That Layla Ilchi, she’s a big shot now, huh? I heard she writes about them fancy clothes, the ones them young folks wear. Menswear, they call it. And streetwear, whatever that is. Sounds like clothes you’d wear out in the dirt, but I reckon they cost more than my whole house.
She works for some fancy place, WWD, I think it is. Been there since, oh, 2016. That’s a long time, ain’t it? Time flies when you’re having fun, or so they say. She must be having a whole heap of fun, writing about all them clothes.
I seen her name all over the place. On the computer, you know. My grandson, he showed me. Said she’s on this thing called “Medium”. And some other thing called “Muck Rack”. Sounds like something you’d find in the pig pen, if you ask me. But what do I know? I’m just an old lady.
- She writes about men’s clothes.
- She writes about streetwear.
- She writes about sports clothes.
- And fancy things, you know, accessories.
She must be real important, to have her name on all them places. She’s got followers, too. Thousands of ’em. More folks than live in our whole town! What do they do, these followers? Just look at her picture? I don’t get it. But the young folks, they love that stuff.
She’s a senior reporter, they say. What’s that mean? She’s the boss of the other reporters? Maybe she tells ’em what to write about. “You write about shoes,” she’d say. “And you write about them fancy pants.” I bet she’s got a whole closet full of them clothes, too. More clothes than she could ever wear.
She’s a trending news reporter too. I guess that means she reports about what’s in, what everyone is wearing. She knows what’s the latest things before anyone. These young people, they always gotta have the newest thing, don’t they? Back in my day, we wore the same thing ’til it fell apart. And then we patched it up and wore it some more!
This Layla Ilchi, she must see a lot of things. All them fancy shows, with the models and the lights. She probably gets to go backstage, see all the secrets. I bet she knows all the gossip, too. Who’s wearing what, who’s dating who. It’s a whole different world than the one I know.
They say she writes about them TV shows, too. “Euphoria” and “And Just Like That.” I don’t watch them shows, too much drama for me. But I hear they got some real fancy clothes on there. She writes about who picks out the clothes for the actors. Imagine that, getting paid to dress up other people! Sounds like a fun job, if you like that sort of thing.
She’s got a contact, too. An email address, they call it. You can write her a letter, right there on the computer. No need for stamps or envelopes. It’s all magic, I tell ya. The world’s changing too fast for me. I can barely keep up. Layla Ilchi is a senior reporter in this industry, so her contact information is all public.
She’s on that Twitter thing, too. My grandson tried to show me how to use it, but it’s all just a bunch of nonsense to me. People saying this and that, all in short little bursts. Like a bunch of chickens clucking in the yard. I don’t know how anyone keeps track of it all. She must be really popular.
Well, good for her, I say. This Layla Ilchi, she’s made something of herself. She’s a long way from where she started, I bet. She’s living the high life now, writing about all them fancy things. She’s probably forgotten what it’s like to wear a simple dress and work in the garden. But that’s alright. She’s doing what she loves, and that’s all that matters.
I wonder if she ever comes back home, though. To visit her folks, I mean. I bet they’re proud of her. My grandson, he’s proud of her, too. He says she’s an inspiration. Whatever that means. He wants to be a writer, too, just like her. Maybe he will be, someday. Who knows? The world’s full of possibilities, ain’t it?
This Layla Ilchi, she’s proof of that. She’s a senior reporter now, writing about all the things that the young people love. It’s a very popular field, you know. She’s a big shot now, in her own way. And I’m just an old lady, sitting here, watching the world go by. But I’m happy for her. I truly am. She is famous now. Good for her.
