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–Beyoncé and mom Tina Knowles start London Fashion Week with a bang. READ IT
–Other highlights of LFW include a star-studded Burberry show and an appearance by Pippa Middleton. READ IT
–Tom Brady discusses his growing hair — again. READ IT
–Dakota Fanning preps for college with a new wardrobe! READ IT
–Lady Gaga‘s sis encourages her sibling’s fashion choices. READ IT
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Dakota Fanning just celebrated her move from Los Angeles to New York at her first Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, but the star is busy tackling an even bigger milestone now: starting her freshman year at NYU.
“Going to college is a bit different than going back to high school,” the new student told PEOPLE recently at a Marc Jacobs bash. “You can kind of wear whatever you want, and I had a uniform in high school.”
But don’t think you’ll catch Dakota, who’s living in a Manhattan apartment instead of the dorms, taking on sloppy student style. “If you ever catch me in sweatpants in class, that’s not good,” joked the star. “I’ve tried not to dress like that.”
However, the former Angeleno did come prepared for the East Coast temperature changes — sans sweatpants. “I knew to bring a lot of coats, and my Hunter rain boots,” she shared. Still, Fanning admitted that shopping for school is intimidating. For instance, “What pencil case do you buy for college?” she asked.
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At 8:30 p.m. Thursday, when the final show of New York Fashion Week was set to begin, hundreds of top fashionistas filed into their seats as Sofia Coppola and Dakota Fanning slipped into their spots in the front row. A glimmering gold curtain covered the stage at the 69th Regiment Armory, while a wall of thick wooden beams sprinkled with light bulbs cut down the center of the runway. It was Marc Jacobs time.
“I’ve been to every show [of his] for the last three years,” stylist Brad Goreski told PEOPLE before the lights dimmed. “The choreography is always so amazing, aside from the clothes. It’s a fully realized vision — the hair, the makeup. It sets the direction for everyone else. I’m always happy to have Marc Jacobs on my [clothing] rack.”
Fanning, the face of Jacobs’s latest fragrance, Oh, Lola!, echoed Goreski’s sentiments. “I love that his work is so diverse,” she explained. “He creates everything you see — a piece of clothing or a bag — you automatically know Marc made it. He has such a specific style, but he recreates it in so many different ways.”
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Looks like Elle Fanning admires her sister in more ways than one! In addition to following in big sis Dakota’s footsteps by becoming an actress, the Super 8 star is taking her sibling’s lead on another aspect of her career — as a fashion model. Just like Dakota, who is the current face of Marc Jacobs’s latest scent, Oh, Lola, Elle is set to show off her fashionable side as the face of the Marc by Marc Jacobs fall ad campaign. According to Racked.com, the fashion-forward star, who credits Alexa Chung and Marilyn Monroe as her style icons, was recently shot by photographer Juergen Teller. And at just 13 years old, it looks like she may have caught a premature case of fashion fever: the budding fashionista has already been to her first Parisian runway show and while there, spent time posing for photos with famed Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld. Tell us: What do you think of Elle’s first Marc by Marc Jacobs ads? –Kim Peiffer
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Which of Hollywood’s style stars had readers buzzing this week? Don’t miss our top stories!
–Gwyneth Paltrow shows off her bodacious bod at the beach in a trio of itty-bitty bikinis. READ IT
–Kim Kardashian says goodbye to her dark brown hair with some new summer highlights. READ IT
–Jessica Simpson celebrates her birthday with a fabulous new sidekick: an Hermès Birkin bag! READ IT
–Katie Holmes says she loathes old-lady clothes, but loves her day-of-the-week underwear. READ IT
–Dakota Fanning sports a faux pixie cut for her latest movie role. READ IT
Though her Lolita-esque ad set tongues wagging, in a behind-the-scenes video for Dakota Fanning‘s Oh, Lola fragrance campaign, the spritely starlet looks every bit the bubbly teen. Handpicked by designer Marc Jacobs to front the fragrance, a spin-off of his wildly popular Lola scent, Fanning shot the ad in Los Angeles in February — a process seen in the exclusive clip above. “I’ve been a big fan of Dakota since the first time I saw her in a movie,” Jacobs told WWD last month. “I knew she could be this contemporary Lolita, seductive yet sweet.” Oh, Lola, available exclusively at Bloomingdale’s stores through July, features notes of raspberry, peony and vanilla, with scents like pear and magnolia mixed in. Bottles of the fragrance start at $48; Fanning’s ads will hit magazines next month.
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True, she is a recent high school graduate, but Dakota Fanning isn’t going through a rebellious phase with her hair. The actress — spotted this week on the London set of her latest film, Now Is Good — is just donning a wig for her role in the movie, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. Fanning stars in the drama, which centers on a girl checking experiences off her bucket list as she’s dying from leukemia. It’s a far cry from the 17-year-old’s looks for more recent roles in the Twilight saga and The Runaways, and her recent campaign for Marc Jacobs’s Oh, Lola fragrance. She’s the latest in a series of stars — including Anna Faris and Sandra Bullock — to don fake hair for a role.
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