Last night, DVF hosted the book party for Amanda Brooks’ new style tome “I Love Your Style,” with foreword by Diane herself. And we love the book! Here, Amanda gives us six stylish ways to find your own style… but for more, you’ll have to pre-order your copy, stop by the DVF shop to buy one, or check out Amanda’s Vogue blog!

Six ways to find your style:

1. Make tear sheets. Read lots of magazines and books and tear out or make copies of things that resonate with you, whether they are whole outfits or just appealing color combinations, beautiful textiles, scenes that evoke a certain era or feeling, or anything at all that you think you want to express with your clothes.

2. Write down your style history. Reflect on your life and take note of the things that have influenced you most.

3. Try a lot of looks. Experiment. Everything I know about my style and my taste has been the result of trying out every look in the book.

4. Constantly ask yourself questions. The more answers you have the more defined your style will be. What proportions flatter you? What fabrics and colors do you love? What kind of mood do you seek to create around yourself? What pieces in your closet do you come back to again and again?

5. Find your style icons and inspiration. Identifying with someone whose style you admire is a great way to figure out whether something is “you.” inspiration equals personal style.

6. Make an effort. Style will not appear in your life on its own. I always feel and look my best when I’m dressed in evening clothes because that is when I make the biggest effort. We can’t go the whole nine yards every morning, but muster what energy you can and you’ll feel better all day long.

Introducing Lip Service, a new video series from DVF hosted by me, Ms. Lip! I’ll be taking you, per usual, Inside DVF and all our goings on. For the first episode, I was on location at the book launch party for Gloria Vanderbilt’s Obsession: An Erotic Tale. And take it from me, the weather wasn’t the only thing steamy that night…see for yourself! Kisses, ML

This past Thursday supporters of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee joined Diane and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for an intimate cocktail reception at the DVF Studio.  Guests were escorted to Diane’s private office where they mingled with Diane, the Speaker and their fellow DCCC supporters. Guests such as André Leon Talley, Rachel Roy, Tina Brown, Candy Pratts Price, and Charlie Rose were escorted up to catch a beautiful glimpse of the newly-open High Line at dusk.

Claire and Katty in their DVF

Last week DVF hosted a book launch party for Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success, the new tome by Claire Shipman and Katty Kay. The two women (of Good Morning American and BBC News respectively) collaborated on the new book, which explores the role of women in the workplace and gives you insight on how to have it all! The authors were divine in their DVF dresses and everyone from Katy Couric to Al Roker to Charlie Gibson stopped by to congratulate them. Plus! The book just debuted at #10 on the NYTimes bestseller list (Advice/How to) for the week of June 21st! Congrats to Claire and Katty, who even with their busy schedules managed to pop by our Sample Sale last week and pick up some book tour-worthy wardrobe additions.

Buy the book…

The DVF month of women continues, and last week our store in Madrid celebrated International Women’s Day with an evening to benefit Vital Voices. The event was hosted by Maria Eugenia Giron, the founder of the Madrid chapter of the International Women’s Forum and one of Spain’s top female business leaders!

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