Early Internet It Girls: Marie Calloway and the Culture of “Alt Lit”

Taking a step back from strictly “fashion” it girls and looking into a different side of the early internet + a lot of rambling.

I will be honest - I didn’t know the term “Alt Lit” until I met my now husband. I had purchased and read Tao Lin's "Shoplifting at American Apparel" and listened to Steve Roggenbuck's videos but I didn't know what the term was or meant. I was just on Tumblr in the early 2010's.

While I was reading fashion blogs, going to fashion shows, photographing my …