Product Description

The ultimate girls' guide to getting it right.

Etiquette is a revisionist business. New rules are constantly appearing and

old ones evolving. A modern survival manual is called for, to lay out the
new rules, to point out the pitfalls and to ensure damage limitation.

Debrett's, the trusted authority on all matters etiquette, have created
the essential guide to life for every girl about town. Etiquette for Girls

reassuringly explains how to behave with ease and style in every social
situation, covering man management (from flirting to one-night stands and
breaking up), what to wear, dining out, socialising and entertaining at
home, getting ahead at work, etiquette for special occasions (including
festivals, polo and private jets), conversational no-nos and avoiding
dreaded social sins.

Etiquette has re-entered the zeitgeist. Social success lies in forethought

and understanding, so switch on and prepare to prosper.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2737 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Synopsis
Presents contemporary lifestyle etiquette for girls aged 16-30 years.

Customer Reviews

Look and learn ladies, look and learn
Debrett's etiqette for girls is a practical guide on how to behave in a modern, civil and ladylike fashion - something a vast number of 'girls' in the UK, (generally younger women) could do with a helping hand to learn. I personally find this book resourceful, informative and you don't have to believe everything you read. I agree that the part about having an affair is not a great part of the book and that of course lying is as bad as cheating. However, the book in general is good and photographs work well alongside the text. I am quite appalled to regularly see drunken, abusive and quite simply ill mannered women in the tabloids and of course first hand. I travel extensively around the UK and I can say I've seen the same in many areas. Come on ladies, do yourselves a favour and start behaving like ladies....it's no great hardship - it's a simple case of being curteous, less selfish and taking a good long look in the mirror. A smile and a please or thank you never hurt and doesn't cost a penny.

It's also nice in today's society where etiquette is firmly on the back burner, you can learn how to do things with a higher sense of achievement - ok, so we don't all need to to know the rules of Polo but isn't is nice to know....just incase?!

Charming, witty, and full of excellent tips
The fundamentals of good manners are universal, but the traditions and cultural quirks of British life are unfamiliar to foreigners. Since I will be in London attending an academic programme later this year, I want to make sure that I can navigate new situations with ease. Thanks to Ms Britten's book, I am even more eager to begin my time abroad!

All a bit obvious really.
I bought this book hoping for something quite in depth that would give me advice on conduct in different social situations. However I really didn't feel like it delivered. All of it's suggestions were obvious and I learnt very little from it. I wouldn't recommend anyone who had been brought up knowing how to hold a knife and fork to buy this book. It is nicely presented but really of little substance.