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"This is my favorite, favorite bag. It was my mom's old ratty knitting bag and the handles were wearing away which I thought was really cool, and I reversed it and just attached keychains and various pins. I like it because it's not like a purse, it's still a bag. it fits with every casual item I could wear." -
"There are exclusive cliques that all wear the same clothes. It's like a school uniform, but a very revealing school uniform. I think it's important that if you like something to put your own spin on it." J. Crew Girl's Skirt, Women's Top, Cardigan, and Tights, Cole Haan Shoes -
On being in 1st thru 5th grade..."I used to have a boy hair cut because I couldn't find a way to be different." -
On Stylelikeu: "I really like that it's not about big people, famous people, rich people. I like that it's everyday people who go about their lives with jobs and families, and still manage to make themselves different and special. It's inspiring." Gap Dress, Cole Haan Shoes -
"Everyone wears revealing clothes at school. It's only for boys and for other girls to be jealous of what they have. I think it's outrageous, because we're not even teenagers, we're kids. Individuality should be the most important factor, but unfortunately that's not the way it is in seventh grade." Gray Shirt from France, Scarf from her mom that she bought in Italy, Urban Outfitters Hat -
"These are my first pair of heels ever." J. Crew Tights, Cole Haan Shoes -
"I fall asleep thinking about what I could pair with what. Sometimes I get up and look in my closet to see if I was right." -
"I'm more into discovering as opposed to shopping." Purdy Girl Top, Ralph Lauren Skirt, Banana Republic Blazer -
"You can see a movie and not get the same thing [that you get out of a book]. Because in a movie, it's just a picture, but when you're writing it can be whatever you want." -
"Hats started for me in fifth grade when I saw a crazy Jamaican Rasta hat at a crafts fair, and then I was hooked." Gray Shirt from France, Old Navy Denim, Scarf from her mom which was purchased in Italy, Fedora from Greece, her mother's old knitting bag, which she reversed and embellished -
"My whole life, I've really strived to be different. I was never into trends, I always have tried to make things my own. When I was little, I would take all the clothes my mom bought me...and I would layer them up. I would mix pajamas with sparkly tights, I would mix ribbons with t-shirts, and I would take scissors and cut them and make shorts out of jeans. I would do things to my clothes that my mom wouldn't approve of, but I thought they looked good." -
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Gray Shirt from France, Old Navy Jeans, Scarf from her mom that she bought in Italy, her mother's old Knitting Bag that Carrie reversed and embellished -
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Carrie helped her mom sew this quilt on her bed. Old Navy Jeans, Banana Republic Top, Converse Men's Shoes that she embellished -
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"I got these in the men's department from Target and I wanted to make them a little more feminine, so I took out the black laces and put in neon ones, and glittered the stars, and my friends helped me scribble all over them. They're big and clunky, and most girls my age wear the cute little Converses." Converse Men's Shoes that she embellished -
"I like English and History. I like Cultural Anthropology. It kind of studies the way things flow, the way social hierarchy was worked into place, elements of power and why power is so important. And I really like literature and poetry. I like 'The House on Mango Street'. I think it's simple and has a lot of nice themes. I'm almost done with Little Women'', some people think its kind of corny but I think it was written really, really well. Jane Austen I really like, I'm reading 'Sense and Sensibility.'" -
"I like to mix different departments a lot. I'll get a skirt from the girls department and pair it with women's shoes and it gives it a fun girly side, but also a sophisticated side. I like being fun but I like sophistication." Girl's Skirt, Women's Top, Cardigan, and Tights all J. Crew, Cole Haan Shoes -
"A lot of my clothes resemble my apartment and the art in my apartment." -
"[If] l see something I think is cute, I'll say, 'Well how can I make it different? How can I make it special?' So even though it was based off of a trend, it's not a trend anymore. It's my own thing." Purdy Girl Top, Banana Republic Blazer, Ralph Lauren Skirt -
"My friend found some of his mom's old hats from the 70's. They're the coolest hats ever. I'm so jealous of him." -
"My style is still advancing." -
"I think celebrities are like trends. They only last a little bit, or they're timeless pieces." Gap Dress, Cole Haan Shoes
Carrie is twelve and we were having trouble figuring out which quote to use above – there were so many profound things that she said. She was spotted at a party by one of our own, Barbara Louis. From first grade to fifth grade, Carrie had a tomboy haircut to be different and not too girly – one of my greatest recollections of that age was wearing the same kilt to school as a friend’s to fool our teacher and pretend we were twins. Presently, she is a wealth of articulation when it comes to the lack of individuality and emphasis on conforming among her age group. At a party, it is predictable to find all of the girls wearing revealing black, red, dark blue or purple dresses, and Carrie will be the lone ranger in a metallic melange made up of a pouffy skirt with sparkly tights. At the same time, she can be unusually sophisticated and understated for her age in a gray jersey drop waiste dress and heels. She likes to “discover” and think of the unexpected, like putting her dad’s bow tie with her ruffled shirt or using her mom’s knitting bag inside-out as her favorite handbag, no Coach or Le Sportsac here.
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