13 March,2022 12:07 PM IST | California | Agencies
Kaia Aragon has only been creating her own fashion designs for a few months, but has already amassed millions of likes. Pics/Instagram
Fashion may have its newest star, but the world will have to wait a few years until Kaia Aragon finishes school - elementary school, that is. Nine-year-old Kaia Aragon has gone viral on TikTok for her stunning original fashion creations.
Her mother, Tonya, boasts a TikTok account of her daughter's original designs, @middle.mom, with 582.9K followers and 22.6 million likes. Among all those fans there are famous adult fashion icons, including Vera Wang, who sent the young talent a handwritten note. Wang commented on one of Tonya's TikTok videos and later sent Kaia a hand-written note, along with a purple backpack.
"So excited to see you are already pursuing your dream of becoming a fashion designer! Congratulations and all good luck," Wang signed the note. Kaia said she's been designing "for a while now," and just started sewing in November 2021. Her first project was a cat bed. But she quickly escalated to completing her own outfits. "I like that depending on what you're wearing can make you feel confident and brave," said the youngster from Colorado.
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Kaia's career began last Christmas when she was gifted a dress form. Right away, she grabbed a piece of scrap fabric, went into her room and pinned it to the form, sewed it together and walked out in her own design about an hour later. "It kind of blew me away," Kaia's mom Tonya said.
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