

And while they’d never outright call them rules, they recognize guidelines that govern their social habits. They get excellent grades and are wary-extremely dialed in. I can’t help but wonder what it all signifies, and when I ask, they tell me “I don’t know” or else that it doesn’t mean anything.Ĭlearly both, however, know the rules. Lara posts multiple images of herself with Sofia, where the twin effect is pronounced. In Sofia’s feed, she’s either alone or with a friend. They put up lots more, but over time they delete them. She has 18 photos on her account Sofia has five. Just to give you an idea, only a fraction of Kim Kardashian’s 78 million followers actually like her photos, about 2 percent. Perhaps more impressive, though: Each post on their feeds has at least 300 likes-meaning that roughly a third of their followers have signaled their approval. Each 16-year-old has more than 1,000 followers, especially surprising when you realize that their feeds are locked, and the girls say they at least vaguely know every single person that follows them. This belies how substantial their Instagram reach is. They move around in the world with heads close, chatting conspiratorially. Lara and Sofia are shy, almost painfully so, with people they don’t know. The first comment is a classic-emoji with the heart eyes-the second, “cuties.” The third features three emoji with heart eyes. They’ve taken dance classes since they were three-jazz, hip hop, and ballet-and the grace and confidence with which they move their long limbs in tandem is hypnotizing. It’s shot from afar, from a height, and the girls look like synchronized swimmers or else mermaids. It’s of her and her twin sister, Sofia, in bathing suits, doing the backstroke in crystalline water.

Lara has just updated her Instagram with a picture.
