"Being a person on the internet with a public following, I kind of, in a way, am a trend-setter, just like every other influencer. View the original article to see embedded media. It's a generational attachment to timeless fashion and then being a young person on the internet. You're constantly seeing trends, seeing influencers and fashion bloggers and celebrities wear all these incredibly cool pieces. Then the trendiness comes from being a young person on social media. She got a lot of beautiful pieces from her mother, which were handed down to her and then handed down to me. She's exactly who I am, in the sense of being someone who works super hard and is incredibly intelligent, but also loves fashion and beauty I think I kind of mimicked her style growing up and have made it my own. I also like to throw in trendy, fun colors and patterns, but I would say for the most part, it's timeless and elegant, with a twist of fun, trendy, young, of the time. I like timeless fashion - brands like Chanel, brands that will never go out of style, that have that classic, elegant, Audrey Hepburn-ish vibe to them. Photo: Victor Boyko/Getty Images for Balmain The daughter of Jouer Cosmetics founder Christina Zilber, she's also had a longstanding appreciation of beauty and fashion, and is now setting out to pave her own path within those industries, too.Īmelie Zilber wearing a pink monogram Balmain blazer dress to the brand's Spring 2022 show during Paris Fashion Week.
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Yes, she's signed brand deals, attended fashion shows as a guest of the designer and been on a Revolve trip or two, but the 19-year-old college student has also hosted a series aired on Facebook and Instagram titled "Don't Me," which brings together a panel of thought-leaders to discuss issues ranging from colorism to environmental justice, and been invited to interview White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the American Families Plan and Secretary Pete Buttigieg about bipartisan infrastructure. This applies to everything she does, on camera and off - from what she posts about to who she partners with to how she harnesses the reach of her platform. Her 7.2 million TikTok followers, 2.6 million Instagram followers and other hundreds of thousands of followers on other platforms tune into her because they know that she'll speak candidly, earnestly and urgently about what she cares about, whether it's a social issue or a beauty product she genuinely loves. Where do you shop? When do you shop? How do you decide what you need, how much to spend and what's "you"? These are some of the questions we're putting to prominent figures in our column " How I Shop."Īmelie Zilber has built a massive profile around intention. It can be a social experience, and a deeply personal one at times, it can be impulsive and entertaining, at others, purpose-driven, a chore. We all buy clothes, but no two people shop the same. The 19-year-old is a TikTok sensation - and a college student, and a Gen Z thought-leader, and a rising voice in politics, and a budding force in fashion.