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Starlet Redemption | Five Young Women Bring Class Back to Hollywood

Inspired by youth, Taylor Swift on my Magazine and Computer Screen

When I received my March Issue of Elle Magazine and found the effervescent Taylor Swift on the cover, I was reminded of the strong pull teens have on the market. Taylor Swift is an adult but the people who look up to her are in high school or younger. Seeing Ms. Swift made me think of who I used to look up to...

I'm a child of the 90s which means as I entered my middle school years the girls in all the magazines were drunken party hoppers who flashed their privates at paparazzi, did drugs in public and sold their own sex tapes. Don't get me wrong, I don't think these women were trying to do any harm except maybe to themselves; and I'd rather not feed into the whole cliche of "celebrity as role model" but I would be lying if I said my friends and I didn't tune into every episode of The Simple Life with Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton. I have distinct memories of me and my friends running around in our training bras giggling "That's hot." and pretending to hide from the paparazzi while chugging ginger ale in place of champagne. I idolized Lindsay Lohan from the age of 9 when I saw her in The Parent Trap. I instantly wanted be exactly like her. As the years went by and Lindsay started to shed her good girl image and her clothes, I mimicked her every move. I don't blame the starlets of those years for my behavior or my short skirts but I do wish there had been some classier young women around when I was that age. But there is hope for the next generation! The era of the hot mess is dead and  these five lovely girls are proof! Each of them is confident, fashionable, beautiful and sexy (yes, sexy) from the inside out.

CHLOË MORETZ

Age: 16
Break Out Role: Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl in Kick-Ass (2010)
Upcoming Films: Carrie

DAKOTA & ELLE FANNING

From Left to Right

 Age: 19, 14

Break Out Role: Lucy Diamond Dawson in I Am Sam (2001), Alice Dainard in Super 8 (2011)

Upcoming Film: Effie, Maleficent

ABIGAIL BRESLIN

Age: 17
Break Out Role: Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Upcoming Films: The Call


SALENA GOMEZ

Age: 20
Break Out Role: Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place (2007-2012)
Upcoming Film:  Behaving Badly

Trend Report | 10 Trends to Remember This Spring

SHORT CIRCUIT

This spring, suiting is all about shorts.

PEEK-A-BOO

Be strategic, use this trend to highlight your favorite part of your body.

BEAUTIFUL BEADING

Add a little sparkle to your look with a beaded clutch or be daring and go head to toe.

OPPOSITES ATTRACT

Maybe the easiest trend indulge in, black and white always looks classic put together look.

RICH HUES

Replace last year's neons with richer deeper brights like fuchsia and electric blue.

LADY OF THE NIGHT

Sweet lace and silken sheers bring romance to any look.

BOLD STRIPES

When mixing stripes keep your color palette minimal and never be afraid of multiple directions.

PRISMATIC PATTERNS

Replace your colorful florals with bright and intricate patterned pieces.

 FEEL FEMININE  

Offset your menswear inspired pieces with short heels, lady like purses and other girly accessories.

 SPLIT UP

Maxi's are updated and cool with a slit up your thigh. Layer these pieces for more coverage.

All photos from Style.com

Seeing Red | My Favorite Trends from the Oscars

STRUCTURED SHADES

These four stars showed you don't need to wear bright colors in order to stand out. 

 I. Charlize Theron in Dior

II. Giuliana Rancic in Rafael Cennamo

III. Zoe Saldana in Alexis Maybille

IV. Kelly Rowland in Donna Karen Atelier

HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR

 Young Hollywood dazzled in classic styles that harkened back to the golden years of tenseltown.

 I. Amanda Seyfried in Alexander McQueen

II. Anne Hathaway in Prada

III. Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Haute Couture

IV. Jessica Chastain in Giorgio Armani

BLACK ICE

 Pastels are great for girls but these dark vixens are all woman.

 I. Adele in Jenny Packham

II. Halle Berry in Versace

III. Kelly Osbourne in Tony Ward

IV. Nicole Kidman in L'Wren Scott

This Post is an entry to IFB Project #84: Share Your Favorite Oscars Red Carpet Looks

All photos from E! Online