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"\"It's like the American flag,\" Sailor Brinkley Cook muses on the subject of denim. That is to say, timeless, classic, and ever patriotic. Like apple pie or, perhaps more fittingly, like original supermodel-cum-dream-girl-next-door Christie Brinkley\u2014otherwise known as Sailor's mother.\n\nWhen the 16-year-old second-generation model and aspiring photographer isn't in her school dress code of khakis and collared shirts or being outfitted by a stylist for a fashion shoot, she lives in various shades of blue. \"I love skinny jeans with oversize sweaters,\" Sailor says. Since donning a denim pencil skirt for this story, she's become a fan of those too (\"They remind me of Marilyn Monroe\"). \"But,\" she asserts, \"boyfriend jeans are my favorite because they're comfortable and you can play them up or down. I'm wearing them right now.\" Brand: Goldsign. Shop: Mom's closet. \"She gives me all her jeans when she gets tired of them,\" Sailor notes. \"I chop off the bottoms if they're flared or turn them into cutoff shorts\u2014a bunch of DIY stuff. No bedazzling, though,\" she deadpans.\n\nFor sartorial sparks, Sailor looks a little farther from home. \"There's a girl I follow on Instagram named Bella Hadid,\" she says. \"She has a chic, grungy style. Lately I've been channeling her when I get dressed.\"\n\nSince making her modeling debut in Teen Vogue last year, Sailor has signed with mega-agency IMG Models (Gisele Bndchen ranks among the thoroughbreds in its stable), landed a Claire's campaign, become a guest on a.m. TV shows like Good Morning America, and gained an impressive Instagram following (15K and counting). So how has life changed for the Bridgehampton, New York, native? \"A typical week is Monday, school. Tuesday, school. Wednesday, school. Thursday, school. Friday, school. Then on the weekends, maybe I'll go to a job if I have one,\" she says, shrugging nonchalantly. \"I live a pretty basic life. Which is nice\u2014I like it.\"\n\nTo see more exclusive photos, pick up our August issue on newsstands July 15. And to have Teen Vogue delivered every month, subscribe here!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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