Sky Ferreira
Sky Ferreira has been one of my favourite style icons ever since she released her song 'Obsession' back in 2010 which was pretty much played on every single teen American drama you can imagine. Her style and identity is a mix of riotous rock culture, dark pop princess and true free spirit which she combines in such an effortless idiosyncratic way. Her style is a sense of expressionism which reflects the state of trend in the 21st century where people can create a hybridity of identities without necessarily going against the norms of society due to the freedom and scope for individuality. Barely even into her twenties, Ferreira already classes herself as a Masochist which is one reason behind the name of her new album which is set to be released in Summer of this year. Although this term can be taken in different contexts, Ferreira implies that she truly believes in the idea that if you don't feel some sort of pain or struggle when your trying to achieve your dreams, do you really deserve it at all? Therefore in her new album she is trying to communicate this sense of determination and ambition in a powerful way whilst still maintaining her indie synthpop sound.
Petra Collins
Straight out of the world of art, Petra Collins specialises in all things photographic, creative and liberating. She is known for her revolutionising way of thinking and feministic behaviour which she confidently promotes across social media platforms to stand up for her gender. Although she does enjoy photographing others around her, she stresses the importance of creating your own personal image. “The selfie, especially, has revolutionised the way that we are able to represent ourselves. It makes it possible for people who have little representation to create images of their own, and because of social media we have platforms for them.”
Collins has also recently wrote her own book called 'Babe' which includes passages by some of the art world's leading females. However, Collins has made it clear that whilst she discusses the term 'babe' and its association with females, using a feministic approach she does not want to link it to sexuality and make her readers believe that feminism is completely associated with just sexuality for that matter. Instead the book offers a series of images exploring notions of camaraderie, alienation, nostalgia, and social media.
Lily Rose Depp
Many may say that her fame was achieved directly from the popularity of her father in the film and showbiz industry. However, that has not stopped Lily Rose Depp from making a name for herself in the fashion world on her own. “Art is such a personal experience, I really try to make my own thing.” - Lily Rose Depp told Vanity Fair
At the young age of sixteen Lily Depp has already modelled for Chanel and the popular Australian magazine Oyster. Although she has already worked with one of the biggest brands in the world in the fashion industry, Depp has made it clear that she wants to enjoy her childhood and teenage years while she can to allow her to stay grounded and enjoy her youth. Arguably, as technology becomes increasingly advanced and applications such as instagram and snapchat expand, were seeing less and less teenagers and children live the same childhood as those of an older generation would have twenty years ago. We've seen the model start to make her break in the acting world but its possible that she is set to become a bigger star on our screens once she has at least finished school.
Tavi Gevinson
Tavi Gevinson may only be nineteen but her youth is definitely not stopping her having an opinion about the way girls around her should act in society. However, Tavi understands that you do not have to always be a feminist to stand up for female rights which she confidently confessed to Dazed and Confused magazine, “While I’m happy to talk about feminism and I’m happy that I’m a girl, I do sometimes feel like, ‘Why does everything I do have to be viewed through a lens of feminist or not?’
Tavi may be well known in the fashion and social media world but she also spreads her talent into other creative industries as she has also appeared in shows on Broadway and on our TV screens to pursue her passion for acting.
This may not directly be a person but another aspect of the fashion world which is heavily influencing youth culture right now is the online teen magazine Rookie, which Tavi Gevinson was founded by Tavi Gevinson who is the current editor and Chief.
http://www.rookiemag.com/
Coco Gordon Moore
Although she has similarities to Sky Ferreira due to her style of music, Coco Gordon Moore is making it in the pop culture industry in her own way and is trying to steer away from living under her parent's limelight whilst doing so. Everyone expects Coco to follow such strong feministic views since her mother was such a dominant feminine icon, however it seems she is actually moving in an opposite direction or at least not tried to have too much say on the issue due to the fact that there is so much complication behind the matter and too many views on how to resolve it.
Coco has even been referred to as the ultimate millennial girl of our time due to her mysterious attitude. It is even found that her generation may be the first generation that doesn’t want to be famous, since being well-known now means being torn apart by the media and allowing everyone to know your every step at any time of the day.
Another style icon who is having an extremely strong influence within the culture of youths nowadays is Arvida Bystrom. To read more about one of the queens of Tumblr and the hipster photography world follow this link to one of my older blog posts.....
http://katefergvson.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/fashion-icon-arvida-bystrom.html
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