreed with.
There are a lot of critical reviews about this book from angry feminists (at least on the newer edition), but this book is not pro-puritan, it’s all just common sense that I agreed with.
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