Tavi Hearts Rodarte.

Tiny fashion blogger Tavi is still the only 13 year old that I'd even consider going back to pre-pubescence to be. I mean, I'd suffer some acne and hormonal insanity if I could redo my tween years as a favored front row fashion show guest or a BFF of The Sisters Mulleavy. Since that's not possible, let's let Tavi do her own thing and give us a taste of the Target line Rodarte is going to drop nationwide Dec 20.



If you are a luck member of the New York Area Residents Club (and you are if you live here) you get to scope the goods at Target's special pre-Holiday event at the Gansevoort entrance to the Highline Park. The event, featuring Rodarte pieces among a selection of other giftable items, kicks off today, December 11 and runs through the 13th from 10am to 8pm. Get there. Maybe the freezing temps will keep the crowds away.

The Wee Blogger.

Ok, I'm coming really clean: I've known about Tavi, the 13 year old fashion blogger for about a year now but I've ignored her. I've simply pushed her existence aside in what I can only humbly call a raging ego trip of jealousy, but I can misbehave no longer. The wee one is a sensation and I'm now secure enough in my non-13-year-oldness to acknowledge her undeniable talents.

Tavi's outfits.

Tavi's blog, Style Rookie, or Tavi-The New Girl In Town, is a mosh of snaps of her own outfits, her sources of inspiration, her self-scribed 'zine pages, and all the things she finds rad in the world. And, I, well, I love it. I guess because the girl is so charming, she smothers any of my fiery jell-o-c (SHE HUNG OUT WITH KATE AND LAURA MULLEAVY FOR A WHOLE DAY!!!) in cute, glorious, innate fashionableness.

Tavi hangin' with the Mulleavy Sisters of Rodarte.

Pages from a Tavi-made zine.

Tavi's only Bar Mitzvah age and she already knows who Rei Kawakubo is. I did too at that age, so I totally know where the girl is coming from. I want to appeal to ration and say that I think the child needs an age-appropriate hobby or existence, and that she's too young to be a fashion industry darling, but I think all chances of that have been flying out the window for some time now. When your 13 year old is well versed in the films of John Waters, the music of Bob Dylan, the designs of Hussein Chalayan, and the art of the galaxies, I think you just accept that you have an old soul for a kid and go with it. At 13 she's about a year shy of model age and she's obviously enjoying herself. Who knows, maybe fashion blogging is just the millennial dress up.

Tavi with one of her fave Bob Dylan albums.

Tavi, I applaud you. You are a star. I will no longer smite you with ignorance, instead I will sing your praises. Rock on little lady, rock on.

All images from Style Rookie.