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Author: Gok Wan
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Imprint: Ebury Press
Dimensions:
Width: 12.60cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.283kg
ISBN: 9780091938383
ISBN 10: 0091938384
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 07 July 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
As funny as it is moving, Gok's inspirational story is a fab read ***** * Closer * It's the autobiography we've all been waiting for - the incredible story of how a 20st Chinese kid from a housing estate grew up to become a fashion guru ... this intimate memoir is full of insights about bullying, fashion and celebrity. Witty, honest and inspirational! ***** * Woman's Own * A revealing and unglitzy autobiography, about being a podgy, spotty teenager in Leicester, feeling out of place and out of luck and without much hope for a better future ... honest and moving -- Susan Hill * Spectator * Told with the wit and warmth we know and love him for * Best * Immensely readable, touching and at times funny * Sunday Express *
As funny as it is moving, Gok's inspirational story is a fab read ***** Closer It's the autobiography we've all been waiting for - the incredible story of how a 20st Chinese kid from a housing estate grew up to become a fashion guru ... this intimate memoir is full of insights about bullying, fashion and celebrity. Witty, honest and inspirational! ***** Woman's Own A revealing and unglitzy autobiography, about being a podgy, spotty teenager in Leicester, feeling out of place and out of luck and without much hope for a better future ... honest and moving -- Susan Hill Spectator Told with the wit and warmth we know and love him for Best Immensely readable, touching and at times funny Sunday Express
As funny as it is moving, Gok's inspirational story is a fab read ***** * Closer * It's the autobiography we've all been waiting for - the incredible story of how a 20st Chinese kid from a housing estate grew up to become a fashion guru ... this intimate memoir is full of insights about bullying, fashion and celebrity. Witty, honest and inspirational! ***** * Woman's Own * A revealing and unglitzy autobiography, about being a podgy, spotty teenager in Leicester, feeling out of place and out of luck and without much hope for a better future ... honest and moving -- Susan Hill * Spectator * Told with the wit and warmth we know and love him for * Best * Immensely readable, touching and at times funny * Sunday Express *
Author Information
Gok Wan was born in 1974 to a Chinese father and English mother. He grew up on a Leicester housing estate before becoming one of Britain's leading stylists. He dominates the Channel 4 schedules with no less than three shows- How to Look Good Naked, Gok's Fashion Fix and Miss Naked Beauty, and has published three bestselling style guides to go with them.
