sweet sixteen! both dakota and saoirse turned sixteen this year. and now that they have come of age, i would really love to pit one’s style against the other.
dakota fanning
there was a time when dakota fanning creeped me out. back when she was just 12/13 and she dressed like a big person already. that’s what hollywood does to a girl, i guess. it makes them grow up so fast, average teens will want to catch up at the expense of their health…
anyway, as to style, there is nothing much to complain about. but nothing to rave about, either. although the dresses themselves are pretty, overall i find them predictable and quite boring. as many fashion critics put it, “prom-y”, though i wouldn’t go as low as that because, hey, what’s wrong with a prom, especially for one who just turned sixteen?? in fact, that dress she wore to the “coraline” premiere is the same one she wore in her high school prom.
and the hair. she hasn’t experimented with anything outside of letting it straight down. i think i’d like to see her in an updo one of these days.
naacp image awards
cfda fashion awards
people’s choice awards
palm springs film festival
critics choice awards
“push” premiere
“runaways” premiere
“new moon” premiere
“the secret life of bees” premiere
“coraline” premiere
“runaways” premiere
saoirse ronan (pronounces seer’-sha. one of those irish names… like siobhan)
while having starred in only eight films yet (against dakota’s over thirty), saoirse has garnered enough experience to match skills with some of the veterans. nominated for an academy award and bafta, won a critics choice award and ifta among others, her roles in “atonement” and “the lovely bones” made us all sit up and stare.
style-wise, there is more variety in her wardrobe which makes her more exciting to look at. she seems more open to trying out different silhouettes and hairstyles, i look forward to even her shoes. she may have given me the creeps as briony tallis is “atonement”, but she is such a pleasure to watch on the red carpet.
irish film and television awards
“the lovely bones” premiere
bafta awards
“death defying acts” premiere
critics choice awards
“the lovely bones” premiere
bafta awards
“the lovely bones” premiere
“the lovely bones” premiere
so this one goes to saoirse ronan.
can’t wait to see her in more movies and events.
photos from zimbio and just jared.
