Man Repeller
Seeking Love. Finding Overalls.
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4.7 • 16 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
'Not only do I agree with how Leandra dresses, but I also agree with everything she says in these brilliant stories. She's a terrific writer' - Joan Rivers
Hilarious, engaging and wonderful, this is the book for anyone who wants to live their life with unabashed faith in their personal style.
Slipping into drop crotch shorts and a boxed sequin blazer in the dressing room of Topshop in downtown Manhattan, a broken-hearted Leandra Medine had an epiphany. Looking in the mirror, she suddenly realised she didn't have a boyfriend because of the way she dressed. And the more she thought about it, the more she realised that such outfits said a lot about her life—romantic and otherwise.
Showcasing the singular voice that has made Leandra's blog a worldwide phenomenon, this book is a collection of awkwardly funny experiences, a sweet love story, and above all, a reminder to celebrate and embrace a world made for women, by women.
'Both Medine's style and her witty, irreverent observations have the fashion world hooked' - Time
'Medine has staked out a spot in the fashion world as head cheerleader...' - New York Observer
'Leandra is doomed to be stylish and groovy and hilarious for the rest of her life' - Simon Doonan, Barneys New York ambassador and author of The Asylum
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
If you can accept the idea of a 23-year-old blogger writing a memoir, then you'll find plenty of life, love, and fashion advice in Medine's candid debut. The budding fashionista provides the backstories to many sartorially questionable ensembles featured on her Man Repeller blog, dishes on her lifelong attraction to oddball outfits, and tells "the tale of the Repeller who landed a Man" (she recently married her on-again, off-again boyfriend of five years). The skeletons in Medine's closet wear some hilarious get-ups: there's the burgundy tent dress with a Peter Pan collar she wore when she had her first kiss in kindergarten (which gave her chicken pox); the mandatory, ubiquitous black maxi-skirt from her time at a Jewish school; and the outfit she wore the night she lost her virginity. Another incident involves a much-coveted Hermes ostrich-skin clutch belonging to Medine's grandmother, which was horribly defiled after a night of binge drinking in Paris. Then there are the "violently offensive" gray harem pants that ultimately led to a rekindling of her relationship with the man she would marry, and a pair of shorts that inspired her to create her blog. These essays establish Medine as not just a fashion wunderkind, but a clever and engaging storyteller who's not afraid to laugh at herself.
Customer Reviews
Beautiful, witty and totally chic novel - just like the author herself!
I love, love, LOVE this book - and, of course, Leandra! The most mindblowing things about this book are that, firstly, all the hilarious events are totally true, and secondly, that the lessons I learnt from it were so damn strong and so damn incredible. Definitely rereading soon! Leandra and her writing are utterly enchanting.
Hilarious
This book is fantastic, she is hilarious and her stories are the best!