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women in the morning
November 18, 2014

She Woke Up Like This: Tavi Gevinson

By Petra Collins

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In this series from Pretty Hurts, Petra Collins photographs six New York women as they prepare for their days.

Tavi Gevinson sleeps until about noon these days. Though only 18, she’s already had a full life as a fashion blogger and founded the influential site Rookie; now, she spends most nights of the week on Broadway starring in This Is Our Youth with Michael Cera.

“When I wake up, I try and stretch. I’m usually weirdly too impatient for it,” she says. “I shower and I brush my teeth in the shower to save time, and then I pick out my outfit and do my makeup unless I’m not really doing anything that day, and then I don’t really do anything until I go to the theater and get into costume.”

Sometimes, she feels the real battle is escaping the house with minimal self-loathing. “I have a note on my full-length mirror that says, ‘There is not enough time for hating yourself. Too many things to make. Go.’ You’re with your body your whole life, so it is pretty easy to get sick of it or to look in the mirror too long and become really critical. In a way, when I’m feeling bad about my body I decide it is not personal. It doesn’t have to do with me as a person or as a friend, or an editor or writer or actress.”

Click ahead to see Petra Collins’s portfolio of Gevinson’s routine.

*This article appears in the November 17, 2014 issue of New York Magazine.

Additional reporting by Katie Van Syckle.

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I wake up at different times every day, but because I’m in this play and I work at night it is usually kind of late, like 12. Photo: Petra Collins
I try and stretch when I wake up, but I’m usually weirdly too impatient for it. Photo: Petra Collins
At a certain point, how you look takes up so much of our brains that at a certain point, like right now, I’m just kind of like, Ahhh, all of this is i... At a certain point, how you look takes up so much of our brains that at a certain point, like right now, I’m just kind of like, Ahhh, all of this is irrelevant; I’m not going to be looking at myself, I’m going to be looking at everyone else, so I’ll just focus on that and think of myself as a set of eyeballs and a brain. Photo: Petra Collins
I shower and I brush my teeth in the shower to save time. I just want to feel presentable. Photo: Petra Collins
I guess I like to be thorough because then, no matter what type of day I’m having, I will feel better that I had time to actually take care of myself.... I guess I like to be thorough because then, no matter what type of day I’m having, I will feel better that I had time to actually take care of myself. Photo: Petra Collins
I let my hair air-dry. I usually don’t do much with it, because I know I will have to style it that night at the theater and in the show I have to do ... I let my hair air-dry. I usually don’t do much with it, because I know I will have to style it that night at the theater and in the show I have to do this kind of greasy-teen '80s hair, so the dirtier my hair, the better. Photo: Petra Collins
When I’m getting dressed, I think about what I’m going to be doing that day. You can’t pass a bunch of brownstones and be listening to Simon and Garfu... When I’m getting dressed, I think about what I’m going to be doing that day. You can’t pass a bunch of brownstones and be listening to Simon and Garfunkel, and be wearing a pink PVC skirt — which I do own. Photo: Petra Collins
Sometimes I will have a day where my insecurity is too crippling to go outward, but at this point I’m recognizing that feeling and I take a deep breat... Sometimes I will have a day where my insecurity is too crippling to go outward, but at this point I’m recognizing that feeling and I take a deep breath. Photo: Petra Collins
I have a note on my full-length mirror that says, “There is not enough time for hating yourself. Too many things to make. Go.” Photo: Petra Collins
If I have an outfit that recalls a specific style or aesthetic, I feel like there is some weird inconsistency if my face is not also made-up — just in... If I have an outfit that recalls a specific style or aesthetic, I feel like there is some weird inconsistency if my face is not also made-up — just in a weird, art-direct-y way. But if I’m wearing jeans and a sloppy T-shirt it feels silly to be made up. So I guess I’m just looking for some overall cohesiveness. Photo: Petra Collins
I use a Clinique moisturizer and foundation, and then I’ll just do a bit of a cheek stain — this multifunctional one, Bene Balm, by Benefit; I have a ... I use a Clinique moisturizer and foundation, and then I’ll just do a bit of a cheek stain — this multifunctional one, Bene Balm, by Benefit; I have a pink one and an orange one. And some mascara. I’ve given up on concealer. Who has the time? Photo: Petra Collins
When I leave the house, I want to know that I’m into myself. You can’t have anything to hide, and also the coolest thing in the world is if you are co... When I leave the house, I want to know that I’m into myself. You can’t have anything to hide, and also the coolest thing in the world is if you are comfortable and confident with yourself and not inside your own head about what you look like instead of being with this other person. Photo: Petra Collins
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