It is a combination of irreverent commentary, fashion advice, photography and illustrations, mixed with autobiographical anecdotes. IT gained immediate success and buzz all over the internet and fashion circles as it was getting talked about and reviewed, however, negative critiques were alluding that the book was vain, made no sense, and was “a missed opportunity ”, according to the Guardian´s Barbara Ellen. My goods came wrapped in an Urban Outfitters bright red felt bag that I opened at 7:50 before my 8:15 Monday class in year twelve. One thing about her that is so refreshing is that she never hesitates to downplay her accomplishments and fame. There has been immense rise of awareness within the past decade concerning gender expression, and diversity within the beauty standards.

Once when I was heartbroken a male friend of mine sent me his navy cashmere jumper to wear as a perpetual hug to cheer me up. And, despite her (self-confessed) habit of dating boys in bands, she’s clearly a girl’s girl who, I imagine, would be enormous fun on a night out.Also, half of the book is dedicated to her 'style icons', despite telling us she isn't that into style (clearly a lie). The oddest section is one on heartbreak - I'm surprised she wrote about her own heartbreak with such honesty, and then allowed it to be published. Just to give you an idea of what to expect: there are a couple of tips from the It-woman on, for example, how to take a good selfie, how to get the careless look (with lots of work actually! No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

For a start, there's nothing "Last Year" about it - it's so unbelievably now, it's hard to believe the ink has even had chance to dry properly.Chung’s first book, It, provides her legion of fans with a long-awaited inside look at her fascinating world. There are some moments in the book which conceive limited depictions of gender, as well as Chung´s relationship with her femininity and other women´s.

Last year Alexa Chung added author to one of those multi-hyphenate careers that also includes model, presenter, designer and DJ, with the launch of It a kind of style-scrapbook-meets-journal filled with drawings, photographs and musings on life, love and how to decide what to wear in the morning. So what does the linen-bound, rose-colored book offer that you couldn’t already know by checking Alexa’s blog regularly?Oooooo I had been eyeing this book up all over Christmas, every time I went into Urban Outfitters there it was, that eye staring me in the face! She’s bang on and open (to a point) about heartbreak (“Scrolling through photos [on Instagram] of girls your ex may or may not be shagging won’t help you. But I especially loved the fact they showed women could become celebrities without having any talent.