24 Karat Etiquette
Golden Rules from the World's Most Glamorous Zip C
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Publisher Description
In Beverly Hills, fame and wealth can buy everything—except class, grace, and sophistication. In 24 Karat Etiquette, Lisa Gaché offers a behind-the-scenes look at Beverly Hills residents’ unique social dilemmas through the eyes of an etiquette expert, tasked with transforming her awkward, boorish, and sometimes challenging clients into social virtuosos. Not only does Lisa rule the roost at her in-town manners school, but her services are also in demand across the globe. From Saudi princesses to Oscar winners, talent agents to intelligence operatives, child actresses, butlers, and football players, Lisa has amassed an astounding roster over the years.
In today’s technological world, Lisa counsels clients on more than their table manners. Thanks to the explosion of social media, netiquette is a vital new discipline. If a tweet hits the fan, it doesn’t matter if you’re a “nobody” or a “somebody”; repercussions are real and sometimes devastating.
Everyone, regardless of their proximity to the Hollywood stars, can pick up something to apply to their own lives through the stories Lisa shares about her experiences with her most amusing, clueless, and stubborn clients. The inquiries never cease to amaze her.
• Teaching an Oscar nominee how to successfully navigate the red carpet
• Instructing sixty sorority girls how to use a fork and knife properly
• Tutoring a child actress requiring formal instruction on interacting with “normal” people
• Counseling an overnight rags-to-riches success story without a clue how to fit in
• Training soldiers specializing in interrogation how to assimilate back to their home lives
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Manners are the grease on the axles of socializing, and in a community like Beverly Hills, they can be notably lacking. It comes as no surprise that Gach , founder of Beverly Hills Manners, carved out a niche for herself teaching the rich and famous how to comport themselves with dignity and grace. Here, the etiquette guru provides advice on every aspect of life that her clients might encounter, from social media to travel, from marriage to what to do if you screw up in public. While some of Gach 's points particularly those grounded in common decency, basic hygiene, and consideration are universal, much of her advice is coupled with class and income assumptions (such as that the reader takes tea in Beverly Hills) that won't be relevant to most Americans. In many ways, the book serves less as a guide for proper behavior and more as a glimpse into an isolated, exotic culture based in artifice and illusions.
