ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Why write a style book at all if you say you dont have it?
And I started to think about that with style.
If you look at the beauty and fashion industry, it isridiculous.
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Yeah, thats it!
I thought itd be more fun to talk about the wrong things to do.
What made you decide to take on this message and tone for the book?
I thought, How do I make beauty funny?
For example, you write in some chapters from your sweatpants point of view.
Where did that idea come from?
My editor encouraged me to think outside the box.
You posed for photo shoots in the book that look like fashion-magazine editorials.
Theyre so absurd, and the models bodies are so skewed.
I cant look at them without laughing now.
It was literally like playing dress-up.
Considering this is a comedic take on style, how seriously should people take your advice?
Its like, heres this treasure box, you take the treasures from it that you would like.
Or [laughs] its basically like a clearance sale.
After writing this, do you feel more stylish?
If anything, it makes me want to write more about style.
Plus, it gives me, like, a legitimacy about going to more style-related events.
I can say that its research now.
Thats what this whole thing has been about!
Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have Ithits shelves Feb. 2.
