On Elegance
- Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit
By Sean Hepburn Ferrer
- Audrey Style
By Pamela Clarke Keogh
- The Little Pink Book of Elegance: The Modern Girl’s Guide to Living With Style
By Jodi Kahn and Karren Barbas
- Pride and Prejudice
By Jane Austen
- How to Be Lovely: The Audrey Hepburn Way of Life
By Melissa Hellstern
- Man of Steel and Velvet
By Aubrey Andelin
- The Five Love Languages
By Gary Chapman
On Beauty and Loveliness
- Fascinating Womanhood
By Helen Andelin
- Secrets of Loveliness
By Kay Thomas
- How To be a Lady
By Candace Simpson-Giles
- Why Beauty Matters
By Karen Lee-Thorp and Cynthia Hicks
- The Art of Being a Woman
By Veronique Vienne
- Mama Gena’s Owner’s and Operator’s Guide to Men
By Regena Thomashauer
- Man of Steel and Velvet: A Guide to Masculine Development
By Aubrey Andelin
Elegant References
On Sophistication And Society
- An Invitation to Tea
By Emilie Barnes
- Debrett’s U and Non-U Revisited
By Richard Buckle
- 101 Essential Tips to Wine
By DK Publishing
- Old Money: The Mythology of Wealth in America
By Nelsom W. Aldrich, Jr
- Rich Dad Poor Dad
By Robert Kiyosaki
- How to meet the Rich for Business, Friendship or Romance
By Ginie Sayles
- The Official Preppy Handbook
By Jonathan Roberts, Carol McD. Wallace, Mason Wiley and Lisa Birnback.
- A Tiffany Diamond Ring
By Tiffany and Co.
- Think and Grow Rich
By Napoleon Hill
Elegant References
On Style And Fashion
- Tim Gunn: A guide to quality, taste and style
By Tim Gunn with Kate Moloney
- In Vogue: The Illustrated History of The World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine
By Alberto Oliva, Norberto Angeletti, Anna Wintour, and Steven Klein
- A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions
By Genevieve Antoine Dariaux
- Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty and Everything Glamour
By Rachel Zoe and Rose Apodaca
- The Audrey Hepburn Treasures
By Ellen Erwin, Jessica Z. Diamond and Sean Hepburn Ferrer
- Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures
by Pierre-Henri Verlhac, Yann-Brice Dherbier, and Hubert de Givenchy
- Style
By Kate Spade
Elegant References
On The Womanly Arts
- A Well-kept Home
Household Traditions and Simple Secrets from a French Grandmother
By Laura Fronty and Yves Duronsoy - French Women for All Seasons: A Year of Secrets, Recipes, & Pleasure (Vintage)
By Mireille Guiliano
- Occasions
By Kate Spade
- How to Raise a Lady
By Kay West
- The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for capturing the Heart of Mr. Right
By Sherrie Schneider and Ellen Fien
- Entre Nous
By Debra Ollivier
- Joie De Vivre
By Robert Arbor and Katherine Whiteside
- Shabby Chic
By Rachel Ashwell
Elegant References
On Manners And Etiquette
- Emily Post’s Etiquette 16th Edition
By Peggy Post
- Emily Post on Etiquette Revised Edition
By Elizabeth L. Post
- The Unexpurgated Code
A Complete Manual of Survival and MannersBy J.P. Donleavy
- Manners
By Kate Spade
- Manners for Women
By Mrs Humpfry
- Stand Up, Shake Hands, Say “How Do You Do?”
By Marjabelle Young Stewart and Ann Buchwald
Elegant References
On Elegant Weddings
- The Wedding Book
By Mindy Weiss with Lisbeth Levine
- Miss Manners On Painfully Proper Weddings
By Judith Martin
- Emily Post’s Etiquette 16th Edition
By Peggy Post
- Miss Manners Wedding Etiquette
By Judith Martin
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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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