At six years old, you probably thought you were killing it on the playground in your OshKosh B'gosh overalls and jelly sandals. Bless your sweet little heart, because Blue Ivy Carter is fully equipped with her own stylist to raise the bar on first grade fashion.
As WWD reports, Beyoncé and Jay-Z's firstborn has been working with her own stylist and personal shopper, Manuel A. Mendez. He's an employee of Parkwood Entertainment, the company founded by Beyoncé, and is reportedly also one of the singer's personal assistants.
The stylist is behind some of Blue Ivy's most recent looks, including the incredible gilded gold gown and headpiece she wore to the Wearable Art Gala (where she tried to bid $19,000 on a piece, as you do at six years old).
Blue and Beyoncé wore coordinating Black Panther-inspired looks for the event's theme, "From WACO to Wakanda."
Mendez also styled Blue at this year's Grammys, where she wore a white tuxedo pantsuit designed by Valery Kovalska and silver sequin Mary Jane shoes.
You may remember that look from this photo of Blue eating a snack while totally average mom Beyoncé held her juice box...
And for her appearance in Jay-Z's "Family Feud" music video, Blue wore a custom Billie Blush collar and Raimana Cowan dress.
According to WWD, Mendez has been working with Beyoncé since 2009—meaning he very well could have been styling Blue Ivy since birth. It's unclear whether he also styles Beyoncé and Jay-Z's twins, Rumi and Sir Carter—though the nearly one-year-old twins have yet to make any official public appearances.
Stylist or not, however, it's safe to say Blue Ivy will forever look cooler than the rest of us.
Lauren Alexis Fisher is the Senior Editor at Cosmopolitan, overseeing digital content across fashion, lifestyle, beauty, sex, and culture. Previously, she was the Market Editor at Harper’s BAZAAR and has written for publications including WWD, Bustle, and W Magazine. When she’s not busy taste-testing her way through every dirty martini in New York, you can follow her on Instagram for bad jokes, good outfits, and annoying vacation pics.
