Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me

The fairy godmother doling out advice is the eminently stylish Lucia van der Post, who manages never to patronise her reader or as other guides do write as though she has been lobotomised … Her tips on simple but treacherously difficult things like how best to wear black are vital reading - Vogue

‘Poised, elegant and idiosyncratic, Lucia is the grande dame of style … Good advice was never so glam’ - Eve

‘Finishing school in a book’ - Daily Mail/ Weekend

‘This fantastic style companion reveals the secrets of achieving an uber-glam woman-of-the-world lifestyle … This book could change your life for the better. Even your mother would approve’ - Now Magazine

‘Winsome tome packed with shrewd fashion advice … it s a big cut above all the other fashiony how-tos . No how to face the paparazzi rubbish here, just common sense, and a dash of glamour’ - Sunday Times/ Style

‘Packed with golden rules from style queen Lucia’ - Look

‘A compendium of wardrobe, cosmetic and all-round advice from The Times style writer’ - Grazia

‘Every inch as gorgeous as a book on style should be’ - Glamour