Part of me is exasperated at all the very young, white, privileged fashion bloggers that have risen to fame (Cory Kennedy is the obvious, but also Alexi Wasser from imboycrazy.com, and I know there are others whose names/URLs I cannot recall), so am kind of meh about hearing news about Tavi Gevinson.
That said, having just read her blog, she comes across as wide-eyed and adorable- reading her reaction over meeting Chloƫ Sevigny and not meeting Hedi Slimane, she seems as much an excitable fourteen year old as anyone, privilege and extraordinary circumstances notwithstanding, I guess.
@Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith: What is her privilege, exactly? I've been wondering for a while how she gets her hands on such extraordinary clothing at such a young age. Are her parents in the fashion world?
"1,500 girls lined up on Saturday in New York, and another 1,000 in Los Angeles, to try to be chosen as America's representative to the Ford agency's Supermodel of the World competition"
Haven't they been running that competition for a while now? Like, pre-ANTM days?
@femme-bot: Oh, SMOW's been around forever. But I don't think they held cast-of-thousands ANTM-style free-for-alls on selection day. That is pure reality TV.
"Yasmin le Bon's daily life: "If lunch is at home then I tend to eat up leftovers from the fridge. I'm the leftover queen. I can't help it. I might mix them into an omelette or throw them all into a soup. One of the children won't eat soups any more because she's worried what old food I've put in it. Simon's mother, Ann Marie, often comes round with homemade bread and cakes.""
Sigh. This was supposed to be MY life. I was supposed to marry Simon LeBon dammit! #stephanieseymour
All these Ayn Rand devotees have no real concept of how intellectual and morally bankrupt her philosphy is. I'm okay with college students going through a Rand phase, but adults who still embrace her bs are, imho, permanent adolescents who think the world can be boiled down to simple ideas like radical selfishness. #stephanieseymour
Vivienne Westwood: best advice ever. That's why I refuse to try stuff on in the hideously lit fitting rooms of (amongst many others) H&M, it'll ruin my self-esteem for weeks. #stephanieseymour
@ketamineKitty: It's kind of funny to me that everyone thinks it's artistic when he pervs on beautiful young women. Just because he has a better gimmick than most when it comes to getting them to pay attention to him, his revolving-door-obsessions are genius. #stephanieseymour
While I have many, many problems with Ayn Rand, I must admit I like the designs featured in the article. However, when I first saw them, they struck me as more Gatsby than Galt. #stephanieseymour
Henry Holland and I have the opposite feelings about NYC. I spend most of my time thinking about how I can get out of here.
Also, Manolo Blahnik: if "celebrities" didn't wear your shoes you wouldn't make as much money as you do. You do not get a choice who buys them. Sorry. #ragtrade
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11/23/09
That said, having just read her blog, she comes across as wide-eyed and adorable- reading her reaction over meeting Chloƫ Sevigny and not meeting Hedi Slimane, she seems as much an excitable fourteen year old as anyone, privilege and extraordinary circumstances notwithstanding, I guess.
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ETA: apparently her dad is a 'high-school teacher,' but no comment on what her mum does.
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Haven't they been running that competition for a while now? Like, pre-ANTM days?
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Sigh. This was supposed to be MY life. I was supposed to marry Simon LeBon dammit! #stephanieseymour
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So he's saying she's fucking awesome? I already knew that!! #stephanieseymour
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Also, Manolo Blahnik: if "celebrities" didn't wear your shoes you wouldn't make as much money as you do. You do not get a choice who buys them. Sorry. #ragtrade
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