The day we discovered Style Rookie we spent an hour reading post after post after post, equal parts intrigued, confused and enthralled about what we were seeing. At 12 years old, Tavi the Style Rookie posts Vogue-quality photo essays of herself dressed in preternaturally avant garde outfits, references YSL bowl cuts and says things like “Forget those pretentious earbuds that come with your iPod touch, colorful inconvenience is wear it’s at.”
But apparently, Tavi is not alone. The New York Times has published a round up of similarly ambitious (or bored) teens and preteens who are using blogs to express their style dreams in ways never possible before. From Style Rookie to Childhood Flames to Fashion Robot, The Times describes these mini bloggers has having fashion sense “so incredible, it’s actually intimidating.” And they’re right!
Inspired by the NY Times piece, Mike Arauz has also pulled together his own roundup, adding on to the NYT list with a few more interesting picks.
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i ran across this blog the other day (i think via notcouture). this girl is definitely fashion-wise beyond her years– and more articulate than most people twice her age!
August 21st, 2008 at 8:57 am
I’m still highly suspicious of the authenticity of the Style Rookie blog. Speaking via email? I’m interested to see what NYmag makes of this.
August 21st, 2008 at 3:31 pm
I consider myself pretty progressive, but something about all this make me cringe.
August 21st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Teach people to fish…. give people the opportunity to express themselves and be amazed at the outcome. And this is just the beginning!
August 21st, 2008 at 9:15 pm