The first and most important step in developing style is to project confidence, the kind of confidence that tells others that you respect yourself, love yourself, and dress up for yourself and nobody else. You are your own Muse. Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier. Many of the most stylish women in the world have not been great beauties, but they have all drawn from an enormous[大的] amount of self-confidence. They made us think they were beautiful simply by believing it themselves. They did not let anyone else define them; they defined themselves.
　　– from The Little Black Book of Style
　　
　　营造风格的第一步，也是最重要的一步，就是散发自信。这种自信能告诉别人，你尊重自己，喜爱自己，为自己而非他人着衣打扮。你就是自己的缪斯。风格来源于了解自己，知道自己想成为怎样的人；而不在于仿效别人，或者希望变得瘦一点、矮一点、高一点、漂亮一点。世界上许多最时尚的女性并非倾城绝色，但她们都拥有充足自信。她们令我们觉得她们非常美丽，原因在于她们坚信自己的美丽。她们不会让别人为她们下定义；她们自己定义自己。
　　——摘自《时尚黑皮书》
　　
　　关于该书及其作者
　　
　　The Little Black Book of Style provides some essential[本质的] rules for fashion that every woman should know. From definite fashion faux pas[失礼] to pointers on how to create your own sense of style to uncovering what makes you look and feel good, Nina Garcia, fashion director at Elle magazine and the fashion judge on the hit show Project Runway, offers readers the ultimate[最终的] guide to follow when it comes to dressing their best.
　　
　　《时尚黑皮书》中提供了一些时尚方面的重要原则，每个女性都应该对这些要则有所了解。从典型的时尚忌讳，如何创造个人风格的各种小提示，到令你穿得好看又舒心的东西，身为Elle杂志时尚总监和热门节目《天桥骄子》时尚评委的尼娜·加西亚为读者提供了如何穿出最佳状态的终极秘笈。