Even though Willow Smith was born five years before Clueless was released, the 15-year-old manages to recreate the cult hit in an impeccable way, all on her own terms. The up-and-coming artist, model, and all-around Cool Teen revives Cher Horowitz’s classic yellow plaid co-ords in the ninth issue of CR Fashion Book.
Bruce Weber took the photos of her for the high fashion magazine feature on Carine Roitfeld. She is wearing a Uniqulo top and costume separates from Yandy.com. Smith, however, embodies her own unique style of cool; she sports a septum piercing, platform creepers, a bright head wrap, and mismatched black and white socks.
In keeping with the theme of the issue, which features Rihanna as a fierce, contemporary Marie Antoinette, it seems fitting that Smith would also rework a mainstay of Roitfeld culture.
Smith wrote an essay about art and beauty for the magazine. Smith shares Marie Antoinette’s passion for the arts. “I think it’s wrong to classify what’s beautiful and ugly. She writes, “There is only what is.”