Tavi Gevinson @ New York Fashion Week 2012

Fashion week has arrived once again. New York kicked off the first series of Fall Winter 2012 shows on the 9th of this month, summoning the fashion elite and the creme de la creme of the A-list world. Fashion blogging prodigy and Rookie magazine editor, Tavi Gevinson, was among the many who made the pilgrimage to one of the most imperative dates on the fashion calendar.

It's almost impossible to contain the bitter pangs of jealousy upon discovering that, at just 15 years old, this is Tavi's seventh Fashion Week. New York magazine documents Tavi's packing process before she jetted off for the event in her home in Chicago. The camera offers insights to the enigmatic workings of her wardrobe, before switching back to the young girl kneeling over a slowly-filling suitcase reminiscing of her first experience at Fashion Week in 2009.

"I was really sad to go home and to middle school" she says, folding a lemon-coloured garment before rolling her eyes and adding, with typical teenage apathy, "Which sucked".

Let's fast forward onward a tad to the day of the show in question, shall we? From her more recent blogposts (although I find it silly to include the link as I'm sure anyone who reads this is following her blog) it's clear that Tavi has been sourcing inspiration from the 50's straight through to the 70's. Images and videos from these mid-century decades adorn her posts, including original promos for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Mad Men and flight attendants from the 70's. Further back and you'll find her attempts at recreating a beehive, seen above. 

Her sweater is Meadham Kirchhoff, paired with a, very on-trend with the pastels of spring/summer, pleated mint skirt by Miu Miu, black tights with a youthful solitary tear (possibly intentional to tone down the primness of her hair and skirt) and Chloe Sevigny boots. An addition of a novelty button of a child her father gave her from a funeral (what a charming token) warrants her quirky style.

Already, I've jotted down my favourites from the week's shows (Derek Lam, Victoria Beckham and Preen) and shall make sure to convert them into a multi-post by the week's end. Check out (I'm cringing at how American that expression sounds) the video I mentioned earlier to gain a short, adorable insight into Tavi's Fashion Week preparations.

                                    

The Age Old Eyebrow Debate

Thick vs thin eyebrows: a matter of personal preference but highly contradicted by fashion's ever-changing mind. The change can wreak havoc upon those fundamentalists who like to keep themselves camouflaged against fashion's every word. As for me, no matter what the season says about eyebrows - I shall keep mine the way they are. I know what works for me and although they aren't the most well-groomed or perfectly symmetrical, the effort of conforming to (hypothetically) next season's predictions of "barely there" brows isn't worth it.

Maybe I'm being biased but I do believe thick eyebrows deserve a well-deserved, concrete place in style. Not only do they make a face look more youthful -the more unkempt the more innocent you look- but they are perfect for framing an angular face with a strong jaw. I don't want to sound like a cheesy QVC TV special but I can't help myself when I feel the need to say: but wait - there's more. I definitely overdid that, and now I'm laughing at my own petty humour but I digress. Strong brows really take the pressure off for defining the eyes with heavy makeup, they can help you get away with so much less as they are so dominant in themselves. And who doesn't love being able to get away with less makeup and enleashing one's natural beauty?

Of course I'm not trying to say that thick eyebrows are better than thinner brows - an equal amount of the world's most beautiful women have thin eyebrows, such as Kate Moss, Charlotte Free and Marlene Dietrich to name but a few. But my personal opinion and preference lies with the strong browed girls, and here is a collection of my favourite style icons and theirs.