"Boys say they don't mind how you get your hair done. But then they leave you for someone with really great standard girl hair and the next thing you know you're alone with a masculine crop, crying into your granola."
I'll be honest, this feels like a bit of a cop-out, as every blogger and their nan seems to own this book, but I was trying to go for a bit of variation, and I actually found It by Alexa Chung really fun to read!
It's a very quick, effortless kind of book; nobody would call it challenging and you could whizz through the whole thing in about half an hour, and for that reason, I'm going to keep this review simple and to the point. There's not really much critiquing to be done with this quirky little volume. Presented beautifully, it is full of interesting anecdotes and humorous insights, and I dare you not to have a little smile whilst perusing the pages. A particular favourite moment of mine is when Wednesday Adams is listed as one of Alexa's many style icons - you would have never considered it before would you, but Wednesday actually has pretty spot on fashion sense, with her collars and her gothic chic. So thanks for that, Alexa.
As for Miss Chung herself, I've always been a little jealous of her effortless coolness and off beat sense of humour, and this book has done little for me in the way of alleviating said envy. She is no more relatable, and still just as cool as she was before I picked up the book. I particularly resent her knack for the perfect eyeliner flick - I'm not as blessed in the liner department as she, and I dwell on it way more than I should. But hey, that's neither here nor there - I still love her, and will continue to love to hate her, no matter how many times I will inevitably leaf through this unconventional ode to the many lifestyle and fashion influencers of Alexa Chung.
Have you read It? What do you think? Let me know!
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