At the grand old age of 23 I am starting to
feel a bit old. I really hoped to stifle that predetermined realization until
at least my 30th birthday. But alas, it has hit me like a tone of chic bricks.
The reason? Because the people I’m turning to
for fashion inspiration these past few months all happen to be pint sized,
underage and insanely well dressed.
Take Chloë Moretz
for example. She has been in some of my favourite movies, has the smarts of
someone well beyond her years and always looks incredible (and age
appropriate), at 14. At 14 I was still wearing spice girls paraphernalia and
every so witty slogan tees. I could have learnt a lot from Miss Moretz, maybe
then I wouldn’t feel the need to burn all photos of me pre-uni.
Elle fanning is another little
lady (13) who has my fashion sense going weak at the knees. Dakota’s younger sister has started to steal
the limelight and I completely see why.
So, I will slap on that
moisturizer, keep looking to these (and other) demure ladies and feel happy
that for the first time in my fashion life I can turn to people are actually my
height for style guidance, even if they are half my age.
Fashion does idolise the young. But us oldies [post-21] can still idolise the youthfulness and incorporate THAT aspect into our style.
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