ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTIONS
CHAPTER 1
Simone de Beauvoir Was Totally Hot
Say no to ho and yes to eccentric glamour
PROFILE
Tilda Swinton
CHAPTER 2
A Small Quantity of Spit
Guarding your self-esteem, not to mention your maquillage
PROFILE
Dita Von Teese
CHAPTER 3
What the Hookers Are Wearing
The meaning of snakeskin culottes
PROFILE
Iman
CHAPTER 4
Freud's Handbag
Nobody wants an old clutch
PROFILE
Isabel Toledo
CHAPTER 5
Call Ghost Bustiers
Exorcising your vintage clothing
PROFILE
Mr. Mickey Boardman
CHAPTER 6
Aunt Sylvia's Fanny Pack
A career a la mode
PROFILE
Iris Apfel
CHAPTER 7
Looking Cher
Tempus fugit, so get used to it
PROFILE
Alexandra Jacobs
CHAPTER 8
Who Killed Joie de Vivre?
Squeeze a lemon on the cat and shout, "Sourpuss!"
PROFILE
Malcolm Gladwell
CHAPTER 9
Frenchwomen Don't Know Diddly
Vive la vulgarite!
PROFILE
Kelly Wearstler
CHAPTER 10
A Large Woman on a Small Stool
An etiquette for the twenty-first century
PROFILE
Amy Fine Collins
CHAPTER 11
A-List Celebs Don't Puke in Their Purses
Fame and the glam eccentric
PROFILE
Lynn Yaeger
CHAPTER 12
Hurl Your Arms Heavenward
A glam eccentric guide to weight loss
PROFILE
Beth Rudin DeWoody
CHAPTER 13
Soothing or Annoying
The glam eccentric guide to love
PROFILE
Lucy Liu
CHAPTER 14
Splash Your Breasts with Ice-Cold Water
Lousy advice with chilling consequences
PROFILE
Hamish Bowles
CHAPTER 15
Dressing Down Is a Crime Against Humanity
Don't hide your eccentric glamour under a bushel
POSTSCRIPT
Isabella Blow
