My copy of the INFLUENCE by Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen is still on its way from the publisher, but from the recent buzz it looks like it's a must have book at any fashionista closet coffee table.

In the pages of Influence, Ashley and Mary-Kate take readers on a journey through their celebrated young lives, pausing to reflect on what has helped shape them into who they are today.

They interviewed 20 people—and wrote brief essays about each other. In each interview, the girls explore what inspires the interviewee and the interviewee, in turn, explains how they became themselves. The interviewees include: Karl Lagerfeld, Diane Von Furstenburg, Lauren Hutton, John Galliano, Christian Louboutin, Richard Prince, and Bob Colacello, who gave the girls a wonderful tutorial about life with Andy Warhol.   

“We interviewed the people who have inspired us, with the hope that they will inspire and teach others.  We want to explain culturally how ideas evolve.”                                -Mary-Kate Olsen

“We have filled Influence with the most interesting, challenging, creative people we know—the ones who helped pave the way for us and our generation.”               -Ashley Olsen

One interesting detail: the book has two covers: Mary-Kate is on one cover (and Ashley is on the reverse) and Ashley is on the other cover (with Mary-Kate on the reverse). 

Get yourself a copy or treat a fellow hipster for Xmas. I heard books are back in vogue.