Rihanna will never not remain THE ultimate IT girl. she had every girl wear the red hair, had people getting the hands tattoo, had girls shaving one side of their hair and leaving the other side. thats an IT girl, someone who has impact on people and can set trends without forcing it
Too popular and old to be it girl 💁🏻♂️ Edit: By all means, I love Rihanna but her beauty is unique and her style works only for her. It girl is the type of girl that you could imitate, replica in a mass scale lol. Have you seen anyone look alike or having a same vibe as Rihanna, no! She is above the it girl stereo type!
I believe this person is referring to the past. Being a teen in the 00’s and 10’s young women such as myself really did emulate Rihanna’s fashion and looks. I myself had bright red hair for a time!
i'd also like to mention how a lot of the IT girls have been crowned this because of their aura of mystery and privacy from the public, not revealing too much. alexa demie and anya taylor-joy are good examples of this as they don't post too much about themselves online and don't share too much about their private lives. emma chamberlain as well doesn't share too much about herself on the influencer side of things which is what sets her apart from all the influencers who overshare to the point of being irritating. zendaya also likes to keep interviews professional.
omg agree alexa demie forsure embodies classic hollywood and being more mysterious gives you more star power because today the modern it girl is like an influencer and we know to much about them but practice that mystic it will sky rocket you
@@addictivenews so true. celebrities now overshare because of the internet. it's refreshing when there are a few that remain mysterious. even in terms of her fashion sense and photoshoots, alexa has always seemed mysterious like we don't see much of her outside of ig.
Greta Garbo was like that but she never went to premieres nor did she do interviews and this mystery about her made her Hollywood's biggest star during the 30s, she is also a great actress.
i haven't watched a lot of emma chamberlain but i've seen that she actually overshares... like a lot; like, every interview shes in she talks about how shes always 'depressed' or 'distracted' a lot. While other IT girls have a dignified style and behavior. their look is also alluring and mysterious, like u said.
Kim Kardashian is not self made lmao. She is famous due to the oj trial and her tape. She has a team of people doing things for her all the time: stylists, trainers, surgeons, aesthetician, makeup artists, etc...she doesn't showcase anything except grandeur.
@@kalystaortiz3701 she does present her wealth as due to being an entrepreneur and downplays the situation she was born-into, so I think it’s a reasonable critique
"Self Made" doesn't necessarily means to live a poor, unknown life before the fame. Her mother had the idea of the sex tape and it worked without the help of a publicist. Her team came afterwards.
True. Plus she grew up rich. I like how young women get slammed for being a "spoiled little rich girl" until they reach a certain age, then suddenly everyone conveniently forgets and paints her as a "hard worker" and someone who's "self made". Her rich upbringing, her mom's smart business strategies, Paris Hilton's influence, and even Kanye West's influence made her the way she is today. Sure, she too had to put in some effort, but most of it was due to the people and wealth around her. I'm not trying to say that she's a loser or doesn't deserve to be successful, but she doesn't deserve to be called self made while women who are younger than her but had to work a lot harder to reach a high level of success get slapped in the face with Kim's comment about how "no one wants to work these days."
I'm not sure whether the "it girl" concept works in today's culture. Yes obsessive fandoms have only intensified in the social media age, but to me an "it girl" embodies a collective image of a generation. I don't think there is anyone that fits that mould today, nor do I think it is possible with the current landscape of selective social media feeds. Depends how you interpret it all I guess
I’d argue it still does. I think Zendaya really is our generations “It Girl” buttt we are still living in the NOW. We don’t know what our generation will be remembered for or the iconic parts of it til the generation is over and Alpha Gen become the new driving force in culture
low-key Alexa Demi maybe also Sydney Sweeney the only thing is Alexa is everything an It girl embodies except she's very low-key and you dont see much of her until the next euphoria season which is what id say Sydney has over her tho I feel she's less "it girl" more "America sweetheart girl" energy and as well with zendaya she's very well respected and admired but I still dont find her to be an "it girl" at least to me because I feel like a lot of why we admire her is bias based on the fact that we watched her growing up and we got to admire her transition into a beautiful mature actress but just not purely based on "it" factor yk what I mean
I dont know why people deny that zendaya is an "IT" girl. When she is recognized as someone who sets the standard in fashion. The only difference with past iterations is that it's not men who made her an it girl, but women. She is not the sexiest or cutest, but indeed the coolest.
@@heyysophie9928 That isn’t true at all. Zendaya has talent but plenty of It girls weren’t talented. Paris Hilton was an It girl at one point and she’s useless.
@@heyysophie9928 lol what? I agree her acting isn’t great, but the It girl is not the top of their game. Socialites can be it girls and they have no career. I hate Kim K, but I can at least say she had a career of sex tape, birthing black babies, using her friends and getting plastic surgery to sell her shitty clothes. But she’s also not the top of that career either. Zendaya is an it girl by pure definition. She’s influenced and made a whole culture. She’s everywhere and completely relevant. She’s just half black and people really don’t enjoy it girls being people of colour.
I never considered Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian It girls. I feel like they’re just very mainstream. I think it’s separate from being successful or beautiful since pretty much everyone in the entertainment industry is. I think of Chloe Sevigny, Alexa Chung, Rihanna. There’s a charm, force, and magnetism to them all and even if it’s not your “thing”, you get why they’re captivating.
Chloe and Alexa are really good examples. I would say the "It Girl" is somebody whose more of a face in society who does little to deserve her title (not that she isn't talented), but people's fascination with her is more to do with her mystique, style and who she's associated with. Chloe was dating Harmony Korine. Alexa Chung and Alex Turner. Edie Sedgwick hung out at The Factory. A lot of the video's examples are just people who would love to be considered an "It Girl" but they don't have the range.
@@Missmagazinebura Yes! There's a branding/hustle to the "It girls" in this video that don't ring true. It girl status is effortless and authenticity is part of it. I don't know that we can have real It girls with the way social media and marketing operate now. It would have to be someone frankly too cool to accept all the endorsement deals and be on social media all the time.
I hate how everyone tries to be an it girl nowadays, everyone’s so obsessed on being different and quirky they all end up looking the same, it just seems fake. Alexa Demie, Anya-Taylor Joy and Zendeya are one of the few I actually look up to
All It Girls are it girls because they don’t try to be anyone but themselves. People pick up on that authenticity and elevate these women to it girl status. These girls aren’t trying to be someone they’re not like you say they are.
@@Toxic_Femininity I don’t think they are hating. Putting it like that, everyone wants to be the it girl, trying to stand out and create a brand. But all the it girls are starting to blend together. It should be the “many girls” because now we are starting to have many many girls to follow. Remember….. to state an opinion, is not necessarily hating. Sometimes people get sick of something and they are expressing how they feel! Let them be!
Most of the people mentioned here feel less like ''it girls'' and more like ''celebrities of the moment.'' Actual ''it girls'' rise to fame because of social connections and cunning, they're the people who are always celebrity-adjacent but not famous for a particular reason like acting. This video seems like a miss to me.
Exactly. It girls are called it because they somehow make it famous despite having no talent or career, just an ability to be in the right place at the right time, i.e. in front of the paparazzi, alongside the real celebrity.
Honestly yes. I think of Chloe Sevigny as an It girl but I don't like her acting (haven't seen Kids though) or think she's physically attractive. BUT I get that she's super cool, has an interesting look, and if I saw her at a bar, I understand her magnetism.
I mean Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate IT girl. You've got people trying to be like her today, nearly 60 years later. She barely had a family, let alone a single social connection. She just had her completely enchanting aura. Also, similarly Anna Nicole Smith, who adored Marilyn, was similar- she too didn't have any connections but owned the people in 2000s. Alexa Demie is also the daughter of a single, immigrant mother with barely any connections and she's the IT girl right now. Lana Del Rey and Lily-Rose Depp also have that mysterious sorta thing (well, Lana did years ago but yea) however they definitely had/have connections
I love how this generation's IT girls are so focused on social issues and social justice. It's super refreshing seeing these values be at the forefront of our society, compared to past times where the biggest values were more outward focused like consumerism and meeting ideal (and exclusive) beauty standards.
Are they? Influencers are still pushing the beauty ideal. Notice none of them are ugly? Nor are they actually black? Zendaya is biracial and she can talk about black issues but when someone like Letitia Wright expresses her concerns regarding Vaccines due to bad medical practices in the black community, everybody wants her recast in Black Panther.
Wait… how did a video about it girls fail to include Alexa Chung? She literally wrote and published a book about her experiences as an it girl called It… I’m just a little surprised.
Yessss, there was a distinct lack of 2010s IT girls in the video tbh. We needed to see Alexa Chung, the Geldoff sisters, Zooey Deschanel, Olivia Palermo, Alice Dellal, etc. They were the last gen of elusive socialites before social media oversharing really took over.
@@Shauniiiiiiiii I agree. To me the It girls hang out in those type of circles. Sienna Miller was the it girl in early 2000’s and Lindsay Lohan was on the same vibe as well. It was a different vibe. I don’t see it girls today honestly.
It should be the “many girls” now because there are so many girls wanting to claim the title and so many to follow. There is no longer one it girl to follow by the mass public.
Sienna Miller and Lindsay Lohan were THE it girls in the early 2000’s. The press was obsessed with them. Sienna’s fashion was outstanding back then, the boho-rock chic style was kind of “invented” by her.
I am surprised that you didn't touch at all on the meaning of "It girl" in the larger gender relations scheme of things. I mean, there is no "It boy" - why is that? Maybe because female cultural icons have always been defined by some undefinable magic quality that they possess and that every girl wants to possess if she hopes to have any value. Maybe because the "It girl" trope is part of the general patriarchal mindset that always viewed "femininity" as something radically different from *normal humanity*: obscure, mystical, chaotic, and therefore desired. Maybe we need to talk about the culture of disposable "It girls" as ITSELF A CULTURE (and maybe we want to get rid of it). You two are among the smartest ladies that I know 'online', and your work is needed and valuable. Perhaps another video on this subject sometime soon?
I think our culture has changed with the rise of the internet and there is an "IT boy" now. The best example I can think of is how huge Ryan Gosling was in 2009/2010. Right now I think Timothy Chalamet is having a serious moment. I am connecting the It boy with the "internet's boyfriend trend." Examples: Tom Hiddleston, Chris Pine, Michael B. Jordan, Oscar Isaac, Henry Golding, Keanu Reeves, etc.
Agreed I was surprised the video was over. The IT girl is a whole patriarchal society thing. It use to be about male gaze and capitalism. I think it has changed to more female gaze now but I would loved a more in depth talk about it.
I vaguely remember an episode of a show called Hey Arnold where the character Helga became an “It” girl and hated it the attention the notoriety and people emulating her from her clothing to her willful/borderline bullying manners. Ironically what got her out of it was her being nice.
i blame paris hilton for where we are today. 'it' girls before her had mystery and charm and talent. because of paris, we have kim and the rest of the kardashians.
Please cover "Daddy's Girl", where a father and daughter have a special bond, and absolutely adore each other. Examples could be Eleven and Hopper, or Tony and Morgan Stark.
I thought the Daddy's girl trope was where the dad (or sometimes brother) usually disapproves of their daughter getting a boyfriend and not letting them have one until they reach a certain age, and it's sometimes used as a means to control their daughter's sexuality.
I think the point of the video was kind of lost with the examples of "it" girls it presented. I would never for example think of Julia Fox or Meghan Markle as an "it" girl. Also saying that Kim Kardashian has shifted the emphasis from inhereted wealth to self invention is just plain rediculous😂
I feel like there may be a geographic component too perhaps? It definitely seemed like that Brits were obsessed with Megan, but maybe the Americans not so much...? And yes, Kim K's self-portrayal as "self made" is a travesty, I agree 🙄 And her apparent belief that women can get ahead just by working their assess off is a toxic insult to all the ladies out there (esp. from minority ethnic groups) who're working 3 part-time jobs just to keep their families afloat 😡
I think the it girl term is very subjective and it can be different from a country/culture to anothers. There is always something conventionally beautiful about the it girl. So this is the reason why most of the it girls in the past were white except maybe the few entertainers and models. Nowadays, it is slightly changing and we see more and more POC. My it girl of this decade is Rihanna. Thanks to her sense of fashion, she is a trendsetter. And her make up line really changed the game. Also, I believe women can assume to be smart and to have it all whereas it seems like in the past the trope were very restricted to the physical appearance. SS I'm glad we can have it girl that can embody " beauty and brain" or not.
paris hilton is definitely the "it girl" of early 2000s! everybody knew her name and her blonde barbie aesthetic was copied a lot in many movies and by many others.
@@yoanastoyanova I mean I'm as thin as her and we share facial similarities as well (broad cheekbones, big eyes etc) and she made me feel really beautiful becs growing up, (I was born in 2004 so I grew up during the 2010s ) Kim Kardashian look was popular where you had to be thick and needed narrow/foxy eyes but Kate didn't have any of that but was still so pretty. Also, Kate wasn't the only popular model then, Cindy Crawford was also there who isn't that thin but she was still v famous
@@nini-qc1qd you are born in 2004 its obvious not to know what product sellers wanted working models to promote in the most stunning way of the decade. She didn't create beauty standards nor mental disorders, capitalism did.
Lol, I can't believe neoliberal feminists would shame another woman's appearance to blame her for things corporations forced (she was just beautiful and working as a model as a job, she's not the bad guy fighters) and for insecurities or mental disorders that DEFINITELY capitalism made. She didn't create the patriarchy, stop splitting on her to feel better about yourselves. If you want to always compare yourselves to other women by all means do that, but don't shame other women for your masochism.
you mistake being popular to being the ”it girl”… like Kendall Jenner, or Meghan Markel or even the Kardashians truly aren’t ”IT girl”. They’re just famous, succesful. I feel like you got it almost right… but not quite
like you just explained how theid body of work is almost undermined by their persona… You really lost the plot.. the start was quite strong & made sense… but nah:(
Yeah It Girls are a specific type of celebrity. They have an aesthetic and sometimes personality that embodies their era, and influence girls and young women to mimic their style and/or attitude. Twiggy in the 60s, Jane Birkin in the 70s, and Winona Ryder in the 90s are both good examples of It Girls.
I'm sorry but the Kardashians epitomize inherited wealth, especially with Kylie and Kendall being the new generation of the family. They don't "work hard," they just work with their wealth and their proximity to other famous people.
When you break down what a model actually is: it's a person hired to be a living mannequin to show the fit of a garment. How is she ruining *society* by modeling?? 🙄
Comparing Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian to others is _____ (fill in any negative word). And also, putting "hard work" and "Kim Kardashian" in the same sentence is literally a crime.
I feel like there’s IT girls in every subculture. Doja Cat, for example has been dubbed an up and coming it girl for the decade. She can dance, sing, rap, produce, direct, make music videos, you name it, she can do it. Doja captures a fun loving personality. When it comes to acting, I feel like Alexa Demie has been crowned one of social media’s it girls. She’s everywhere. Everything from her demeanor, to her makeup, to her acting, to her influence on fashion and mainstream media, she’s got that star quality that pulls people in. There’s also it girls on RUclips. Joanna Ceddia for example, has the authenticity and enthusiasm to be entertaining. She’s funny but in an absurd way. Natural and vibrant. Magnetic almost. Endearing and humble. The 4 things that make someone have the it factor is first authenticity, second enthusiasm, then passion, and finally personality. The people that I listed above are all very unique in their own right and work in different areas, but they all have those 4 things in common.
I agree she has a lot of influence and I do think she works hard. But she's not self-made. That's a myth she created because her PR team wants her to seem more relatable. THe idea that she is self-made is laughable. A hard worker? for sure, self-made? Absolutely not.
Out of all women, I don't think Kim Kardashian should be the standard of reference. Her brand feeds off of negative press, creating ""new"" trends & setting a standard of beauty that is hard for even her to achieve. Just because she has a VERY LARGE INFLUENCE and does a few nice things doesn't immediately throw her in the good pile.
Yes she does have extraordinary influence! She’s an icon. I have two small daughters and small niece. I am educating them three to grow up to be just like a Kardashian. My niece wants plastic surgery to have Kim’s perfect body and my two little ones are already wearing makeup and experimenting with boys LOL! I am so proud of my girls 😊
Hi. I would not say that Zendaya is my role model (maybe yes, but it's strange) but she has an impact in my life and made me feel that is not strange being introvert or a private person, also, I'm skinny person and see her in magazines is the best. Finally, I'm from Mexico so my tone skin is similar to her (the difference is that she is black and my skin is light-brown) so when I was watched her in Disney I could feel cute? English is not my first languaje, be nice, darlings.
I think we also have to remember that no matter who are the "It girls" may be we the people always have the choice and the option to think for ourselves at whats best for us, so we can't just mindlessly blame every random person who gets to become famous for the bad choices we the viewers make
Zendaya is my queen because she was a example of a biracial teen/woman for my nieces. I love that Lizzo smiles with her whole face. She seems to have a lot of joy in her life and I like that she shows it. Ri-Ri hint another IT girl high with her fashion and attitude during her pregnancy.
It Girls of Gen Z (from what I observed) Zendaya Kylie Jenner (lips everywhere and thanks to her most celebrities are dropping their make up brand Alexa Demie (Girlie made the dramatic eyeliner and gemstones become mainstream) Lori Harvey (Don't @ me you know sis is iconic) Millie Bobby Brown Kendall Jenner Gigi Hadid Bella Hadid SZA Cardi B Billie Eilish Olivia Rodrigo All BLACKPINK members but especially Lisa and Jennie Anya Taylor Joy (for the acting world)
Millie Bobby Brown? SZA? I think the only ones from your list that stand out are Kylie Jenner, given that she has more influence than all the other women in your list combined, and maybe Zendaya given people’s obsession with her fashion and branding her as “perfect”.
no one celebrates IT girl nowadays. I'm not saying it will never come back. It's just not now. It's always the representation of girls at the height of cultural superiority and the height of a people's wealth and strength. Think of the Mona Lisa. She was the quintessential IT girl of her time. What about other very notable girls, like Jane Austen, or Florence Knightingale? Or Margot Fontaine? They made and impact and remembered in history because they represented and impacted women of her time. It's not that there's no IT girl now, it's just not now.....not when world leaders lead with their most outrageous and ridiculous behaviors, a pandemic, a potential world war raging, and we are at a crossroad of redefining the system of world in which we live in (I mean, so many forest fires it's like the world is on fire, so many violent protest uprising, there's a few places that's pending a republic or changing their heads of government as we speak). It's not until we are back to peace and money is restored, people stop dying, and we finally found the answer for everything going on, that IT girl can rise back up and influencing other girls and impacting the world right now.
meghan markle is not an it girl, never was. she couldve been tho, if things hadnt gone so south for them and the royal family. i dont even like the royals but its fairly obvious kate Middleton wins the it-girl title against her anyday.
This is true. Nobody looked up to her through an 'it girl' lense per se. Kate Middleton has also never been an it girl. Her promotion feels forced. Diana, more, but Royals don't count.
@@LisaF777 Yeah Diana was definitely the most impactful and deserves the title tbh, especially because she was so independent in her peak years. I see meghan as more of a humanatarian girlboss tbh. You need to understand though that Kate isn't 'promoted,' none of the royals are. The ceremonial stuff they do is literally their job, its not about them its about Britain and the crown as a whole, so they cannot be selfish or be 'promoted'. Harry and meghan took the opposite route. Kate does come close to the traditional socialite fashionista It girl title tho because of how she glamorized the monarchy and was prolly the first lower class person to marry into the family, she was a socialite even before her wedding and everything she wears sells out in hours. I think it's called the Kate effect or smth. its hard to look at the two of them through the it girl lens tho, for sure.
Oh my god, I just realized they did this in-universe to Dorothea in “Fire Emblem: Three Houses” and the Warriors spin-off, “Three Hopes.” Dorothea was born in squalor but was overheard singing as she washed herself in a public fountain in the Adrestian Empire’s capital one day. Next thing she knows, she’s elevated to public superstardom as the prima soprano of the Mittlefrank Opera Company and eventually secured an opening at the Garreg Mach Monastery Officers’ Academy where the game’s social mechanics take place. She’s actually pretty salty about any nobles trying to woo her just on the basis of her celebrity status alone, since she knows they wouldn’t look twice at her without it, regardless of how physically attractive she is otherwise.
I think there is soooo much more to explore on this subject. I was expecting a better video to be honest, I am such a fan of the chanel so my expectations were higher.
@@mynameisreallycool1 who said I was shocked, disappointed, or hopeful for anything? This is a video about “it girls”. I pointed out blatant mistakes/biases/oversights of the video creator. Clearly triggered you though.
Anita pallenberg and marianne faithfull should have been mentioned. They walked so kate moss could run. Jane birkin, francoise hardy, twiggy, bebe buell, viv albertine, soo catwoman, debbie harry, kim gordon, chloe sevingy...and to some degree, courtney love in the early 90s. There were a lot of it girls that belonged to different subcultures. The underground baddies are the most interesting. It girls in fiction too. Like juno temple was kind of an it girl for me when vinyl came out. And penny lane from almost famous. Damn those girls could dress.
Rihanna Aaliyah Solange Knowles Zoe Kravitz Chloe Sevegny Kelis Grace Jones!!!!! The omission of Rihanna - Icon was downright criminal Sofia Coppola ... Anyway these are some of my perrenial faves
Is the common factor that they're kind of indie? Other than Rihanna and Aaliyah. I think of anyone featured on Nylon Magazine that didn't have a mainstream work.
@@somethingcooliguess 😂 Maybe...Grace Jones is NOT indie. She is legit iconic. But yeah I suppose I am betraying my preference for more indie eclectic types 😊 So I might as well add Parker Posey.... 😁 But as well- I wanted black style icons on o be featured because so much of our style is ripped off and attributed to others ( Kardashians) and they get the notoriety, fame and big money for it.... So I guess if "It" girls represent the cultural zeitgeist then that tells it's own story now doesn't it?
@@happygucci5094 I'd say Solange and Zoe are a bit on the eclectic side (vs Beyonce anyway). It may be a reflection of how indie culture was a preference mid-2000s to mid-2010s.
What an interesting trope this is. Based on what I've learned from this trope I got to think that Jeanne d'Arc might have been a medieval version of the It Girl of the early 15th century.
There's no such thing as an "it girl." But it would have been Alyssa Milano, and not Paris Hilton, for that time period. I mean, the fact that people are talking about mulitiple contemporary actresses as "it girls" simultaneously proves the point: it's just a synonym for "pretty damn popular".
The beauty of the IT girl is that she lives in the moment. Like a rose in full bloom. She makes you appreciate the present and to simply admire her fleeting beauty.
Find yourself better role models than celebrities girls and find out how capitalism had created an environment for these IT girls to thrive and others to barely survive.
@@Ganasdemejorar Cool, Doesn't Take Away From The Fact That Rihanna Is The It Girl For Both Milennials As Well As Gen Z. Women && Teenage Girls Try To Emulate Her More Than Zendaya. She's Been The Muse For Countless Designers, Zendaya Can't Say The Same.
Please stop with the redundant “the reason is because.” It’s not “the reason was because of a lack of diversity.” It should be “the reason was a lack of diversity.”
I only know who she is be because of the “I did it myself” meme. So if someone can explain what else she’s does because I really have no idea how she is considered an it girl.
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Why didn’t you talk about the it girl Serena van der Woodsen from gossip girl ?
Rihanna will never not remain THE ultimate IT girl. she had every girl wear the red hair, had people getting the hands tattoo, had girls shaving one side of their hair and leaving the other side. thats an IT girl, someone who has impact on people and can set trends without forcing it
Too popular and old to be it girl 💁🏻♂️
Edit: By all means, I love Rihanna but her beauty is unique and her style works only for her. It girl is the type of girl that you could imitate, replica in a mass scale lol. Have you seen anyone look alike or having a same vibe as Rihanna, no! She is above the it girl stereo type!
@@augustinefaithdefender And Kim K isn't?
I believe this person is referring to the past. Being a teen in the 00’s and 10’s young women such as myself really did emulate Rihanna’s fashion and looks. I myself had bright red hair for a time!
@@augustinefaithdefender there’s no age restriction to be an IT girl. If you got it, you got it
she is simply THAT ✨ girl
i'd also like to mention how a lot of the IT girls have been crowned this because of their aura of mystery and privacy from the public, not revealing too much. alexa demie and anya taylor-joy are good examples of this as they don't post too much about themselves online and don't share too much about their private lives. emma chamberlain as well doesn't share too much about herself on the influencer side of things which is what sets her apart from all the influencers who overshare to the point of being irritating. zendaya also likes to keep interviews professional.
omg agree alexa demie forsure embodies classic hollywood and being more mysterious gives you more star power because today the modern it girl is like an influencer and we know to much about them but practice that mystic it will sky rocket you
@@addictivenews so true. celebrities now overshare because of the internet. it's refreshing when there are a few that remain mysterious. even in terms of her fashion sense and photoshoots, alexa has always seemed mysterious like we don't see much of her outside of ig.
Greta Garbo was like that but she never went to premieres nor did she do interviews and this mystery about her made her Hollywood's biggest star during the 30s, she is also a great actress.
It's true because in a way the more relatable and human tou are ,the less iconic snd fashionable.
i haven't watched a lot of emma chamberlain but i've seen that she actually overshares... like a lot; like, every interview shes in she talks about how shes always 'depressed' or 'distracted' a lot. While other IT girls have a dignified style and behavior. their look is also alluring and mysterious, like u said.
Kim Kardashian is not self made lmao. She is famous due to the oj trial and her tape. She has a team of people doing things for her all the time: stylists, trainers, surgeons, aesthetician, makeup artists, etc...she doesn't showcase anything except grandeur.
@@kalystaortiz3701 she does present her wealth as due to being an entrepreneur and downplays the situation she was born-into, so I think it’s a reasonable critique
"Self Made" doesn't necessarily means to live a poor, unknown life before the fame.
Her mother had the idea of the sex tape and it worked without the help of a publicist.
Her team came afterwards.
True. Plus she grew up rich. I like how young women get slammed for being a "spoiled little rich girl" until they reach a certain age, then suddenly everyone conveniently forgets and paints her as a "hard worker" and someone who's "self made".
Her rich upbringing, her mom's smart business strategies, Paris Hilton's influence, and even Kanye West's influence made her the way she is today. Sure, she too had to put in some effort, but most of it was due to the people and wealth around her. I'm not trying to say that she's a loser or doesn't deserve to be successful, but she doesn't deserve to be called self made while women who are younger than her but had to work a lot harder to reach a high level of success get slapped in the face with Kim's comment about how "no one wants to work these days."
Seriously the Take is becoming much less self aware and it’s not a good look at all
@@kalystaortiz3701 by her mommy reaching TV stations for a reality show.. very self made. As self made Trump was from his pimp daddy
Your editing made it seem like every person in Hollywood is an IT girl.
I'm not sure whether the "it girl" concept works in today's culture. Yes obsessive fandoms have only intensified in the social media age, but to me an "it girl" embodies a collective image of a generation. I don't think there is anyone that fits that mould today, nor do I think it is possible with the current landscape of selective social media feeds. Depends how you interpret it all I guess
It girl Serena van der Woodsen is all I know from gossip girls
I’d argue it still does. I think Zendaya really is our generations “It Girl” buttt we are still living in the NOW. We don’t know what our generation will be remembered for or the iconic parts of it til the generation is over and Alpha Gen become the new driving force in culture
I would say Zendaya is the closest we have to an IT girl and Lori Harvey has the potential to be one.
low-key Alexa Demi maybe also Sydney Sweeney the only thing is Alexa is everything an It girl embodies except she's very low-key and you dont see much of her until the next euphoria season which is what id say Sydney has over her tho I feel she's less "it girl" more "America sweetheart girl" energy and as well with zendaya she's very well respected and admired but I still dont find her to be an "it girl" at least to me because I feel like a lot of why we admire her is bias based on the fact that we watched her growing up and we got to admire her transition into a beautiful mature actress but just not purely based on "it" factor yk what I mean
Rihanna
I dont know why people deny that zendaya is an "IT" girl. When she is recognized as someone who sets the standard in fashion. The only difference with past iterations is that it's not men who made her an it girl, but women. She is not the sexiest or cutest, but indeed the coolest.
Definitely
She's also the expectable black IT girl.
Because the It girls we’ve seen so far have always been excellent their industries.Her acting is mediocre at best.
@@heyysophie9928 That isn’t true at all. Zendaya has talent but plenty of It girls weren’t talented. Paris Hilton was an It girl at one point and she’s useless.
@@heyysophie9928 lol what? I agree her acting isn’t great, but the It girl is not the top of their game. Socialites can be it girls and they have no career. I hate Kim K, but I can at least say she had a career of sex tape, birthing black babies, using her friends and getting plastic surgery to sell her shitty clothes. But she’s also not the top of that career either. Zendaya is an it girl by pure definition. She’s influenced and made a whole culture. She’s everywhere and completely relevant. She’s just half black and people really don’t enjoy it girls being people of colour.
I never considered Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian It girls. I feel like they’re just very mainstream. I think it’s separate from being successful or beautiful since pretty much everyone in the entertainment industry is. I think of Chloe Sevigny, Alexa Chung, Rihanna. There’s a charm, force, and magnetism to them all and even if it’s not your “thing”, you get why they’re captivating.
Agreed. I believe they don’t really get what the it girl is/was…
Chloe and Alexa are really good examples. I would say the "It Girl" is somebody whose more of a face in society who does little to deserve her title (not that she isn't talented), but people's fascination with her is more to do with her mystique, style and who she's associated with. Chloe was dating Harmony Korine. Alexa Chung and Alex Turner. Edie Sedgwick hung out at The Factory. A lot of the video's examples are just people who would love to be considered an "It Girl" but they don't have the range.
They are more like business women
@@Missmagazinebura Yes! There's a branding/hustle to the "It girls" in this video that don't ring true. It girl status is effortless and authenticity is part of it. I don't know that we can have real It girls with the way social media and marketing operate now. It would have to be someone frankly too cool to accept all the endorsement deals and be on social media all the time.
How was Paris Hilton not an it girl? There was nobody touching her fame in her time.
I hate how everyone tries to be an it girl nowadays, everyone’s so obsessed on being different and quirky they all end up looking the same, it just seems fake. Alexa Demie, Anya-Taylor Joy and Zendeya are one of the few I actually look up to
Alexa Demie seriously? Idk, she isn't that problematic i guess
Yeah actual IT girls don’t try, it’s effortless
All It Girls are it girls because they don’t try to be anyone but themselves. People pick up on that authenticity and elevate these women to it girl status. These girls aren’t trying to be someone they’re not like you say they are.
Stop hating women
@@Toxic_Femininity I don’t think they are hating. Putting it like that, everyone wants to be the it girl, trying to stand out and create a brand. But all the it girls are starting to blend together. It should be the “many girls” because now we are starting to have many many girls to follow.
Remember….. to state an opinion, is not necessarily hating. Sometimes people get sick of something and they are expressing how they feel! Let them be!
The IT girl where I work is called Suzy and there's no computer problem she can't fix
This made me chuckle. 👍
I always mentally misread the title of the show “The IT Crowd” as the it crowd
Also just realized that’s the joke in the show’s name🤦🏻♀️ I’m slow sometimes lol
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LIL Kim is another IT girl that doesn't get talked about enough. she is the reason why hiphop and fashion go hand in hand today
Your absolutely right! Lil Kim was very influential in the late 90’s and early 00’s.
Facts
Agreed!! Which is why I say there needs to be a Black It Girl video!!
You obviously don't know what the it girl means 😂😂
Speak on it!
Most of the people mentioned here feel less like ''it girls'' and more like ''celebrities of the moment.'' Actual ''it girls'' rise to fame because of social connections and cunning, they're the people who are always celebrity-adjacent but not famous for a particular reason like acting. This video seems like a miss to me.
A lot of their videos are definitely a miss. They try to hard to make sense of trends.
Exactly. It girls are called it because they somehow make it famous despite having no talent or career, just an ability to be in the right place at the right time, i.e. in front of the paparazzi, alongside the real celebrity.
Honestly yes. I think of Chloe Sevigny as an It girl but I don't like her acting (haven't seen Kids though) or think she's physically attractive. BUT I get that she's super cool, has an interesting look, and if I saw her at a bar, I understand her magnetism.
I mean Marilyn Monroe is the ultimate IT girl. You've got people trying to be like her today, nearly 60 years later. She barely had a family, let alone a single social connection. She just had her completely enchanting aura. Also, similarly Anna Nicole Smith, who adored Marilyn, was similar- she too didn't have any connections but owned the people in 2000s. Alexa Demie is also the daughter of a single, immigrant mother with barely any connections and she's the IT girl right now. Lana Del Rey and Lily-Rose Depp also have that mysterious sorta thing (well, Lana did years ago but yea) however they definitely had/have connections
The word I think is a socialite not an “it-girl”
I love how this generation's IT girls are so focused on social issues and social justice. It's super refreshing seeing these values be at the forefront of our society, compared to past times where the biggest values were more outward focused like consumerism and meeting ideal (and exclusive) beauty standards.
In what parallel universe do you live? Today's influencers are braindead
I completely agree, we have move pass the kim Kardashian or paris hilton
@@91clarie these people are celebrities not influencers
Are they? Influencers are still pushing the beauty ideal. Notice none of them are ugly? Nor are they actually black? Zendaya is biracial and she can talk about black issues but when someone like Letitia Wright expresses her concerns regarding Vaccines due to bad medical practices in the black community, everybody wants her recast in Black Panther.
most of the time it comes across as totally fake, but I see what you’re trying to say.
Wait… how did a video about it girls fail to include Alexa Chung? She literally wrote and published a book about her experiences as an it girl called It… I’m just a little surprised.
She’s not an it girl. She’s irrelevant.
Yessss, there was a distinct lack of 2010s IT girls in the video tbh. We needed to see Alexa Chung, the Geldoff sisters, Zooey Deschanel, Olivia Palermo, Alice Dellal, etc. They were the last gen of elusive socialites before social media oversharing really took over.
@@Shauniiiiiiiii I agree. To me the It girls hang out in those type of circles. Sienna Miller was the it girl in early 2000’s and Lindsay Lohan was on the same vibe as well. It was a different vibe. I don’t see it girls today honestly.
They left out a lot of it girls, couldn't fit them all in. Rihanna, Angelina, Cindy Crawford, Madonna???
She was in an episode of gossip girl
The trends move so fast now. The It-girl of our generation? More like the it girl of the year, if one is lucky.
It should be the “many girls” now because there are so many girls wanting to claim the title and so many to follow. There is no longer one it girl to follow by the mass public.
Sienna Miller and Lindsay Lohan were THE it girls in the early 2000’s. The press was obsessed with them. Sienna’s fashion was outstanding back then, the boho-rock chic style was kind of “invented” by her.
Sienna Miller was influential yes, but boho chic was just a revival of an aesthetic that was invented in the 70s.
@@edienandy "Invented" in the 70s when hippie met bohemian, but based on fashion from much earlier e.g. boho, and Asian and African style elements
It was Britney…
I am surprised that you didn't touch at all on the meaning of "It girl" in the larger gender relations scheme of things. I mean, there is no "It boy" - why is that? Maybe because female cultural icons have always been defined by some undefinable magic quality that they possess and that every girl wants to possess if she hopes to have any value. Maybe because the "It girl" trope is part of the general patriarchal mindset that always viewed "femininity" as something radically different from *normal humanity*: obscure, mystical, chaotic, and therefore desired. Maybe we need to talk about the culture of disposable "It girls" as ITSELF A CULTURE (and maybe we want to get rid of it).
You two are among the smartest ladies that I know 'online', and your work is needed and valuable. Perhaps another video on this subject sometime soon?
I think our culture has changed with the rise of the internet and there is an "IT boy" now. The best example I can think of is how huge Ryan Gosling was in 2009/2010. Right now I think Timothy Chalamet is having a serious moment. I am connecting the It boy with the "internet's boyfriend trend." Examples: Tom Hiddleston, Chris Pine, Michael B. Jordan, Oscar Isaac, Henry Golding, Keanu Reeves, etc.
Agreed I was surprised the video was over. The IT girl is a whole patriarchal society thing. It use to be about male gaze and capitalism. I think it has changed to more female gaze now but I would loved a more in depth talk about it.
Isn't Jimin from BTS an it boy?
Tom cruise, bradd Pitt, Ed Sheeran, Zayn, Harry styles, Ian Somerhalder have all been 'it' boys.
There are it boys... even now men worship 'sigma male' celebs... come on now even male athletes are it boys and have been for long time
I vaguely remember an episode of a show called Hey Arnold where the character Helga became an “It” girl and hated it the attention the notoriety and people emulating her from her clothing to her willful/borderline bullying manners. Ironically what got her out of it was her being nice.
I loved that episode
@@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 it was one of the series best episodes with the themes of individualism.
i blame paris hilton for where we are today. 'it' girls before her had mystery and charm and talent. because of paris, we have kim and the rest of the kardashians.
😭😭😂😂
Please cover "Daddy's Girl", where a father and daughter have a special bond, and absolutely adore each other. Examples could be Eleven and Hopper, or Tony and Morgan Stark.
There's also the darker version where the father tries to make his daughter into the son he never got. Like Robin Scherbatski and her father in HIMYM
The father and daughter from Kick Ass
Yeah as in the kind where the term 'daddy' isn't sexualized :3.
I thought the Daddy's girl trope was where the dad (or sometimes brother) usually disapproves of their daughter getting a boyfriend and not letting them have one until they reach a certain age, and it's sometimes used as a means to control their daughter's sexuality.
Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus
I think the point of the video was kind of lost with the examples of "it" girls it presented. I would never for example think of Julia Fox or Meghan Markle as an "it" girl. Also saying that Kim Kardashian has shifted the emphasis from inhereted wealth to self invention is just plain rediculous😂
I feel like there may be a geographic component too perhaps? It definitely seemed like that Brits were obsessed with Megan, but maybe the Americans not so much...? And yes, Kim K's self-portrayal as "self made" is a travesty, I agree 🙄 And her apparent belief that women can get ahead just by working their assess off is a toxic insult to all the ladies out there (esp. from minority ethnic groups) who're working 3 part-time jobs just to keep their families afloat 😡
I think the it girl term is very subjective and it can be different from a country/culture to anothers.
There is always something conventionally beautiful about the it girl. So this is the reason why most of the it girls in the past were white except maybe the few entertainers and models. Nowadays, it is slightly changing and we see more and more POC.
My it girl of this decade is Rihanna. Thanks to her sense of fashion, she is a trendsetter. And her make up line really changed the game. Also, I believe women can assume to be smart and to have it all whereas it seems like in the past the trope were very restricted to the physical appearance. SS I'm glad we can have it girl that can embody " beauty and brain" or not.
You can tell that the women behind the take are some kardashian stand, because there is nothing “self made” about them 😂
I think they may be getting some $$ for it! The way they are inserted into a lot of videos is so forced and unnecessary.
Nobody can be truly self made. We are all interdependent on each other for fulfilling our needs
paris hilton is definitely the "it girl" of early 2000s! everybody knew her name and her blonde barbie aesthetic was copied a lot in many movies and by many others.
Kate moss really was the it girl. And for me still is.
@@yoanastoyanova how is it that her fault that she set a beauty standard- it’s not her fault that she’s beautiful
ugh THE HEROIN CHICCCC. She made my sister and I appreciate our bodies and kind of "super-young" look in the era of the Kardashians!!!
@@yoanastoyanova I mean I'm as thin as her and we share facial similarities as well (broad cheekbones, big eyes etc) and she made me feel really beautiful becs growing up, (I was born in 2004 so I grew up during the 2010s ) Kim Kardashian look was popular where you had to be thick and needed narrow/foxy eyes but Kate didn't have any of that but was still so pretty. Also, Kate wasn't the only popular model then, Cindy Crawford was also there who isn't that thin but she was still v famous
@@nini-qc1qd you are born in 2004 its obvious not to know what product sellers wanted working models to promote in the most stunning way of the decade.
She didn't create beauty standards nor mental disorders, capitalism did.
Lol, I can't believe neoliberal feminists would shame another woman's appearance to blame her for things corporations forced (she was just beautiful and working as a model as a job, she's not the bad guy fighters) and for insecurities or mental disorders that DEFINITELY capitalism made. She didn't create the patriarchy, stop splitting on her to feel better about yourselves. If you want to always compare yourselves to other women by all means do that, but don't shame other women for your masochism.
Kinda weak essay, but still love y'all
In old Hollywood speak, "It" means a young woman with sex appeal and a magnetic personality.
Britney Spears was the IT girl from 1998 to 2006. She was EVERYWHERE.
Kim was a step away from inheritance wealth? Her dad was OJ Simpson’s lawyer 😒
you mistake being popular to being the ”it girl”… like Kendall Jenner, or Meghan Markel or even the Kardashians truly aren’t ”IT girl”. They’re just famous, succesful. I feel like you got it almost right… but not quite
like you just explained how theid body of work is almost undermined by their persona… You really lost the plot.. the start was quite strong & made sense… but nah:(
Yeah It Girls are a specific type of celebrity. They have an aesthetic and sometimes personality that embodies their era, and influence girls and young women to mimic their style and/or attitude. Twiggy in the 60s, Jane Birkin in the 70s, and Winona Ryder in the 90s are both good examples of It Girls.
I'm sorry but the Kardashians epitomize inherited wealth, especially with Kylie and Kendall being the new generation of the family. They don't "work hard," they just work with their wealth and their proximity to other famous people.
When you break down what a model actually is: it's a person hired to be a living mannequin to show the fit of a garment. How is she ruining *society* by modeling?? 🙄
funnily enough models were actually called “mannequins” back in the 1920s
Comparing Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian to others is _____ (fill in any negative word). And also, putting "hard work" and "Kim Kardashian" in the same sentence is literally a crime.
Britney Spears is the ultimate IT girl
It's practically her curse
It was not her curse. It was pure misogyny.
Kim Kardashian talking about hard work????????
Ikr, wrong take
The gaslighting
I feel like there’s IT girls in every subculture. Doja Cat, for example has been dubbed an up and coming it girl for the decade. She can dance, sing, rap, produce, direct, make music videos, you name it, she can do it. Doja captures a fun loving personality. When it comes to acting, I feel like Alexa Demie has been crowned one of social media’s it girls. She’s everywhere. Everything from her demeanor, to her makeup, to her acting, to her influence on fashion and mainstream media, she’s got that star quality that pulls people in. There’s also it girls on RUclips. Joanna Ceddia for example, has the authenticity and enthusiasm to be entertaining. She’s funny but in an absurd way. Natural and vibrant. Magnetic almost. Endearing and humble. The 4 things that make someone have the it factor is first authenticity, second enthusiasm, then passion, and finally personality. The people that I listed above are all very unique in their own right and work in different areas, but they all have those 4 things in common.
AOC is not an It girl. That was so unserious.
Nope. She's a politician. Just because she's female she's been reduced to 'It'. The Take should know better.
Politically she is
No matter how many times people discredit Kim Kardashian ...but reality she has great influence when it comes to makeup and figure
I agree she has a lot of influence and I do think she works hard. But she's not self-made. That's a myth she created because her PR team wants her to seem more relatable. THe idea that she is self-made is laughable. A hard worker? for sure, self-made? Absolutely not.
You mean plastic surgery? .... Kim is toxic as fuck, worst influencer EVER.
That she took from black women.
Out of all women, I don't think Kim Kardashian should be the standard of reference. Her brand feeds off of negative press, creating ""new"" trends & setting a standard of beauty that is hard for even her to achieve. Just because she has a VERY LARGE INFLUENCE and does a few nice things doesn't immediately throw her in the good pile.
Yes she does have extraordinary influence! She’s an icon. I have two small daughters and small niece. I am educating them three to grow up to be just like a Kardashian. My niece wants plastic surgery to have Kim’s perfect body and my two little ones are already wearing makeup and experimenting with boys LOL! I am so proud of my girls 😊
Hi. I would not say that Zendaya is my role model (maybe yes, but it's strange) but she has an impact in my life and made me feel that is not strange being introvert or a private person, also, I'm skinny person and see her in magazines is the best.
Finally, I'm from Mexico so my tone skin is similar to her (the difference is that she is black and my skin is light-brown) so when I was watched her in Disney I could feel cute?
English is not my first languaje, be nice, darlings.
I read this as I.T. (Information Tech) girl. Completely different expectations.
You forgot about Winona Ryder 🙄
I think we also have to remember that no matter who are the "It girls" may be we the people always have the choice and the option to think for ourselves at whats best for us, so we can't just mindlessly blame every random person who gets to become famous for the bad choices we the viewers make
Surprised I didn’t see bella hadid!
Oasis and Kate Moss define the 90s British pop culture.
Zendaya is my queen because she was a example of a biracial teen/woman for my nieces. I love that Lizzo smiles with her whole face. She seems to have a lot of joy in her life and I like that she shows it. Ri-Ri hint another IT girl high with her fashion and attitude during her pregnancy.
Paris and Blair will always be my it-girl
Yes. Please Talk About The Cultural Impact Of The Britpop Movement
What a great video essay! Keep it coming guys
It Girls of Gen Z (from what I observed)
Zendaya
Kylie Jenner (lips everywhere and thanks to her most celebrities are dropping their make up brand
Alexa Demie (Girlie made the dramatic eyeliner and gemstones become mainstream)
Lori Harvey (Don't @ me you know sis is iconic)
Millie Bobby Brown
Kendall Jenner
Gigi Hadid
Bella Hadid
SZA
Cardi B
Billie Eilish
Olivia Rodrigo
All BLACKPINK members but especially Lisa and Jennie
Anya Taylor Joy (for the acting world)
You forgot AOC for the political front.
For BP, it's just Jennie but you can also include Lisa if you're feeling a bit generous. But overall, yeah it's just Jennie
Millie Bobby Brown? SZA? I think the only ones from your list that stand out are Kylie Jenner, given that she has more influence than all the other women in your list combined, and maybe Zendaya given people’s obsession with her fashion and branding her as “perfect”.
I would love a special on Amanda Seyfried! Thanks for considering!
no one celebrates IT girl nowadays. I'm not saying it will never come back. It's just not now. It's always the representation of girls at the height of cultural superiority and the height of a people's wealth and strength. Think of the Mona Lisa. She was the quintessential IT girl of her time. What about other very notable girls, like Jane Austen, or Florence Knightingale? Or Margot Fontaine? They made and impact and remembered in history because they represented and impacted women of her time. It's not that there's no IT girl now, it's just not now.....not when world leaders lead with their most outrageous and ridiculous behaviors, a pandemic, a potential world war raging, and we are at a crossroad of redefining the system of world in which we live in (I mean, so many forest fires it's like the world is on fire, so many violent protest uprising, there's a few places that's pending a republic or changing their heads of government as we speak). It's not until we are back to peace and money is restored, people stop dying, and we finally found the answer for everything going on, that IT girl can rise back up and influencing other girls and impacting the world right now.
I was on team Zendaya before it was cool. Thank you Disney Channel.
Are you saying you used to shake it up
@@crapreact5989 AYYYEEEEE
same my babysitter would ask me if i wanted to be bella thorne or zendaya and i'd choose her because i thought she was prettier haha
@@crapreact5989 More or less :)
meghan markle is not an it girl, never was. she couldve been tho, if things hadnt gone so south for them and the royal family. i dont even like the royals but its fairly obvious kate Middleton wins the it-girl title against her anyday.
This is true. Nobody looked up to her through an 'it girl' lense per se. Kate Middleton has also never been an it girl. Her promotion feels forced. Diana, more, but Royals don't count.
@@LisaF777 Yeah Diana was definitely the most impactful and deserves the title tbh, especially because she was so independent in her peak years. I see meghan as more of a humanatarian girlboss tbh. You need to understand though that Kate isn't 'promoted,' none of the royals are. The ceremonial stuff they do is literally their job, its not about them its about Britain and the crown as a whole, so they cannot be selfish or be 'promoted'. Harry and meghan took the opposite route. Kate does come close to the traditional socialite fashionista It girl title tho because of how she glamorized the monarchy and was prolly the first lower class person to marry into the family, she was a socialite even before her wedding and everything she wears sells out in hours. I think it's called the Kate effect or smth. its hard to look at the two of them through the it girl lens tho, for sure.
Ariana Grande definitely was an IT girl of this generation. People copied her hair, her expressions, her poses, her voice, everything.
Kim Kardashian "also reflected the shift away from...the glamorization of inherited wealth" Mmmm, not exactly.
Oh my god, I just realized they did this in-universe to Dorothea in “Fire Emblem: Three Houses” and the Warriors spin-off, “Three Hopes.”
Dorothea was born in squalor but was overheard singing as she washed herself in a public fountain in the Adrestian Empire’s capital one day. Next thing she knows, she’s elevated to public superstardom as the prima soprano of the Mittlefrank Opera Company and eventually secured an opening at the Garreg Mach Monastery Officers’ Academy where the game’s social mechanics take place.
She’s actually pretty salty about any nobles trying to woo her just on the basis of her celebrity status alone, since she knows they wouldn’t look twice at her without it, regardless of how physically attractive she is otherwise.
Great video! I think it would be cool if you guys tackled the Film Bro trope. There's definitely a lot to unpack there.
Keep up the great work!
Waiting for Jennie from BLACKPINK to appear🖤💗 She made so many trends worldwide, not only in Korea
My fav It-girls are Adriana Lima, Megan Fox and Alexa Demie.
Adriana Lima always came to my mind
I think there is soooo much more to explore on this subject. I was expecting a better video to be honest, I am such a fan of the chanel so my expectations were higher.
Not every celebrity is an it girl :/
This video is not it. AOC? Really? Kim is “self made”? Zendaya? Where’s Rihanna? Where’s kylie?
Kylie Jenner seriously??? Pls no
Like the girl or not, btw I do not, the girl has 361 million followers. I’d say that’s certainly an “it girl”.
Emma chamberlain was a must
You're shocked and disappointed that Zendaya and AOC were here, but you were hoping that Kylie Jenner would be on here? 💀
@@mynameisreallycool1 who said I was shocked, disappointed, or hopeful for anything? This is a video about “it girls”. I pointed out blatant mistakes/biases/oversights of the video creator. Clearly triggered you though.
Besides the marketing & hype, mostly *charm & a unique image/look/story/angle* ♡
And the Puckered, Duck Lips!! Now that completes the perfect it girl
@@gbear2253 not really, Emma Chamberlain, Lily rose Depp etc have small lips
@@nini-qc1qd but you’ve seen the duck lips on selfies! That’s the it thing in social media now
Anita pallenberg and marianne faithfull should have been mentioned. They walked so kate moss could run. Jane birkin, francoise hardy, twiggy, bebe buell, viv albertine, soo catwoman, debbie harry, kim gordon, chloe sevingy...and to some degree, courtney love in the early 90s. There were a lot of it girls that belonged to different subcultures. The underground baddies are the most interesting.
It girls in fiction too. Like juno temple was kind of an it girl for me when vinyl came out. And penny lane from almost famous. Damn those girls could dress.
Rihanna
Aaliyah
Solange Knowles
Zoe Kravitz
Chloe Sevegny
Kelis
Grace Jones!!!!!
The omission of Rihanna - Icon was downright criminal
Sofia Coppola ...
Anyway these are some of my perrenial faves
Is the common factor that they're kind of indie? Other than Rihanna and Aaliyah. I think of anyone featured on Nylon Magazine that didn't have a mainstream work.
@@somethingcooliguess 😂
Maybe...Grace Jones is NOT indie. She is legit iconic.
But yeah I suppose I am betraying my preference for more indie eclectic types 😊
So I might as well add Parker Posey....
😁
But as well- I wanted black style icons on o be featured because so much of our style is ripped off and attributed to others ( Kardashians) and they get the notoriety, fame and big money for it....
So I guess if "It" girls represent the cultural zeitgeist then that tells it's own story now doesn't it?
@@happygucci5094 I'd say Solange and Zoe are a bit on the eclectic side (vs Beyonce anyway). It may be a reflection of how indie culture was a preference mid-2000s to mid-2010s.
How did you made a video of It Girls without the ultimate IT girl of the 2000s, Alexa Chung.
What an interesting trope this is.
Based on what I've learned from this trope I got to think that Jeanne d'Arc might have been a medieval version of the It Girl of the early 15th century.
There's no such thing as an "it girl." But it would have been Alyssa Milano, and not Paris Hilton, for that time period.
I mean, the fact that people are talking about mulitiple contemporary actresses as "it girls" simultaneously proves the point: it's just a synonym for "pretty damn popular".
i legit read it as 'IT' girl (Information Tech that is)
i'm surprised you didn't mention emma chamberlain. she is definitely IT among the social media / internet girls.
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Chloe Sevigny, Sienna Miller, Olivia Palermo, Alexa Chung, Agnes Dean anyone???????????
Would LOVE a video on FX'S THE BEAR and food-themed television/ movies!!!
I can't see a single video work Zendaya on it without plenty of men saying they don't like her or straight up hating on her 🙄
I'd love to see the It girl in TV and film
The beauty of the IT girl is that she lives in the moment. Like a rose in full bloom. She makes you appreciate the present and to simply admire her fleeting beauty.
yall did NOT just claim Kim K was self made and ignore the fact that her " *curves* " are fake LOL unsubbing
This was really good
Find yourself better role models than celebrities girls and find out how capitalism had created an environment for these IT girls to thrive and others to barely survive.
when I think IT girl I think Serena Van Der Woodsen
The "It" Girl Of Our Current Era Is Rihanna, Not Zendaya.......
Is she still though? I feel like GenZ definitely leans more towards Zendaya
@@91clarie Seeing As How She Still Has Women Imitating Her Styles Even While Pregnant, Yes, She Is. Even More So Than Zendaya.
@@HaughtyHedonist Zendaya is the it girl of Gen z
@@Ganasdemejorar Cool, Doesn't Take Away From The Fact That Rihanna Is The It Girl For Both Milennials As Well As Gen Z. Women && Teenage Girls Try To Emulate Her More Than Zendaya. She's Been The Muse For Countless Designers, Zendaya Can't Say The Same.
There can be more than 1 main IT girl
I nominate Audrey Hepburn for IT girl as well, even though she's more ICON 🙌
Please stop with the redundant “the reason is because.” It’s not “the reason was because of a lack of diversity.” It should be “the reason was a lack of diversity.”
My "It" girls:
Christina Ricci, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, and Thora Birch.
Yes, I'm super old.
9:44 oh damn billie listens to marina
amazing to know
And yet most men don't consider them the It Girl!!!
2022：A Black fat Muslim trans vegetarian lesbian humanbeing
No Rihanna?
There needs to be a Black It Girl video. 👧🏿
There should be a Mexican it girl video
Tyra Banks and Gabrielle Union in the 90s ❤️
Asian it girl video as well
I feel like figuring out the ____ of today is always a bit tricky because I feel like it's usually easier to tell in retrospect what defined an era.
do a video on avril lavigne! its been 20 years since she first came out and her influence and legacy is undeniable
I think BEAUTY ICON is not the same with the it girl trope. There’s something different with the it girl trope.
AOC is not an IT girl. Just stop. Zendaya totally is!
Can you do a whole episode on the cultural phenomenon that is Lizzo?
She is more of oddity...
I feel like this video just included a bunch of women who have been famous at one point. 😭
Julia fox is a blip not an "it girl"
I only know who she is be because of the “I did it myself” meme. So if someone can explain what else she’s does because I really have no idea how she is considered an it girl.
@@cecee3480 she was great in Uncut Gems (and she dated Kanye lol) and has a very weird but cool fashion sense.
Well today all tech women are IT girls 😉
Zendaya is a different and good breed of it girls
How did you not mention Winona Ryder?!
Wait, Kim K was a shift away from being vapid?! And towards.... hard work?? LOL!!!
Wow this video really meanders to nowhere m, i gotta say I am surprised