Here are my elegant references and credits...and my daily inspirations!

Much of my ideologies come from these elegant men and women whom I owe much credit to.

Not all these books are available because a few of them are out of print. But most of them you can get from my Amazon affiliate store, which I've set up for your convenience.

Elegant References

On Elegance

1. Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant SpiritBy Sean Hepburn Ferrer

2. Audrey StyleBy Pamela Clarke Keogh

3. The Little Pink Book of Elegance: The Modern Girl's Guide to Living With StyleBy Jodi Kahn and Karren Barbas

4. Pride and PrejudiceBy Jane Austen

5. How to Be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of LifeBy Melissa Hellstern

6. Man of Steel and VelvetBy Aubrey Andelin

7. The Five Love LanguagesBy Gary Chapman

On Beauty and Loveliness

1. Fascinating WomanhoodBy Helen Andelin

2. Secrets of LovelinessBy Kay Thomas

3. How To be a LadyBy Candace Simpson-Giles

4. Why Beauty MattersBy Karen Lee-Thorp and Cynthia Hicks

5. The Art of Being a WomanBy Veronique Vienne

6. Mama Gena's Owner's and Operator's Guide to MenBy Regena Thomashauer

7. Man of Steel and Velvet: A Guide to Masculine DevelopmentBy Aubrey Andelin

Elegant References

On Sophistication And Society

1. An Invitation to TeaBy Emilie Barnes

2. Debrett's U and Non-U RevisitedBy Richard Buckle

3. 101 Essential Tips to WineBy DK Publishing

4. Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in AmericaBy Nelsom W. Aldrich, Jr

5. Rich Dad Poor DadBy Robert Kiyosaki

6. How to meet the Rich for Business, Friendship or RomanceBy Ginie Sayles

7. The Official Preppy HandbookBy Jonathan Roberts, Carol McD. Wallace, Mason Wiley and Lisa Birnback.

8. A Tiffany Diamond RingBy Tiffany and Co.

9. Think and Grow RichBy Napoleon Hill

On Style And Fashion

1. Tim Gunn: A guide to quality, taste and styleBy Tim Gunn with Kate Moloney

2. In Vogue: The Illustrated History of The World's Most Famous Fashion MagazineBy Alberto Oliva, Norberto Angeletti, Anna Wintour, and Steven Klein

3. A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All OccasionsBy Genevieve Antoine Dariaux

4. Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty and Everything GlamourBy Rachel Zoe and Rose Apodaca

5. The Audrey Hepburn TreasuresBy Ellen Erwin, Jessica Z. Diamond and Sean Hepburn Ferrer

6. Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Picturesby Pierre-Henri Verlhac, Yann-Brice Dherbier, and Hubert de Givenchy

7. StyleBy Kate Spade

On The Womanly Arts

1. A Well-kept HomeHousehold Traditions and Simple Secrets from a French Grandmother By Laura Fronty and Yves Duronsoy

2. French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, & Pleasure (Vintage)By Mireille Guiliano

3. OccasionsBy Kate Spade

4. How to Raise a LadyBy Kay West

5. The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for capturing the Heart of Mr. RightBy Sherrie Schneider and Ellen Fien

6. Entre NousBy Debra Ollivier

7. Joie De VivreBy Robert Arbor and Katherine Whiteside

8. Shabby ChicBy Rachel Ashwell

Elegant References

On Manners And Etiquette

1. Emily Post's Etiquette 16th EditionBy Peggy Post

2. Emily Post on Etiquette Revised EditionBy Elizabeth L. Post

3. The Unexpurgated Code A Complete Manual of Survival and MannersBy J.P. Donleavy

4. MannersBy Kate Spade

5. Manners for WomenBy Mrs Humpfry

6. Stand Up, Shake Hands, Say "How Do You Do?"By Marjabelle Young Stewart and Ann Buchwald

On Elegant Weddings

1. The Wedding BookBy Mindy Weiss with Lisbeth Levine

2. Miss Manners On Painfully Proper WeddingsBy Judith Martin

3. Emily Post's Etiquette 16th EditionBy Peggy Post

4. Miss Manners Wedding EtiquetteBy Judith Martin

Where Can I Get These books?

Shop for these Elegant References

For your convenience, I've listed most of these books on my Amazon (affiliate) page, which you can purchase below.

Other Forms Of Inspirations

In no particular order of importance...

• French Language
• Dancing, especially Ballet and Ballroom dancing
• Skiing, Tennis and Golf
• Gardens
• European countries
• Television and Films
• Elegant Women in film and television
• Elegant fashion designers like Coco Chanel, Oscar De La Renta, Valentino, Karl Lagerfield, Tom Ford etc
• God, creator of all beautiful and fine things

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