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  <title><![CDATA[A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions]]></title>
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  <default-description>&lt;p&gt;The original&lt;br /&gt; &lt;i&gt;What Not to Wear&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt; from one of fashion's &lt;br /&gt; most enduringly &lt;br /&gt; stylish women ...&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Written by French style guru Madame Genevieve Antoine Dariaux, &lt;i&gt;Elegance&lt;/i&gt; is a classic style bible for timeless chic, grace, and poise -- every tidbit of advice today's woman could possibly need, all at the tips of her (perfectly manicured) fingers. From Accessories to Zippers, Madame Dariaux imparts her pearls of wisdom on all things fashion-related -- and also offers advice on other crucial areas in life from shopping with girlfriends (don't) to marriage and sex.&lt;/p&gt;</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1964</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>A Guide to Elegance: For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Genevieve Antoine Dariaux]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 29 07:46:41 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 29 09:58:35 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A lady who follows her advice, I imagine, has perhaps only 10 items in her wardrobes and everything is perfectly coordinated. She is also perhaps similar to Bree Van De Kamp (Marcia Cross' character in &quot;Desperate Housewives&quot;): dressed to the nines, impeccably mannered, yet a little psychot...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3739215">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Williamsburg, VA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 17 21:49:30 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 17 21:49:30 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[1964 edition is by far the superior.  Also, you have to keep in mind that the author is kind of a bitch.]]></body>
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    <name><![CDATA[Lissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 29 13:38:13 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 29 13:46:21 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[How I love these Cold War-era guides to femininity. This one, penned in 1964 by an intensely uptight French Couturier, is full of important advice. Words of wisdom include which kinds of white gloves to wear to a daytime embassy reception and the different attire one wears to horse shows depending o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18935384">more...</a>]]></body>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 16 09:27:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 19 09:50:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>3-ish</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I like this book a lot, and it is certainly not lacking in the advice department (unlike many, many books), but it can be irritating at times. Genevieve Dariaux isn't the least bit lenient and can make you feel like it is a sin to wear anything but a linen suit to a luncheon or to carry a black purs...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27417108">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47824409">
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    <location><![CDATA[League City, TX]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 28 15:39:23 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Feb 28 15:47:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a slightly updated version of the 1964 book (for instance there are references to Princess Diana's style), but for the most part it contains the same delightfully retro advice about how to be properly dressed as the original edition.  An example:<br/><br/><em>In general, gloves should always b...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47824409">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42028777">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 17:34:13 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 23:21:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Genevieve is really annoying to me. There is no science to anything in this book, everything in it is just an opinion. I don't really know how to explain this book, all I know is that I don't like it. BUT its really cute and I love the look of it in my fashion library.]]></body>
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    <review id="77778743">
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    <name><![CDATA[Daphne]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 14 14:25:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't mind that her fashion suggestions are dated.  She demonstrates timeless style and encourages, as well as points, you in the direction of finding your own. After all, elegance is a state of mind.]]></body>
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    <review id="41842310">
    <user id="1730274">
    <name><![CDATA[Rachel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Henderson, NV]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 10:32:45 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 04 10:34:32 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a go-to to prepare for all those would-be uncomfortable situations.  Arranged by category, you can read a portion - or the whole thing.  I didn't always follow it... but hey, that's just me.]]></body>
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    <review id="53594780">
    <user id="2244496">
    <name><![CDATA[Erica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Laguna Niguel, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Apr 22 09:35:47 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[the original Elegance book. Cathlene Tessaro wrote her book on Elegance from the inspiration she received from this one. I had to read it to get the picture. i did. its great. ]]></body>
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    <review id="67340587">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rhoda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Aug 13 22:33:26 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a guide to build a practical and elegant closet.  It doesn't have to be expensive!  The author is the designer of Nina Ricci.  Lovely book.]]></body>
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    <review id="43883791">
    <user id="1831865">
    <name><![CDATA[Dee]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Guthrie, OK]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 21 19:46:36 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 21 19:47:17 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could never be accused of being very elegant, but I enjoyed this read nonetheless.  I was inspired to read it after I read Elegance.]]></body>
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    <review id="17338503">
    <user id="708711">
    <name><![CDATA[Yrinsyde]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Australia]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Fashion freaks!]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 08 17:00:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 08 17:01:49 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a facsimile of the 1964 edition and very charming it is too! Fashion-conscious women should not dismiss this book on account of its age. On the contrary, they should embrace Dariaux’s witty but informed insights into what makes a woman chic and elegant. Although this was originally markete...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17338503">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64809647">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kate]]></name>
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 24 12:14:48 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 05 08:09:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting read, and a good place to start building a wardrobe from, however can get quite a bit preachy after a time. Still refreshing to at least see some aspects of dressing spelled out on the page, for those (like me), who appreaciate having some rules by which to dress. Has a few massively ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64809647">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46401873">
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    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sun Feb 15 07:15:52 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 15 07:16:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just like a well-cut and flattering LBD, this book is timeless.]]></body>
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    <review id="44957264">
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my all time favorite books.  I re-read it every season.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="16302427">
    <user id="88244">
    <name><![CDATA[Karima]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 25 02:55:30 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Call me superficial but I very much enjoyed this book. Originally written/published in 1964 but French style guru Genevieve Antione Dariaux,it is arranged alphabetically accessories (most important) to zoology (Madame believes it elegant to own a dog and that these animals may well have been created...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16302427">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32435400">
    <user id="1452887">
    <name><![CDATA[Hornedfroggy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 09 09:20:36 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 09 09:21:02 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful companion to the novel 'Elegance' by Kathleen Tessaro. Or is the novel a great companion to this how-to guide?? :) Style tips and hints range from Accessories to Fragrance and everything in between. Every letter of the alphabet is covered in this modern woman's guide to a stylish life. H...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32435400">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15103272">
    <user id="229630">
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    <body><![CDATA[Originally written in 1964, this is a charmingly anachronistic book of advice on the proper modes of dress for the elegant woman of roughly the postwar-to-Jackie-Kennedy eras. If you've ever wondered why your mother or grandmother cared so very much about gloves and hats and little black dresses, th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15103272">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What can I say... I have a thing for etiquette books. But this one left me a little cold. Though elegance is supposed to be timeless, this book felt old-fashioned. Yet, there is wisdom in the advice. You just have to pick your way through it. I for one, will not be purchasing a strand of pearls anyt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36640090">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh if only all women would read this book. Perhaps we would then have fewer girls walking around dressed as mini-hookers and more aspiring mini-Hepburns and mini-Kennedy Onasis. Some advice is outdated, but the vast majority should be taken to heart.]]></body>
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