While I was watching the Bling Ring movie last night, I thought it may not be Sofia Coppola's finest work. But yet, I can't stop thinking about it. There is no fascinating meeting between a regular girl and an older movie star in a glamorous Tokyo bar - there is only the shallow reality of teenagers living life in Los Angeles with their parents. Some of them attend high school and a few don't, but education serves no purpose for the characters in this story. For these kids life is about being fabulous or trying to attain it. Fabulous people are pretty and dress well, and have all the latest designer goods - sunglasses, bags, shoes, and jewelry. In their world you are nothing without Louboutin or Chanel, and when these kids get a job they will be a Lindsay Lohan or a Paris Hilton.
I have an eight year old who wants to be a Victoria Justice. If you have children, you have got to watch this movie. It's a scary wake-up call.
In a taxi line the other day I noticed this girl with an unusual tapestry bag. I asked her if I could take a picture and she explained she found the bag in Thailand, and even though it was just a cheap market purchase she instantly loved it and has been wearing it with everything since. I don't mind if my little girl grows up to love fashion, I just hope she too will be able to find and appreciate beauty in a Thai market just as easily as in a Chanel boutique.
tapestry bag with neon yellow shorts and a white shirt
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