Lauren Conrad will be releasing her latest book, a style guide entitled Lauren Conrad Style on October 5, 2010, concurrently with her third novel, Sugar and Spice. This won’t be the reality television star’s first foray into the authoring world.

And though it’s easy to look at Conrad as another person who’s just famous for being famous, she does seem to be putting real effort into her endeavors. But a look at the bigger picture suggests all is not as rosy as her bank account would suggest.

Leaving The Hills has proven to be a smooth move for [former] reality television fashionista Lauren Conrad. Say what you will about her [less-than-impressive] runway shows, but the girl clearly has a sense of personal style, through which she emphasizes the importance of putting effort into dressing for yourself: a lesson which translates well to a broad [...]