True
Grit star Hailee
Steinfeld had an introduction to the fashion world that Hollywood dreams are
made of. Nominated for a best-supporting actress Oscar aged just 13, Steinfeld
swapped Friday nights down the bowling alley for red carpet after red carpet,
slipping into a Calvin Klein shift dress one night, then a Stella McCartney
mini the next.
Before long,
the teenager was most often decked out in designs by Miu Miu, Prada's funky,
directional sister label. An invitation to the label's Paris Fashion Week show
ensued and as if my magic, Steinfeld was made the face of Miu Miu's autumn/winter
2011 advertising campaign shot by renowned fashion photographer Bruce Weber.
But as
Steinfeld is now learning the hard way, nothing lasts for more than a mere
season on planet fashion. There's no sign of the teen in Miu Miu's latest
campaign, for its Resort 2012 collection. Instead, Guinevere Van Seenus has
landed the covetable role, and at 34 years old, she's more than twice
Steinfeld's age.
Miu Miu have
reversed the tack taken by fellow Paris Fashion Week giants, Louis Vuitton, who
last season swapped their stable of older models for a cast of six teenagers
with an average age of 18.
Well, at
least this yo-yo casting ensures all bases are covered. Next season, perhaps we
can expect to see an OAP fronting Miu Miu's campaign.
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