Alice IN Wonderland
http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=49996MIU MIU's new poster girl, Kirsten Dunst, felt perfectly at home in the whimsical outfits she modelled for the house's spring/summer 2008 ad campaign - as a child, she confesses, she practically lived in her Alice in Wonderland costume. "I literally wore it everywhere from bike riding to church," she laughs. And she admits that shooting her first campaign, with renowned fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot, was a dream come true. "The clothes were very theatrical and it was so much fun to create the images we did," she explains. "The idea was to create different stage roles within each set-up. I loved working with Mert and Marcus who are so amazingly talented and inspiring. I remember when we put a red bow in my hair during one set up, they got so excited by it. I really liked the painted ladies that are on some of the dresses. It's a very fanciful collection right down to the candlestick shoes, which makes it so much fun to wear." The Marie Antoinette star's off-beat style makes her the perfect candidate to front Prada's little sister line, which this season is all about illustration and rich, jewel colours - despite the fact that she is modest about her own fashion flair. "It is hard to define my style," she says. "I don't like to box myself into a specific style but I like to mix and match something old and new. I like to be really comfortable and not trendy, and I appreciate really well made garments that have a sense of timelessness to them." To whit: Charlotte Rampling, Karen Kilimnik and Joni Mitchell are among the women she admires, and she feels strongly that "whatever public image there is of me has to not really invade how I feel about myself". So how does posing for an ad compare to shooting a movie? "The wardrobe for a film role can inform the way you move, think, stand and breathe. The same can be said for the clothes in this campaign," she says simply. "Each piece from the collection has its own personality and can inform the mood you are in. Great clothes will do that." (January 21 2008, PM)
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