Cory Kennedy poses for a photo on the red carpet at Bowlmor Lanes 70th Anniversary party on October 7, 2008 at Bowlmor Lanes in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images North America) Gawker proclaimed her the It-Girl of 2006, and last year I found her staring back at me from the cover of
Nylon. Cory Kennedy is an internet celebrity of the MySpace generation (she has almost 18,500 friends), a scene kid who charms us for reasons unknown. She's a fan of acid-wash, apparently, and ill-fitting pants, and yet she made the cover of
Women's Wear Daily Beauty Biz. Forget the fact that her smudgy eyeliner gives her the appearance of a sweaty girl just waking from her party coma.
Cory Kennedy attends the Benjamin Cho Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Altman Building on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America) We're supposed to believe she, who makes the Olsen twins look like pint-sized Jackie Kennedies, is the face of true street fashion--a modern day rich-girl hobo who makes hideousness chic through sheer confidence.
Cory Kennedy backstage at the Charlotte Ronson Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Promenade in Bryant Park on September 6, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images North America) I'm unconvinced. Or maybe I just don't get it.
What do you think of Cory Kennedy's fashion sense?
Cory Kennedy poses for a photo on the red carpet at Bowlmor Lanes 70th Anniversary party on October 7, 2008 at Bowlmor Lanes in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images North America) 
Cory Kennedy attends the Benjamin Cho Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the Altman Building on September 9, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America) 
Cory Kennedy backstage at the Charlotte Ronson Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Promenade in Bryant Park on September 6, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images North America) 
