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Willow wears white cotton shirt by T by Wang, black wool and silk trousers by Christian Dior, black elastic suspenders by American Apparel and gold earrings model’s own.<\/em><\/p>\n My palms are sweating at Roc Nation and I\u2019ve got nowhere to wipe them. Glass, steel and leather surround me and my polyester trousers exacerbate the situation. The blasting AC proves I\u2019m not hot, just nervous, which happens when I\u2019ve got time. I was fine in that lax chair at the entrance, but my presence must have proved too pitiful for the public. Now I\u2019m alone in a conference room, seated at an enormous pearl table. Stress overwhelms me as I draft a tweet. A guy in a suit comes into the room to speak on his phone. He winks at me and walks out. I press delete. Moments later, a man in fancy sweats walks in and is startled to see me. He leaves quickly, before I can beg him to stay. I review my notes. A blonde stops by to remind me that Willow is late. \u201cObama is in town and he\u2019s causing traffic. You know how he is!\u201d Do I ever! I go to the bathroom to gawk in the mirror and dry off my hands. The women roaming the halls are either in taut dresses with stilettos or baggy trousers and hoodies. I feel myself killing their vibe. I retreat to my room and re-write my notes, in better handwriting. The page gets soaked. The blonde pops back in to promise that \u201cshe\u2019ll be in soon!\u201d<\/p>\n An hour later, I\u2019m taken down a white hallway through huge doors, which reveal a plush space you know shit goes down in. Warm air blows gently through vents, a soothing voice bounces between speakers, velvet couches frame an obscenely panoramic view of Manhattan and sunlight slaps precious bottles of golden liquor I don\u2019t dare touch near a minor.\u00a0Willow Smith opens her arms. Come here. We hug and she apologises for making me wait. I say, now that you can blame the president for something, you\u2019re practically an adult. \u201cI always feel like an adult,\u201d she says, \u201csince I\u2019m always having revolutionary thoughts.\u201d Her ideas are mature, but her idealism is proof of her youth, which is always noted; two adults sit in as chaperones. \u201cWe\u2019ll jump on you if you ask anything unacceptable.\u201d\u00a0Fair enough.<\/p>\n \u00a0You know Willow is stunning on screen, but in person she\u2019s flawless. I know writing stuff like that is not only clich\u00e9, but harmful. I\u2019m aware that it promotes unrealistic standards, but she defies any standards I\u2019ve ever been tortured by. Her eyes are fit for a tiger and her elongated limbs look capable of flying her through space. Appropriately, like some subculture superhero, she\u2019s head-to-toe in black \u2014<\/b>ripped skintight jeans, a VFILES <\/i>turtleneck, sneakers, and a long, leather coat. \u201cI love this coat because it makes me feel like Spike from Buffy<\/i>…\u201d I know she\u2019s been watching Buffy<\/i>… because I follow her on Twitter. I also know that when she isn\u2019t praising old shows, she\u2019s spitting profundities.<\/p>\n \u201cThe people who make commercials <\/b>promoting good health are the same\u00a0<\/b>people making Cheetos.\u201d<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Oct 13.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cBeing a leader in the 1970s is unlike\u00a0<\/b>anything a kid of the 21st Century will ever experience in a lifetime.\u201d<\/b>\u00a0Oct 7.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cThe most beautiful thing about life\u00a0<\/b>could very easily be perceived as the\u00a0<\/b>most unfortunate.\u201d<\/b>\u00a0Sep 23.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Where does a 14-year-old get this stuff? Does she find it in Marxist novels? Hypnotise it out of her parents? \u201cI think a lot. That\u2019s the main thing I do in my life. Twitter is the way I can tell the world exactly how I feel.\u201d She\u2019s been showing the world her potential since her acting debut in I Am Legend<\/i> in 2007. Her music career followed in 2010 with the vibrant hit single, \u201cI Whip My Hair\u201d. She was the youngest artist to be signed to Jay Z\u2019s Roc Nation label and has since been dropping dreamy singles like \u201c5\u201d, featuring her brother, Jaden. Meanwhile, millions anticipate her next move.<\/p>\n I had control over a magazine\u2019s Facebook page for a day and could barely handle the pressure. When I ask how she can resist the urge to troll her 3.8M followers, she asks, \u201cWhat\u2019s trolling?\u201d When she was younger she wasn\u2019t allowed on Social Media, so now she\u2019s careful. \u201cWhen I was nine I would have written things like, \u2018Life sucks!\u2019 That didn\u2019t fly.\u201d When she turned teen, she was set free online and landed her first Instagram scandal. Her friend Mois\u00e9s Arias posted an artistic photograph of himself on a bed with her. Though they were clothed and clearly platonic, the fact that she was 13 and he was 20 sent people through the roof. Sadly, their negativity was directed at Smith and her family. Her parents (Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, duh) were investigated by child services in Los Angeles County. They were cleared of any suspicions, obviously, and handled it well, insisting that the public is perverted for assuming anything was wrong with their daughter\u2019s behaviour. Still, horrible comments lurk under her interviews, implying her attire and conduct is inappropriate. Somehow, the fact that such comments are wildly inappropriate themselves is lost on these people. The world has it in for girls, especially girls in the spotlight.<\/p>\n Willow wears white cotton shirt by T by Wang, black wool and silk trousers by Christian Dior, black elastic suspenders by American Apparel and gold earrings model’s own.<\/em><\/p>\n Willow once regretted her fame. She longed to know what it\u2019s like to go to a bookstore without having to call security. Luckily, she\u2019s learning to love it. \u201cWhen you\u2019re famous, you have more of a voice to change the world. And that\u2019s all I could ever ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cGirls and boys are put in\u00a0<\/b>boxes when they\u2019re born.\u201d\u00a0<\/b>Aug 8.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0An icon for androgynous fashion, she\u2019s outspoken about gender issues. \u201cParents tell boys to go out and get dirty, climb trees and make mud pies, while girls have to stay in and play with dolls. And often it\u2019s not the girls\u2019 choice.\u201d She explained, after reading Gender Neutral Parenting<\/i>. She\u2019s named after her father and her brother is named after their mother (did you ever catch that?). That\u2019s just a tiny glimpse at how well they\u2019re being raised. Having such a progressive, supportive and loving family can guide a girl through what can be a troubling time. Studies have shown that while young girls mostly feel good about themselves, their self-esteem plummets at puberty. \u201cI think that the reason why girls\u2019 confidence falls during adolescence is because of [<\/b>popular]<\/b> music. It\u2019s all about boobs and butts. That\u2019s what they\u2019re growing! They\u2019re realising that that\u2019s all they have to identify themselves with, and it mostly has negative connotations. So when they think of themselves and what\u2019s happening to them, it automatically, subconsciously makes them realise that rappers [<\/b>and other men]<\/b> are disrespecting them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWomen are systematically\u00a0<\/b>exploited by the system.\u201d\u00a0<\/b>Aug 5.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n \u201cI just went to see Gloria Steinem and bell hooks,\u201d she says. \u201cIt was an amazing experience. To see women that powerful on a stage, speaking their truth, is wow!\u201d The unfortunate thing is that we still need to have those discussions at all. And a lot of pop stars and actresses fear owning up to the F Word. \u201cPeople think \u2018feminist\u2019 means \u2018man hater\u2019. When I first got introduced to feminism, I was introduced to the idea of equality of\u00a0the sexes.\u201d\u00a0The world desperately needs someone like Willow to share such ideas through her art; the only question is when more will arrive. She\u2019s taking her time. She notoriously pulled out of the remake of Annie<\/i> just because her instincts told her to. She says she has enough songs to release an album but doesn\u2019t like them enough. That kind of honesty and intuition is rare. My peers and I are rushing to accomplish our goals and have a constant, overwhelming sense of FOMO. It\u2019s a wonder someone can be so patient in the age of over-sharing.\u00a0\u201cI believe that everything that has ever happened was meant to. If you\u2019re somewhere but want to be somewhere else, you\u2019re not experiencing where you are now. Each song I put out is about where I am and need to be. I take it step by step.\u201d And that way she\u2019ll end up with quality work. \u201cMy goal is to spread the message of consciousness shift and paradigm shift. We need to come to a point in the world where everything is running off of love. That\u2019s what I\u2019m trying to get to, that\u2019s what I want to do with my music.\u201d<\/p>\n Willow believes in meditation and limitless happiness, and knows it\u2019s important to laugh. She cracked the world up with a viral Vine poking fun at her brother\u2019s conspiracy theories. \u201cMy brother and I have such a good relationship because we aren\u2019t forced to be with each other all the time. Most siblings have to hang out and their parents are like, \u2018You\u2019ve got to love each other!\u2019 And they\u2019re like, \u2018Dang, I don\u2019t feel like it!\u2019 Jaden and I have had our separate lives. We do our own thing, we don\u2019t question each other. We connect on a friend level.\u201d They also respect each other as artists. \u201cThere are things that he\u2019s done that the world has never heard. I\u2019m on the edge of my seat waiting to see how they will react.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cI have many things to learn, and\u00a0<\/b>conditionings to understand.\u201d\u00a0<\/b>Aug 21.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0 Willow wears black wool jacket, white cotton shirt, green wool skirt all by MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela.<\/em><\/p>\n What does she hope to hold onto as she grows? \u201cI feel like, when you grow up, it\u2019s the conditionings, the things people teach you that hold you back. Like, \u2018I\u2019ve got to be serious now! I\u2019ve got to pay taxes!\u2019 Without those conditionings, you can be free and be yourself. That\u2019s what will carry me through my life. I\u2019m here to change the world and be a servant to the great divine and I\u2019ll carry that path. My life is meditation, crystals, self-improvement and art.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s good to have a desired path, but it\u2019s also important to accept transition, which transcends hairstyles. \u201cFlexibility with yourself and with your looks shows self-confidence,\u201d she says. \u201cYou\u2019re willing to paint on your canvas with whatever comes from within you. I love doing whatever with my hair to shock the world. People have such eyes on my family that when you do something out of this world, it\u2019s such a big deal, and I like that!\u201d For the record, her hair is short and blonde as I write this, though it most likely won\u2019t be by the time you read it.<\/p>\n Her and Jaden have stressed how school isn\u2019t as important as living life. I always felt that way so I always skipped school, but is it possible to balance both? \u201cIt\u2019s gotten to the point where the youth needs to realise their power. With realising their power comes realising what\u2019s not good for them and realising which rules aren\u2019t letting them grow. For kids who are in school and trying to understand themselves and their spirituality, it\u2019s difficult. I went to school for one year and I was like, \u2018now I understand.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Like most teens, Willow spends the time she isn\u2019t planning revolutions on Tumblr. She even checks up on her fans. \u201cI visit their blogs and read everything they write to me. They make art for me and I enjoy it so much! I love being connected to them.\u201d Her Tumblr\u2019s \u201cAbout Me\u201d reads, \u201cI think of myself as an extension of source energy \u2013<\/b>– always gathering information, spreading love and being free.\u201d\u00a0The adults clear their throats and my time is up. We hug and she tells me something generous and I believe it. With many young artists or \u201cstars-in-the-making\u201d, you can predict what will come of them, or at least make assumptions about what they hope to become. With Willow, you have no freaking clue. Even when you stare into those emoji eyes, you can only guess she\u2019ll surprise us all.<\/p>\n \u201cGuess I was born to make mistakes.\u00a0<\/b>But, I\u2019m not scared to pave the way.\u201d<\/b>\u00a0<\/b>(An Erykah Badu quote), Aug 29.<\/sup><\/b><\/p>\n Oh, I almost forgot. Of course I asked if she ever uses her dad\u2019s famous song against him.\u00a0 \u201cAbout a week ago I told my mum, \u2018Parents just don\u2019t understand\u2019 and I wished my dad could have been there. It was the first time I had ever said it, which is surprising.\u201d<\/p>\n Willow wears black silk trousers by T by Wang, white vintage t-shirt from The Archives of Brian Porcell, 9k gold and pearl anatomic earring by Delfina Delettrez.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n