Classy: Exceptional Advice for the Extremely Modern Lady

If you've ever wondered how to climb the social ladder with grace, how to feel confident in every situation, or even how to make a lasting impression (but not the kind that lands you on the latest "Worst Dressed List") — Derek Blasberg is here, with quotes and secrets from all the socialites so girls everywhere can learn how to have class.

This hilarious handbook will provide everything you need to know about fashion, socializing, dating, and etiquette. With tons of practical tips and tools for learning to flaunt what you've got, dozens of specific how-tos, common no-nos, and huge blunders that even smart girls make, this tongue-in-cheek book will train you to be a lady, and not a tramp

"'I can categorize the young women I've met through my trials and travails into two groups: ladies and tramps,' writes Blasberg in the introduction to this modern manners book. With a clean design that makes excellent use of line art and photographs, the book discusses dressing properly ('Unless you're a cheerleader or prepubescent little girl, there is no reason to run around town in a half tee'), social graces, making friends, finding love, and facing temptation, as well as works of art, film, and literature ladies should know. Blasberg acknowledges the mixed messages directed at young women, while encouraging levelheadedness and precaution (readers might want to double-check certain claims; he states that herpes 'can be communicated through toilet seats'). But underlying Blasberg's arch (and entertaining) voice are good intentions — and decent advice. Ages 12 — up." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

With tons of practical tips and tools for learning to flaunt what they've got, dozens of specific how-tos, common no-nos, and huge blunders that even smart girls make, this tongue-in-cheek book will train readers to be a lady, and not a tramp.

Blasberg is currently the editor of VMAN, the Editor at Large of Harper's Bazaar, and the Senior Special Projects Editor at Vmagazine. Blasberg also regularly contributes to additional publications, most often the several international editions of Harper's Bazaar, Interview, 10 and London's Sunday Times.

Blasberg is currently based in New York City, where he lives with a dachshund named Monster.