I don't think I was ever thinking critically about my aesthetic, I think it's enough when you're little just to understand that you can give yourself the permission to try and see things differently or create something original, even though you probably won't make anything original for a really long time.
Tavi GevinsonI will try to hold on to the intense feeling. I will both be glad that thatโs no longer happening and kind of miss it. When youโre 14, youโre basically on drugs all the time - the hormones in your body are so crazy. But I really loved and appreciated the intensity of that. And youโre experiencing everything for the first time, so everything feels like an epiphany. And, like, I really liked the experience of having a crush, because I was like, this is my thing and it doesnโt have to do with you and youโre just some dummy boy for me to project on.
Tavi GevinsonFashion intersects a lot with art and film and music, and that was appealing to me. I read a bunch of fashion blogs and wanted to be part of the community.
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