Miley Cyrus grows up in Herve Leger
Celebrity Style | Samantha O'Neill | April 24, 2009
Last night Miley Cyrus made a statement pose in a statement dress. Her point? Well I’m sure it was a long the lines of every 16 year old “Dad, I’m an adult”. She certainly looked very grown up in her Herve Leger by Max Azria mini dress.
She was out on the red carpet in London’s Leicester Square for the premiere of her film Hannah Montana: The Movie. She was chaperoned by dad, Billy Ray Cyrus and was almost mobbed by screaming fans. Her day had been somewhat quieter with a shopping spree in Topshop.
But back to the dress, it’s from the Autumn/Winter 09 collection and she teamed it with vertigo heels by Sergio Rossi. It is a fabulous outfit, there is no denying that. But it is very mature. This is more an ensemble reserved for thirtysomethings, but on a little 16 starlet? I’m not so sure.
It works perfectly as an outfit and suits her, but when you remind yourself she’s 16, then it suddenly seems wrong. At 16 you should be experimenting with fashion, you should be in bright colours, fun silhouettes I’m not sure some Leger body con is quite right. From a fashion point of view I love it, from a moral view I am less keen.
This is most evidently seen when you compare Miley to guest Pixie Geldof, Pixie who is two years older looks younger and I can’t help but think Miley could take some tips from Pixie’s experimental style.
How do you feel about Miley’s coming of age look? Is she flying the flag for teens everywhere? Or just leaving them behind?
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I don’t see how this is non-experimental; she is clearly taking on a different (impressive) image with this dress. The shoulder silhouette is very trendy, and the dress fits perfectly. Experimental doesn’t have to mean making yourself look 16. Quite the contrary.
For Gods sake, Miley gets Criticised when she doesn’t cover her body up and she gets criticised when she does. She can’t win!
I think she looks beautiful.
I’m sixteen myself and i would die for a dress and shoes like that.
She experiments with clothes differently to other teenagers because she can afford too.
tbh i’m not a big hannah montana or a miley cyrus fan but i have to admit that she looks beutiful here, and that people should give a break i mean the dress isn’t even bad. it’s not even reveling at all so why is it a big deal. she 16 for godsake and she’s not a nun she can show her legs off sometimes. just stop making a big deal out of something so small.
she looks so amazing here that age-appropriateness is irrelevant. if you have access to a dress like that, you wear it, because it is a work of art.
she look so nice. I like her dress
I agree with everyone else, she is experimenting in her own way. She wanted to try a grown up chic look and acheived it while still looking like a young lady. Arms are covered, dress is not too short, heels arent too high, make-up fairly subtle.
Being 16 doesnt mean you have to wear polka dots, cupcake prints and neon colors. This year has been about very glam looks, so i think she did a pretty decent job of keeping this look appropiate.
Actually i think it has more to do with that “back shot” pic that you’ve got posted at the top. Pictures can be very misleading and i imagine she probably didnt intend it to appear that way.
Thanks guys I really appreciate your comments, it’s actually really interesting, because I saw this dress as something Jennifer Connelly would wear and felt it a little old for Miley. But you’ve shown that you actually prefer grown up style which is really enlightening and that she is most likely going to be a style icon to watch. Thanks for your comments!