How to Walk in High Heels
A Modern Girl’s Guide to Fashion and Surviving Life — a Book Review
If you have always wondered the best way of getting out of a car in a mini skirt, how to get dressed in 5 minutes or how to walk on cobbled surfaces and climb steps in high heels, then this is the book for you. This “girl’s guide to everything” is not only genuinely useful, but is a hilarious read too. Full of tips related to shoes, bags, hats, sunglasses, underwear and women’s fashion it also covers far reaching topics such as how to be socially adept, tackling technophobia, and joining the jet set; all presented in a lighthearted and breezy style.
Morton’s entertaining and witty bestseller takes us through such gems as how to understand your silhouette, (are you a Bardot, Loren, Lopez or Kidman?) and how to be stylish. When it comes to accessories she includes concepts like, how to fit everything into your handbag, and how to get out of a car in a short skirt.
How to Walk in High Heels
The comprehensive section referring to the book’s namesake, How to Walk in High Heels, covers areas as diverse as how to select a heel, how to aisle glide, how to walk in heels on all surfaces, and how to cope in a fashion emergency (e.g. a broken heel, a ladder in your hosiery.) There is also a mini bio on Manolo Blahnik, and a feature from the iconic footwear designer himself on how to pick a shoe. Given the fashion industry's current passion for sky-high heels, this chapter is worth its weight in gold, as it gives detailed tips on wearing and walking in stilettos and other high-heeled shoes.
In its review, featured on the book's back cover,Vogue.com refers to the book as “the most fabulous instruction manual the world has ever seen.” The Guardian newspaper calls it “the essential reference book any self-respecting aspiring socialite needs.”
Camilla Morton - The Author
When it comes to fashion, the author, Camilla Morton knows what she is talking about. She studied fashion at London’s famed St Martins, and worked at Vogue during her last year of study. She then moved to Paris and worked for John Galliano at Christian Dior. She now lives London, is a contributing editor to Harpers and Queen and writes fashion features for a number of well known newspapers including the Times and Telegraph magazine. Morton now has a recently released sequel entitled A Girl for All Seasons: a Year in High Heels, currently available in hardback. Following her first book’s successful formula, this one is broken down into calendar months, to include topics like how to do Valentines Day on your own, how to do the red carpet, and how to blog it.
The Book Every Modern Girl Needs
Available in hardback or paperback (Hodder & Stoughton 2005, ISBN 0-340-83606-7) How to Walk in High Heels should not be taken too seriously in parts but is does offer some valuable information. From how to cope with affairs of the heart to playing poker or picking up doggy do with style, this is the kind of book you can pick up and but down at leisure. The perfect accompaniment for a long flight, or a fun gift for a fashionista friend. Glamour magazine hails it as the book that every modern girl needs; and Morton’s witty writing style and effervescent attitude is infectious.
