Clara Perlmutter Is Betting On Herself
The fashion-focused TikToker, otherwise known as Tiny Jewish Girl, broke from the traditional path to becoming a lawyer to become a creator. Now, she's ready to put pen to paper.
By Clara Perlmutter
Photos by Morganne Boulden
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In the spirit of the "new" work world, we teamed up with Urban Outfitters and Dickies to celebrate creatives who are on the rise and hitting their stride.
I’m too old to be a prodigy and too young for booze sponcon, but apparently, I’m successful for 24. There was a ruckus in my family when my cousin put his Yale chemistry degree towards dental school. Strangely, “Influencer” went over better.
Another cousin of mine is building a nuclear reactor; yet, he took the time to ask me about my 900,000 TikTok followers and tell me he’s impressed! When I’m in my apartment filming, my job feels like a simulation. It isn’t until I hear my grandmas bragging about my New York Times mentions that any of it feels remotely real.
This was an accident. My parents have three Ivy League degrees betwixt the two of them, and they raised a straight-A student. But it was the summer of 2020, and I was so over Zoom school. There was little joy in my life as I studied for the LSATs, writerly dreams denounced.