The Teen Queens of Fashion: How young is too young?
There are some celebrity names that have stood the fashion test of time. The established muses that we all look to for not only the latest looks and trends but inspiration for what we could be wearing for our defining moments.
Whether it's a birthday, a date or simply kitting out the next season's wardrobes, we all have out favourite A listers that lead us onto our next style.
There is no denying that there are certain categories that our favourite celebs fit into. The young and trendy, the happy 30s, the 40something and proud, the classic growing old(er) gracefully and now there is a new wave of fashion phenomena that is claiming the style world as their own: The teen queens.
When we think about it, teen fashion is a big deal. With more and more younger roles popping up, the more fresh faced little starlets are born. Years ago there were very few teenies that were famous enough to be considered style icons let alone have such an influencial presence, not only on little girls and boys wardrobes, but the competetive industry itself.
Here are girls and boys that are stood in front of the camera, being made to look perfect in a bid to sell a brand, but who's to say that they are selling themselves in the process?
Other than the Olsen twins, Billy Piper, Macaulay Culkin and the massive Britney Spears, there were very few teen stars that can be considered big enough to shift the fashion sphere.
Today a new definition of teen celebrity style has been born including the likes Hayley Seinfeld, Dakota and Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and even younger still in Willow Smith.
Not only are these stars huge as a result of their day jobs (noteably singing and acting), but they have had a little dip into fashion in the form of advertising campaigns, designing lines or bringing out record breaking perfumes (and the odd shade of nail varnish) like Justin Bieber.
Hayley Seinfeld is the face for fashion house giant Miu Miu and Dakota Fanning involved in the incredibly successful, if not controversial Marc Jacobs 'Oh! Lola' perfume campaign.
Additionally, the number of teens that we are seeing grace the covers and spreads of fashion glossies has increased with Elle Fanning (only aged 14) been inside more worldwide style mags than her age number.
Hayley Seinfeld has been considered too young to be involved with Miu Miu. Critics have slammed the campaign for suggesting that although there is no outright sex appeal, the subtle seductive messages are clear and exploiting her youth.
Jim Sayers CEO of Common Sence Media, a kids' and media advocacy group told an online source: "Just their ages alone shows poor judgement. It's the premature oversexualisation of young girls.
"Even though the ads are targeted at adults, girls will see them, and they’ll have an impact," he says.
However, Seinfeld defending her campaign in an interview with the style blog Fashionista: "The best part about [the Miu Miu] collection . . . is the fact that it’s so sophisticated — it’s timeless," she said.
"For younger girls like me, it works. It feels appropriate."
Though it may be considered odd to have younger girls modelling for what are considered labels for grown women, young 
people still have the right to make their own decisions about what they want to do.
If people in higher age brackets are being told to dress and act age appropriately, Madonna for instance, then the same can be said for the younger generations that are making a living and using their talents in other areas.
Here are girls and boys that are stood in front of the camera, being made to look perfect in a bid to sell a brand, but who's to say that they are selling themselves in the process?
Whether there are girls in their bedrooms whippin' her hair to Willow or going for the bow and braides inspired by the elegant air of Elle, then surely teens benefit from taking style tips from their own generation as opposed to looking to the more grown up fashion ads (both high- and low end) that we deem to inappropriate for them?
FemaleFirst Jenna Fordie
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