Will tanning always be in fashion for teens?
"There are so many examples of celebrities that are pale and absolutely gorgeous. You have Anne Hathaways, Natalie Portman, both of the Gossip Girls -- Leighton Meester and Blake Lively -- they both have very fair skin. Go with what works for you, you know? They are all very pale and I think it looks very refined to have your natural skin color.I think tanning has been in fashion for 50 years now and it doesn't seem to be slowing down, but at the same time there's such a negative association with certain celebrities who are too tan -- I'm sure you can think of some -- Paris Hilton for instance.
So tanning has kind of gone out of fashion, where some people don't want to be tan per se, because it's perceived as being a little tacky. Yet, they want to glow. Here at Teen Vogue we hear: 'I want to glow.' 'I want to look luminous.' 'I want that healthy glow.'
Hopefully we'll continue working in that direction where people are celebrating their inner beauty and that glow. I think people look the best when they come back from sports or at the gym and they have that healthy flush. They look alive, vital and happy. I think that's what people are trying to capture. Hopefully tanning will go out of fashion, but that healthy glow will never go out of fashion."
