Audreyesque Style

What would Audrey DO? Timeless Lessons For Living With Grace And Style

• Have a formidable work ethic.
• Be memorable.
• Be modest, but not lacking in confidence.
• Imbue yourself with grace and guts and move forward.
• Surround yourself with great people.
• Be a perfect lady.
• Buy quality not quantity.
• Take a genuine interest in whoever you are speaking to.
• Don't act like you are the wife until you actually are the wife.
• Keep the real estate. Don't give up your home to live with a guy, and if possible, keep your former residence in your own name.
• Dating is not like a Law & Order episode, where possession is nine-tenths of the law.
• Behave well. Be gracious.
• Enthusiasm - not coolness - is cool.
• No matter what happens - never lose sight of what you want and also of the belief that it will (somehow) all work out in the end.
• Have "audience authority", the thing that makes everybody look up at you when you are on stage.
• Don't do anything embarrassing, ever.
• Accept life unconditionally.
• Manners, don't forget, are kindnesses.
• Love your home.
• Style has nothing to do with money.
• It is always nice for guest to come to a table with a surprise.
• A personal note has impact and will separate you from the crowd.
• Begin with lush flowers

"I was never engaged, just married."

"The more there is, the less I want."

-Audrey Hepburn