The full title of this book is actually
I Want To Be Her - How Friends and Strangers Helped Shape My Style, which I thought was a very interesting idea for a book, because haven't we all been inspired by those around us when it comes to how we dress?
However, I don't think that the idea translates so well into a book. I think it would have been a nice idea for an article in a magazine, or a column, but since most people
Andrea Linett is writing about in her book are not known to me (there are some exceptions, though), I find myself rather bored by some of the stories. Also, a lot of the stories revolve around fashions from the 1980's, which makes sense, due to
Linett's age, but it's not something that really inspires me as a reader today, I am afraid.
The book is also more of an autobiography in a way than I expected it to be.
That said, it's not a bad book in any way, there are many fashion books out there with much less substance, and it does have an interesting topic, unlike many other similar books, but I guess my main issue is that the book was not what I expected it to be, more of a guide to how everyone can find inspiration around them, than
Andrea Linett's autobiography of style. I can honestly say I won't be using any of the tips (if there were any...) in this book in any way, and I wasn't really inspired.
