As you may have seen, Taylor Momsen has been sporting some pretty innapropriate outfits, including very short dresses (which might aswell be called tops) and suspenders full on show.(But she does have great legs!) A majority of people believe Taylor is dressing a bit raunchy for her age, and should also be acting her age.
In Season 1 of Gossip Girl, Taylor had to play Jenny, a shy, cute, preppy teen. Taylor has said in interviews that she had to compete against that preppy standard when she went out, and felt her own personal style was locked up, and she wasn’t allowed to reveal it. In Season 2, Jenny started going across the line and started to dress a bit more punky and she was more confident. She didn’t want to be like all those wannabe “It” girls afterall, and Gossip Girl let her leash off and she revealed her style.
Taylor started out wearing more “subtle” rocker looks, for an example, to the Topshop opening, she wore a bright neon pink bodycon skirt with a leather jacket and matching pink lips and a smoky eye. She looked fabulous and was on most of the “best dressed” lists around the world.
Weeks later it was her Sweet 16 and she rocked out with her band, The Pretty Reckless, wearing a translucent pink slip dress, kind of showing her underwear off. Now she’s going around with her band wearing oversized shirts, with suspenders underneath.
After this outfit, critics asked Taylor why she was wearing it, Taylor responded with “I don’t care, I think if everyone is going to be so upset with what I’m wearing, I’m like, well, maybe you should look at your life a little more. I don’t know why you’re obsessed with mine!”. Later she told them “Music inspires me. Fashion is everything, it’s art! And I love art!”.
I have my thumbs up for Taylor, I totally agree with her. And after all, she’s only 16, and while you’re young you should live your life to the full. You have one life and one chance to make yourself known.
What do you think of Taylor?
