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| Catherine Zeta-Jones at the American Film Institute tribute to Jane Fonda. June 2014 |
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What makes a person classy? Take Catherine Zeta Jones. She's fought bi-polar disorder, a stormy marriage, a stalled career. Yet she still exudes class - not with a designer dress and diamonds, but with warmth and a wave.
So what's the difference between classy and trashy? Here's a few things I've observed from the red carpet:
1. Classy people have mastered the art of flirting to make others feel special - not necessarily to get them into bed.
2. Classy people don't drink too much - both to avoid acting like a fool and long lines for the restroom. Squatting somewhere is never classy. Neither is peeing in a bucket, Mr. Bieber.
3. Classy people aren't afraid to apologize, like Reese Witherspoon when she pulled the, "Do you know who I am?" line on a cop.
4. Classy people are kind even when others don't deserve it; no Alec Baldwin tantrums. "Never sacrifice your class to get even with someone who has none." (author unknown)
5. Classy people have a mystique that somehow commands it; that's why they can leave the see-through dresses to Rihanna.
7. Classy people end conversations graciously, even if they're talking to someone creepy.
8. Classy people wear panties in public.
9. Classy people aren't threatened by others' success and don't try to make anyone feel insignificant; they're secure enough to let you be fabulous.
10. Classy people don't obsess over their fame; they see it mainly as a platform to do good and inspire the world.
And the bonus observation - classy people don't waste time trying to make others love them. Instead, they unselfishly love the ones who matter most.
"Too much of the time, we are blinded by our own pursuit of people [that don't even matter] to love us, while the people who do love us...watch us beg in the streets." (C. JoyBell)
Keep it classy.
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