Emma Watson
Only 19 years old and already a millionaire, Watson is smart, beautiful, stylish, articulate, and talented. Ten years after she was chosen from thousands of other young hopefuls to play the part of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series, she’s rich, is set to study at the ivy league university Brown in the US next September, and if rumours are to believed, will soon have her own clothing range as well! Yeah, you could hate Emma Watson – but it would be churlish.
It seems fitting that somebody as smart as Watson should land the role of Hermione Granger, an intelligent student who gains admission to Hogwarts primarily through dedication and hard work, rather than being born into wizardry. In interviews, she’s compared herself to the character, saying that playing the role came naturally to her, since in many ways they are very similar: “I just felt like that part belonged to me. I know that sounds crazy, but from that first audition, I always knew… but I always knew I was going out for Hermione. She came so naturally to me. Maybe so much of myself at the time was similar to her.” She deprecates herself as being a “proper, proper nerd” and being “boring and sensible”, which I absolutely love. Nerds are cool and sexy!
Of her decision to study in the US, Watson has said that it is the broad approach of the US system which appeals to her. She had originally planned to study at Oxford, but changed her mind after meeting American students on a summer acting course, and finding out about the wider options available in the US.
Unlike so many other frequently-photographed teenagers (no names mentioned) it is almost impossible to find a picture of Watson badly dressed. She’s got one of those enviable senses of style that allow her to mix designer, unique and vintage finds without looking like she got dressed at a jumble sale in the dark. (Could you teach me how to do that, please?).
Recently, news has leaked of plans for Watson to design a range of teen clothing for Fair Trade clothing company People Tree. Watson has previously spoken of her interest in Fair Trade clothing, but has been reluctant to wear it since so much of it looks like fairtrade clothing: “I’m really interested in Fairtrade fashion and organic cotton, but it’s hard because, to be honest, the stuff’s kind of ugly or really plain”, she told Elle magazine. It certainly seems like a good pairing: People Tree are one of the few companies who make the sort of fairtrade clothing you’d actually want to wear, and with Watson’s instinct for style, it seems inevitable that the result will be stylish, classy, ethical clothes that teenagers actually want to wear.
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