Polish your poise with Madame Chic
Subtitle: lessons in everyday elegance
By: Jennifer L. Scott
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781501118739
Subjects: Etiquette for women; Confidence; Fashion; Charm
Description: "The New York Times bestselling author of Lessons from Madame Chic and At Home with Madame Chic revives the timeless quality of poise and shows how to cultivate it as a daily practice and a life-long endeavor. Just step out your door today and you will notice that poise is a rarity in our wired, fast-paced, and unmannerly world. As uncivil behaviors like flip-flops at Broadway shows and digital oversharing proliferate, this timely book reminds us of the quiet power of behaving with dignity, kindness, and grace. Jennifer Scott's Parisian mentor, Madame Chic, embodied poise, and not just with the good posture, stylish attire, and natural manners that made her extraordinarily elegant. She also demonstrated steady assuredness and graceful calm in everything she did--from interacting with her family and receiving guests at home to presenting herself in public. Jennifer L. Scott passes on the lessons she learned as well as some of her own hard-won wisdom, addressing topics such as proper attire at social events, good grooming, communication skills, hospitality and being a good guest, our interactions with neighbors and strangers, role models, self-discipline, and self-image. This charmingly illustrated, practical, and inspiring book, full of tips, lists, and ideas, is certain to start a new conversation about the timeless art of poise"--

"The New York Times bestselling author of Lessons from Madame Chic and At Home with Madame Chic reminds us about a quality that is scarce in our fast-paced, wired world: poise, it's power, and how to cultivate it"--
Table of contents: title: Part 1. The Power Of Poise. Chapter 1. Madame Chic Knew the Power of Poise; title: Part 2. Presentation. Chapter 2. The Empowerment of Style ; Chapter 3. Presentable Clothes ; Chapter 4. Glorious Grooming ; Chapter 5. Dapper Deportment ; Chapter 6. Charming Communication; title: Part 3. Practicing Poise. Chapter 7. Gracious with Guests ; Chapter 8. Darling at Dinner ; Chapter 9. Chez Vous and Beyond ; Chapter 10. Not Just a Pretty Face; title: Chapter 11. Poise and Les Autres; title: Acknowledgments.