Influence

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I outgrew them, they seemingly outgrew their targeted demographic and for anyone who paid attention to them, it was obvious. Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen, known around the world for their individual, unique style have emerged as two of our shared culture's most influential women.

All in all, it's just been a huge pleasure every time I held in my hands, so a well deserved 4 out of 5 stars. They are accompanied by richly detailed visuals, including a 1976 Newsweek cover featuring Diane Von Furstenburg and a letter Diana Vreeland wrote to journalist Bob Colacello concerning a magazine article about Josephine Baker.I grabbed it off the shelf like I was the five year old girl I used to be when I saw the Barbie I was dying for. Granted, the artists they talk to are interesting enough on their own, including the likes of Karl Lagerfeld, Terry Richardson and Peter Beard, but the interviews cut to the core of their work, focusing on the entire span of each career from their origins to the struggles faced along the way. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. The Olsen twins are trying to come across as "working their asses off" (they say this several times) and as "self taught", but really, who are they trying to fool? There's a pretty heavy-handedness to Mary Kate's love of Warholian culture just in terms of who she interviews and the questions involved.

Zuerst war ich wirklich positiv überrascht, weil das Buch wesentlich größer ist als ich es erwartet hätte.

While the accompanying text can get a little self-indulgent, especially when each girl takes a turn answering the Proust questionnaire (really, Mary-Kate?