TEENAGE MEMOIRS?

Posted Mar 06 2009 @ 02:01 PM

Doing what she does best, Miley Cyrus had a widely successful book signing at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan on March 5, flaunting a copy of her newly released memoir, Miles To Go. So many fans flocked to the city to see her that people actually slept on the street the night before for a chance to get her autograph! Miley looks uber casual in her age appropriate ‘fit, striking a pose in chocolate brown boots, stonewashed jeans (like Tag’s essential Skinny 5 Pocket Jean in Basic Resin Rinse) and a plain white tee (try Rails’ Kenna Long Sleeve T in White for winter). She kept the accessories simple with gold hoops (like Rachel Leigh’s Capsule Hoop Earrings in Gold) and a set of sequined and fringed scarves hanging loose. If the scarves were tied it would look frumpy and make her face look rounder, so for her tender young age she knows how to minimize her potential problem areas (I mean, I’m not the only one who thinks she has chipmunk cheeks, right?). Miley’s book covers plenty of revealing stories from her teen years in Tennessee to her rise to fame, dishing on everything from being bullied by “the Anti-Miley Club” in school to her short lived relationship with fellow Disney star, Nick Jonas. Here’s a pretty good excerpt summing up her dramatics: “Three girls strutted up and stood towering over me. My stomach churned. I clutched my grilled cheese sandwich like it was the hand of my best friend. It pretty much was my best friend those days. I was done for… They started cussing me and telling me to get up. I sat there, frozen. I didn’t know what to do. Finally, I couldn’t take it anymore. I wasn’t chicken. What could they do to me? I was surrounded by people. I stood up, still a foot shorter then they were, and said, “What’s your problem? What did I ever do to you?” Cry me a river! Is there anyone who didn’t feel picked on at one point or another during adolescence? I can see how this story could be inspirational to Miley’s tween fans, but I can’t help but think that the way she writes is so cliché - but I guess that’s to be expected from a 16 year old, right?

Miley Cyrus seen in New York, NY on Mar 05 2009.