The Fashionista Files: Adventures in Four-Inch Heels and Faux Pas

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A fashionista is a girl who always looks current and cutting edge, even when her clothes are vintage 1975. A fashionista can tell her Pucci from her Gucci and her Blahniks from her Choos, but she's as comfortable in Kmart as she is in Chanel. She wears what she likes and always looks fantastic. She's a clothing chameleon- a sharp tweed suit and ladylike driving gloves one moment, a punk rock T-shirt and studded belt the next. She's a gypsy, a princess, and a diva. She's fashion-forward, shopping-addicted, and full of fun. And you can be her, no matter your size, style, or budget. Authors Melissa de la Cruz and Karen Robinovitz are fashionistas who share a love for impractical shoes, small dogs that fit in designer handbags, and wearing white after Labor Day. They eat, sleep, and breathe fashion. And they'll teach you how to Make a whole new wardrobe out of the awful duds that lurk in the back of your closet Use the words "postmodern" and "ironic" to fake your way through pseudo-intellectual cocktail conversation (really-it's easy, and so postmodern and ironic!) Score big with chic and cheap finds at thrift stores, consignment shops, and discount designer outlets Live like a socialite on a shoestring budget In two weeks or less, you'll be living the lush life, from the brim of your Eugenia Kim fedora to the tip of your pointy Christian Louboutin pumps!

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Stylish, sophisticated, and sharper than a four-inch Louboutin stiletto . . . As always, Melissa and Karen hit it perfectly.
LAUREN WEISBERGER, author of The Devil Wears Prada

3 Fs . . . Fun, Fashion, and Feminine . . . an easy read and a permanent smile.
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, designer

Imagine a book that tells you not only what designers to wear, but how to pronounce them! Not only what time to arrive, but what to do once you get there! This is an indispensable guide to worshiping at the throne of fashion and fabulousness. Jadore it!
MICHAEL MUSTO, The Village Voice

Author Bio

Karen Robinovitz is the chief creative officer for Digital Brand Architects. She spent a decade as a journalist for The New York Times, WWD, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, amongst others, and co-authored Fate Accompli! with Lara Shriftman and Elizabeth Harrison, and The Fashionista Files and How to Become Famous in Two Weeks or Less with Melissa de la Cruz. She serves on the Board of Advisors of the Brooklyn Museum and lives in New York City with her husband. Melissa de la Cruz is the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and Publishers Weekly internationally bestselling author of many critically acclaimed novels, including The Isle of the Lost- A Descendants Novel and Triple Moon- Summer on East End. Her Blue Bloods series has sold over three million copies, and her Witches of East End series became an hour-long television drama on the Lifetime network. To learn more, visit melissa-delacruz.com.