Following in the stiletto heels of her bestselling The Vogue Factor, Kirstie Clements’ Tongue in Chic is a witty and salacious exposé of the world of glossy fashion magazines, told by the ultimate insider. Events revolve around the fictitious Chic magazine, where an average day involves counting calories (preferably other people’s), masterful justification of spending half your annual salary on a blue fox fur, and keeping a kohl-lined eye on the competition.
It gives a no holds barred account of all that is tantalising and addictive in the crazy world of high fashion.
Kirstie Clements began working at Vogue in 1985, rising to editor in 1999, a position she held until 2012. She co-authored In Vogue: 50 Years of Australian Style, and her bestselling memoir The Vogue Factor was released in March 2013, garnering worldwide media attention inlcuding an appearance on US TV talkshow The View. She has been
a columnist with The Sunday Telegraph and a judge on Australia’s Next Top Model.
Readers can choose from a cocktail of cover colours, designed by the brilliant fashion illustrator Megan Hess, who also designed
Candance Bushnell’s iconic books.
I have 5 x ‘Tongue In Chic’ to give away to Lady Melbourne readers, all you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post to be in the running!
Competition ends Monday 18th November 5pm AEST. Winners posted on www.ladymelbourne.com.au
24 comments
Would LOVE to win this high end fashion book and spend my holiday in the fashion world
This book sounds funny and fabulous! I’d love to escape into its pages.
Sounds like the perfect summer read, as well as giving interesting insight I’m sure!
I’ve heard quite a bit about this book and I’m practically dying to read it. Love Kirstie Clements!!
The title is clever, obviously a book of quick wit!
I’d love to give it a read, please. Perfect mind fun to keep me sane in the pre-Christmas work rush!
Please add me to the V.I.P. list for “Tongue in Chic”. Can’t wait to immerse myself in the inner world of fashion!
Karl is totally my oracle! I hope I win a copy of this book!
Juliet x
Loved the insights (and barely-concealed judgements) in The Vogue Factor, it gave me a whole new level of respect for a lady I once thought of as boring because she always wore black suits to fashion week. This sounds fun, I do enjoy a bit of chic-lit.
I read the first book cover to cover in a day and would love to do the same with her second!
Would love to delve in to the world of a faux fashion mag.
Fingers crossed. Xx
Looks like a great beach/airport read!
i would love this book 🙂 great for summer as i need a new summer read 🙂
Sounds like a fabulous read!
Thanks for sharing Lady M! Love the image too x
Definitely sounds like something interesting. Not what you’d usually find on my bookshelf, but I like different!
Now this looks like a book i’d love!!
I have not read a good book for years!
Oh wow, I would love to read this book! Kirstie’s first book was fantastic so I bet this one is just as good. x
Such a vicious and delicious land is fashion mag world!
Yes please!
Xx
Didactic tales for fashion world rookies? How fun! Clements has paved the way for so many budding fashion writers, and she just keeps on going.
Yes, perfect post exam read. Will also help my fascination with magazines to flourish. Always a good thing.
kb xx
This would be a perfect post-exam read, thanks Lady M!
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