When I was 12, I was busy skipping recess so that I could play “zero-point” with my classmates. In class, I would be reading a book hidden below my desk during Mathematics lessons because I just couldn’t care less about multiplication. When I got home, my darling mama would rub off that smudge of dirt on my cheek in exasperation.
At 15, I was in the “act cool” phase. I refused to carry a backpack because I thought it was a very nerdy thing to do. After school, I would go to MacDonald’s at Far East Plaza (that’s how old I am) to grab a strawberry sundae with my friends. I would make notes in my Literature texts in different colours: green representing envy, blue is MacBeth, pink is Lady MacBeth, black for the witches etc.
When I was 12, I was not into fashion. I didn’t know who Coco Chanel was and was wearing my sister’s hand-me-downs most of the time. At 15, I practically lived in jeans and was reliant on my sister’s assessment of what was cool and what wasn’t.
So when I got to Tavi’s blog, I was amazed: she’s a teeny tiny 12-year-old who writes like a seasoned pro and has the most marvellous dress sense! She’s so cool that the sisters behind the super fab Rodarte spent a day with her when she was in their neck of the woods recently, and gifted her with coveted items from their collection.
Gosh! When I was 12, I was writing inane things like “Roses are red/Violets are blue/Sugar is sweet/And so are you” in autograph books. Tavi, on the other hand, is waxing lyrical about fashion design and artistry.
Another genius is 15-year-old Kristin, the editor of the online Prim magazine.
Yes, you read me right. Editor.
The mag is brilliant! I love the styling, the photography and the general vibe of it. In fact, I think it’s so much more edgy and fashion forward than some of our local reads, which tend to pepper their fashion spreads with big labels. Kristin probably has a team of super stylish and artistic fashionistas working with her but as editor, I am pretty sure that every story idea and every storyboard goes through her before it gets published.
I am seriously impressed. They are so savvy and smart and sassy.
Excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the floor.
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Oh wow, Tavi’s blog is AWESOME. I’m a new fan… When I was 12… I lived in shorts and too-big tee shirts with the sleeves rolled up =b
life isn’t fair. rodarte, magazines, and parties? never been to, ran, or received any and i’m 26. we’ll be seeing them go far in the future.
Thank you so much! I’m actually 13 now, but what difference is it really.
I skip recess to go to the library, read other books inside my textbooks and my mom is commonly found licking her thumb and trying to get a dirt mark off my cheek as well…
@taylor They definitely have a future in fashion.
@Tavi Oops, sorry for the mistake, love! :)