Classy-by Derek Blasberg

so if i was a celeb or sociallite (gaah, i wish), i would have wanted to go to derek blasberg's book party for CLASSY: EXCEPTIONAL ADVICE FOR THE EXTREMELY MODERN LADY...

hosted by nicole richie, (yes, my true love) kate bosworth, and margherita missoni....dream hostesses!!!! anyway, i just bought the book and it is extremely entertaining, a great coffee table book for the nightstand. fyi, derek blasberg is, basically, a socialite in the man version.

Derek Blasberg was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Affton High School, from which he graduated as the salutatorian of the class of 2000. He moved to New York City to study at New York University (NYU), graduating with honors in 2004 and degrees in both Journalism and Dramatic Literature. While still a student, Blasberg wrote a fashion column for the NYU paper Washington Square News, which brought him to the attention of Women's Wear Daily and lead to an internship at the industry trade publication. While still studying, Blasberg also interned at WWD's sister publication, W, in addition to internships and employment at Vogue, David Yurman, V magazine, Elite Model Management and Models One in London.

After graduation, Blasberg's first job was working at Vogue as the assistant to managing editor Laurie Jones. After leaving the magazine in 2005, Blasberg briefly worked as a freelance fashion journalist, contributing most often to several international editions of Vogue (he was a contributing editor at Russian, Chinese, Spanish and Japanese Vogue), and several European fashion titles, including 10magazine, Dazed & Confused and Another Magazine.