The offspring of the Jolie
Pitts, the Burberry-loving Beckham brood and mini clothes horse Suri Cruise get
a lot of attention for their designer wardrobes. But there is one tween that
blows all other mini-mes out of the water. And there's not a celebrity parent
in sight. Five year old Alonso Mateo is very likely the most stylish child
the world has ever - and very possibly will ever - encounter. He is all drop
crotch pants, dark glasses and Tom Ford pocket squares. And he has 2,500
followers on Instagram, where
he shares his catwalk-ready looks with his fans. In each photo he strikes a confident pose, hand in
pocket, gazing off into the distance. The
photographs are straight off the fashion pages of Esquire - micro fashion
shoots set up on location with palm trees, swimming pool and obligatory dog -
dotted with a fair few selfies taken with his iPhone in front of the mirror.
Looking at his mother, an equally stylish figure with a penchant for Givenchy and Chanel, it is easy to see where he gets his élan. Luisa Fernanda Espinosa is a freelancer fashion stylist who posts her son's pictures to her own Instagram, where she has 127,000 followers, before they appear on his. In her line of work she is able to track down the latest looks for Alonso.
According to The Cut, she
snapped up his favourite All Saints boots in multiple sizes before they
discontinued their children's line. She and Alonso also love Gucci and Dior,
Stella McCartney, Little Marc Jacobs and Dolce & Gabbana. Alonso's
styling is his own doing, though Ms Espinosa says she will sometimes steer him
in the right direction if something he chooses doesn't quite work, or is
inappropriate for the weather. And when they step outside, his fans often take
his picture, although Ms Espinosa says her son will sometimes decline if he is
too tired. The pair's shared a love of
fashion has allowed Ms Espinosa to bond with her son, and she says she relishes
the opportunity to shop together. And Ms Espinosa's work for magazines
like Harpers Bazaar and Alonso's father's income as owner and CEO of a
private equity firm allow the family, originally from Monterrey, Mexico but
living in Laguna Beach, sufficient funds to support their shared hobby. Speaking
in an interview with Joy Loves Fashion she
said her son's favourite things to wear are 'combat boots and sunglasses' and
that his recent obsession with bowties saw him going shopping to snap up all
the prints that caught his eye. 'We had fun [shopping] together because it was
my excuse to go the mall one more time,' she said. Looking at his mother, an equally stylish figure with a penchant for Givenchy and Chanel, it is easy to see where he gets his élan. Luisa Fernanda Espinosa is a freelancer fashion stylist who posts her son's pictures to her own Instagram, where she has 127,000 followers, before they appear on his. In her line of work she is able to track down the latest looks for Alonso.
Some internet users have
criticised the Espinosa family for encouraging their son, who has an iPod and
an iPad which he uses to produce his own shoots, to be materialistic. They say
that for a young boy, he cares too much about his image.
But Espinosa is defiant.
'People usually judge right away,' she tells The Cut.
'When we go shopping, if he
wants loafers just like his daddy and I can afford them, I get them. We’re fine
raising our son. He’s always polite, he’s grounded, he’s a sweet boy. ''I don’t
think he really notices he’s fashion forward. He’s too young.'
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