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eggjen's review
2.0
My biggest problem with this book was that it was not the book I picked up expecting to read. Somehow I really thought this would be more of a memoir, but it's something else entirely - a collection of interviews with 20 people that have inspired the Olsen twins - and not mainstream, during their career kind of inspire, but more like fashion designers and artists that they admire. Which is cool, but it wasn't what I'd wanted to read about. The book is much more of a coffee table book, it doesn't read like a story in any way - I think it's an interesting idea for a book, it simply didn't interest me.
beckks's review
4.0
4/5
It was cool to see how they get their inspiration. Very cool coffee table book.
It was cool to see how they get their inspiration. Very cool coffee table book.
oafro's review
5.0
I enjoyed this for visual inspiration in relation to art , drawing , moodboards etc.
nickolette's review
3.0
..a fashion book for fashion people..
I like lookin' at candids of the Olsen twins probably as much as they hate being shot. They are pretty much the only celebrities I follow captivated by their artfull boho style. So romantic and decadent it makes you dream of the parallel reality those two live in. Although fully satisfying my visual greediness they leave me intellectually starving. Their interviews are boring and lack the eccentricity one would expect judging by their appearance. For the most part their movies are dumb with a few exceptions I could name - Mary-Kate in Weeds, in Factory Girl, and in The Wackness. All of them I’d recommend as extremely pleasurable.
The same applies to the book. It’s wonderful to look at – artistic, a bit nostalgic to different eras, beautiful. But not a good read. It’s a fashion book for fashion people and in the offensive sense. The little talks with those big people are anything but influential and if it gets interesting at some point the credit entirely goes to the artist being interviewed, not to the Olsens’ skills.
I like lookin' at candids of the Olsen twins probably as much as they hate being shot. They are pretty much the only celebrities I follow captivated by their artfull boho style. So romantic and decadent it makes you dream of the parallel reality those two live in. Although fully satisfying my visual greediness they leave me intellectually starving. Their interviews are boring and lack the eccentricity one would expect judging by their appearance. For the most part their movies are dumb with a few exceptions I could name - Mary-Kate in Weeds, in Factory Girl, and in The Wackness. All of them I’d recommend as extremely pleasurable.
The same applies to the book. It’s wonderful to look at – artistic, a bit nostalgic to different eras, beautiful. But not a good read. It’s a fashion book for fashion people and in the offensive sense. The little talks with those big people are anything but influential and if it gets interesting at some point the credit entirely goes to the artist being interviewed, not to the Olsens’ skills.
doinacondrea's review
5.0
I don't know why I forgot to mark this book as read. I read it in 2016 and honestly sometimes I still think about it. I really really loved it. I, of course, like many, am a fan of the Olsen twins (when they were young and cute HA...apologies but you know what I mean).
This book was out of the ordinary for me. For one, it's non-fiction. For two, there are a lot of photos and three, it was about photography and style and artsy. It is a collection of interviews with people that Mary Kate and Ashley have come across in their lifetime and admired. I thought the format and writing were brilliant.
I may have picked it up because of who the authors are but I kept reading it because it was amazing. I was introduced to a world I know nothing about but that has always captivated me. I might be creative but only in my spare time. People here don't know this but I've always read and written and sometimes I draw. For a career, I chose a stable 9 to 5 profession (although I currently work 8 to 4), therefore I am always curious about those who have chosen creative career paths. This book was very fascinating and enlightening in that regard.
Some might say "Pfft pictures, that's for children's books."...NOPE. For this book, the photos really aided with enhancing the experience. If we were to talk about a photographer's or artist's work, we might as well see it on the page while we're reading. It helps to engage you, as a reader, in the artist's life and story. It was also interesting to understand how these people and their accomplishments inspired Mary-Kate and Ashley. I think reading about Diane Von Furstenberg was my favourite. Reading about a couple photographers was something I also enjoyed since I have no personal knowledge of photography but their motivations and inspirations are captivating.
I may pick up this book from the library again and re-read it in the near future. It honestly gave me such a calm, relaxed feeling. And, as a bonus, it inspired me to create more, to surround myself with beauty, to feed my soul.
This book was out of the ordinary for me. For one, it's non-fiction. For two, there are a lot of photos and three, it was about photography and style and artsy. It is a collection of interviews with people that Mary Kate and Ashley have come across in their lifetime and admired. I thought the format and writing were brilliant.
I may have picked it up because of who the authors are but I kept reading it because it was amazing. I was introduced to a world I know nothing about but that has always captivated me. I might be creative but only in my spare time. People here don't know this but I've always read and written and sometimes I draw. For a career, I chose a stable 9 to 5 profession (although I currently work 8 to 4), therefore I am always curious about those who have chosen creative career paths. This book was very fascinating and enlightening in that regard.
Some might say "Pfft pictures, that's for children's books."...NOPE. For this book, the photos really aided with enhancing the experience. If we were to talk about a photographer's or artist's work, we might as well see it on the page while we're reading. It helps to engage you, as a reader, in the artist's life and story. It was also interesting to understand how these people and their accomplishments inspired Mary-Kate and Ashley. I think reading about Diane Von Furstenberg was my favourite. Reading about a couple photographers was something I also enjoyed since I have no personal knowledge of photography but their motivations and inspirations are captivating.
I may pick up this book from the library again and re-read it in the near future. It honestly gave me such a calm, relaxed feeling. And, as a bonus, it inspired me to create more, to surround myself with beauty, to feed my soul.
captivatedbywords's review
3.0
I have been wanting to buy this book, but I could not find it anywhere. Then one day I was looking for another book in the non-fiction section of the library when I found a copy. 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. I started instantly flipping through the pages, the pictures where beautiful and the people they interviewed where great people. Some I have never heard of and some I have been adoring for some time now.
I keep reading that people thought this book made them conceited flying to all these different places and talking to the big names of the fashion and art world. Sure they are privileged, but that is beyond the point. The book is suppose to be about their influences and help inspire the people who read the book. To me it felt like it was a backstage look on their lives.
My favorite interview was with Lauren Hutton, I believe she was the most inspiring of all the people who were interviewed. Following shortly was Diane Von Furstenberg.
Anyways Influence really did influence me. After I closed the book for the last time I glanced at my own life and I am like a robot and I could work way harder for things I want. I don't live in the moment and I don't take chances. I think it is time to do these things.
I keep reading that people thought this book made them conceited flying to all these different places and talking to the big names of the fashion and art world. Sure they are privileged, but that is beyond the point. The book is suppose to be about their influences and help inspire the people who read the book. To me it felt like it was a backstage look on their lives.
My favorite interview was with Lauren Hutton, I believe she was the most inspiring of all the people who were interviewed. Following shortly was Diane Von Furstenberg.
Anyways Influence really did influence me. After I closed the book for the last time I glanced at my own life and I am like a robot and I could work way harder for things I want. I don't live in the moment and I don't take chances. I think it is time to do these things.