How to be your own fashion guru

There are no two ways around it: Audrey Hepburn is a style icon. But what makes her an icon? What can you do to be your own style icon? According to Nina Garcia's new book, The Little Black Book of Style, you just have to be yourself. What makes the great fashion icons -- Audrey, Jackie O., Marilyn Monroe -- stand out from the crowd is the fact that they ultimately forgot about what was in fashion from season to season and focused on what worked best for them, building their own style. Garcia and Givenchy think the same: both have said that anyone can be in fashion, buying the latest looks, but not everyone has style, knowing what works for them and making it their own.

Since we're online and you can't really flip through the book to decide if it's worth the buy or not, the author has done the next best thing (for you) and written an article in the Daily Mail, putting some of the best tips in this article for free. The clothing tips at the bottom are excellent, all focusing on timeless clothes and accessories that will never go out of style, yet always look stylish and elegant and come in enough varieties to work with any body type. You can go here to read the article. Get inspired to become your own style icon!