By: Bekkie Owens
We have Miley, Brittney and Taylor, all of whom have made an impact in their own way. Known for their trendy fashion and talent in music, we have watched them grow up in front of our eyes. Now pre-teens, teens and even some young adult fans follow their every move. Now we welcome to the stage the youngest of them all, Willow Smith.
From music to movies, her parents have allowed her the opportunity to make a name for herself and what a name it is! Willow Smith whips her hair along with fashion and music in the release of her latest video, “Whip My Hair”. I must reveal to you, it caught me by surprise when the young Smith, just nine years old, debuted her video on BET. After such a breathtaking and buzz worthy performance, I am now and truly a fan and look forward to watching her grow up. Watching Willow put me in the mind of a little Lady Gaga with her edgy fashion-sense with a touch of Rihanna with her hair. If you missed the announcement, Marcia Hamilton, stylist extraordinaire to stars such as Jada Pinkett-Smith, Kimora Lee Simmons, Zoe Kravitz and now Willow herself was on TWS Media produced Afrobella Radio with host and ‘Twit-Celeb’ blogger, Patrice Yursik this month talking about stars setting trends and being part of the development of this young star’s making. The sweetness of her face still shows the innocence of youth but her style and dress shows a little Diva on the rise.
Young ladies all around the globe will be copying and coveting the bejeweled’s look from finger nails, lips, eyes and hair. Willow made a statement and it wasn’t too over the top or ‘too grown’. The dancing was not adult in any form and the lyrics very clean. Good to see a young lady behaving as she should. Her fashion, for a nine-year old, is daring and completely covered as she walks down red carpets, however, it does lean towards a grown up trend.
It was just announced Willow has signed with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, so we can expect more music to come from the little Diva and I’m certain fashion is not far off the list. Hands down the ‘Whip My Hair’ single will even have this mother of three shaking her head back and forth.
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I have to say I love this video, and I love the fact that she doesn’t appear to grown. She still looks like a child, as she should, and I can’t wait to show this video to my daughter who is also 9. Willow has a fan here, maybe 2.