Girl Scouts at the Shows: Tents Aren't Just For Camping Anymore

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• Annie, Jiselle and Julia
• Girl Scouts used to dress like this
• Troop Leader Annie knows how to pose
• At least the beret was sassy

When we first spotted Annie at the Malandrino show, dressed in a green sash with Girl Scout patches on it, we thought she looked very cool and asked her if it was vintage. It turns out Annie wasn't being ironic in her sartorial choice, she's actually the leader of Houston's Troop 12442. She and a few of her Scouts came to New York City to check out Fashion Week.

Now back when we were Girl Scouts, we remember selling (and eating) a lot of cookies. And maybe getting some dreadful camping badge—which required sleeping in a horrible tent. Obviously today's Scouts are busy learning about a different sort of tent—namely, the ones at Lincoln Center—and they dress better too. Check out these outfits: cute T-shirts paired with bandage skirts—and almost no green in sight!

Still, just because troop leader Annie has her red carpet pose down cold, doesn't mean she's knowledgeable enough about fashion to earn a badge in it. When asked what other shows she and the girls had attended, she responded, "Yoanna somebody, and I think Jill Stuart."
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