High Maintenance Reading List

Welcome to High Maintenance 101, the first thing you'll need to do is go to the bookstore and make sure you bring the following to class:

- Princess: You Know Who You Are by Francesca Castagnoli
From shopping to pampering, to charming, this book covers how to respect your inner princess and treat her accordingly.

- The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlon
The perfect guidebook for our course. From the introduction: Do you know where to buy the best vintage clothing? Have you ever wondered what Tracey Emin collects? Want to know why the soles of Christian Louboutin's beautiful shoes are always crimson red? Going to Paris and need to know where to stay and what perfumes to bring home with you? Perhaps you have a room to decorate and want to put up -- and customize -- your own wallpaper? Still searching for the best-fitting jeans, the snuggliest duvet, the secret to having perfectly toned arms? Scanlon uses the knowledge she's collected through years of travel, writing, and such along with interviews with the people who should know (and who you should know) to compile this awesome little volume. And the cover is beautiful...although your not supposed to judge by it.

- That Extra Half An Inch: Hair, Heels and Everything in Between by Victoria Beckham
Her secrets are the ones you must know. If you do not have a healthy dose of Posh-love in your life, there is no place for you here. If you want to be in the know about how to be mayjah, make sure you have this book.

- Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar magazines
You don't need a subscription, you just need to know that this is where you'll find the stuff you need to know month to month. Your monthly boost of fabulousness, if you will.

Pending instructor review:

- A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style by Tim Gunn
On the list of must-reads, this comes from the man that acts as mentor to the Project Runway contestants, and knows what he's talking about when it comes to fashion and those other things mentioned in the title of his book. I look forward to reading it.

- The Little Black Book of Style by Nina Garcia
The fashion director of Elle magazine and judge on Project Runway offers up a volume geared at helping you find your fashion identity and your polished self. They use these people on that show for a reason, people.

- Daring Book for Girls by Andrea J. Buchanan
Because being fabulous is not just about appearances and personality. You need to know how to do other really cools stuff too, like the perfect cartwheel, wrapping saris, or science projects. Tomboy or girly-girl, or combination, this book seems to be an excellent addition to the library.

*List subject to change as many books are available, yet really good ones being hard to find. These being those the instructor has found useful and relevant.

**Please also take note of the times the following shows are airing in your area: Project Runway, What Not to Wear, Sex and the City, and your choice of shows found on the Style network.