SOCIAL MEDIA

Love List

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Girl Crush - Elle Fanning

My new girl crush is on 13 year old Elle Fanning, who looks so exquisitely gorgeous at just such a tender age. When I was 13, I looked like crap with a cropped short bob, heavy spectacles and just a really skinny, underweight body. And I have absolutely no idea about fashion, nor did I care about how I look when I dress up. Heck, I don't think I even dressed up, I just put on clothes.

But Elle Fanning has already been dressed by the world's top designers, including Marc Jacobs, Valentino, Marchesa and Rodarte AND starred in several movies, her latest one being Somewhere by Sofia Coppola. She is also a fashion darling for the editors, having been shot and featured in Teen Vogue, Marie Claire, Interview and some others. There has been talk that she looked way too old and mature in many of those fashion editorials - and yes I think so as well but fashion has always been obsessed with youth since the young has better dewy looking skin and slimmer bodies. Which is also the ideal aesthetic held by our society today. Don't blame the magazines for styling Elle that way. They styled her so because it is a result of our demand for such stylised images and ultimately influence the reader to purchase the clothes.

A look at some of Elle's editorials -

elle01
elle02
elle-fanning_1
Elle Fanning for
elle-fanning_5
Interview Magazine


elle-fanning_2
elle-fanning_3
elle-fanning_4

Elle+Fanning+Marie+Claire+1
Elle Fanning editorial series for Marie Claire July 2011
Elle+Fanning+Marie+Claire+2
Elle+Fanning+Marie+Claire+3
Elle+Fanning+Marie+Claire+4
Elle+Fanning+Marie+Claire+7
Elle+Fanning+Marie+Claire+8

The soft black and white images were shot for Interview Magazine, which I felt was rather well done as it portrayed Elle Fanning's youth and innocence, despite being dress in some adult clothes. I liked the subsequent Marie Claire editorial too, but I felt that there was too much emphasis placed on men's idea of feminine - the Bridgette Bardot hairstyle with flyaways, the short hotshorts...She did not look like a 13 year old in that one but can be easily passed for being 20 years old.

A look at Elle's red carpet dresses -

ElleFanning

ElleFanning1
venice-film-festival-elle-fanning-wearing-marc-jacobs-attends-somewhere-premiere

I'm not sure how much of Elle Fanning's red carpet picks are done by her stylist, but each of these looks are very well put together and gives her a girly yet elegant image. I especially love the flared A-line dresses on her, they look extremely ladylike, but yet do not make her age. My favourite look is the embellished light blue/turquoise Marc Jacobs dress which Elle wore to the Venice Film Festival to promote her new film, Somewhere. She paired it with gold mary-jane heels - great colour combination - and the result is really fresh and classy.

Considering that lots of celebrities always get it wrong on the red carpet by wearing something too skimpy and inappropriate, or by wearing something that looks unflattering, or something too cliche, I think Elle Fanning's sartorial choices are stellar. She gets it right everytime with a girly knee-skimming dress and closed-toe pumps.

A polyvore set that I made inspired by Elle Fanning's girly yet elegant style. This is what I think 13 year old girls should wear - everything saccharine sweet but yet not too overpowering combination of lace insert shirts, floral print corset and tulle skirt. Paired off with a bunch of my favourite Shashi bracelets (the lower priced range of Ruby Kobo). Especially appropriate since cord bracelets and friendship bracelets are getting a revival since the 70s influenced trend and use of neon colours this Resort season.
Elle Fanning Inspired Flowerchild



16 comments :

  1. This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  2. We provide all type of Pakistani girls in Malaysia just like models
    Indian Escorts in malaysia

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thus, we will see how Mary is to be for all, but especially women, a model of true beauty, and thus, goodness and truth, as she reflects a sharing in the life of the Trinity. wild flower cbd bath bomb

    ReplyDelete
  4. The most grievous thing a girl can do is wear some unacceptable extras at some unacceptable time. silk pajamas for men

    ReplyDelete
  5. He warningly instructed the House regarding the bad behaviors of the other gender, "... women would need to make decisions based on data got second-hand, and not from pragmatic experience?" mens silk pajamas

    ReplyDelete
  6. The particular tooth historical past with the affected person, acidic cosmetics with the oral cavity, eating routine, achievable tooth mincing behavior, and lots of some other aspects can almost all become discovered to be able to flag level the particular root aspects in which brought on the situation. Alternative Supplements Blog

    ReplyDelete
  7. the day when women take part in open business, you will track down war." He accepted that the testimonial development would cause social and political problems in the public eye that would prompt an all inclusive lopsidedness. silk robes for women

    ReplyDelete
  8. The women's testimonial development started on the two sides of the Atlantic with energy and coarseness. mens silk pajamas

    ReplyDelete
  9. This is because the celebrities who wear these clothes are often rich, therefore can afford expensive clothes. It is in human nature to say that buy having expensive things you are rich; better then the people who are poorer then you. BLACK AFFLUENCE BUBBLE-FREE STICKER

    ReplyDelete
  10. A typical inquiry I get posed is "Tony, I need to begin chipping away at this stuff however I don't have the foggiest idea where in the world to begin meeting women." silk pajamas for men

    ReplyDelete
  11. This upset was the relative of the Enlightenment thoughts set forward by rationalists during The Age of Reason. silk pajamas for men

    ReplyDelete
  12. For a more reasonable dress, the nearby one of a kind shops are the main spots you should scour. These spots by and large sell things that are more reasonable than the retail chains. silk pajamas

    ReplyDelete
  13. Try not to Be a Creep - Meeting women should be an optional advantage of going to the puts recorded on this rundown. Go to these spots for having a go at a genuinely new thing, not to chase after women.silk pajamas

    ReplyDelete
  14. Very informative and impressive post you have written,
    this is quite interesting and I have gone through it completely, an upgraded information is shared, and keep sharing such valuable information.
    Tessa Brooks Weight Loss

    ReplyDelete
  15. This comment has been removed by the author.

    ReplyDelete
  16. Mobile crushing is a cost-effective solution for processing materials on a large scale.
    Limestone Quarry

    ReplyDelete

I would love to see what you say!