Dakota Fanning Is In, Taylor Momsen Is Out at IMG

Over at IMG Models it looks like a case of bad girl gone (in exchange for) good. Nylon noticed that Dakota Fanning was added to IMG’s model roster while Fashionista confirmed that Material Girl spokesmodel Taylor Momsen is no longer represented by the company.

Momsen has been trying to up her rebel image with a panda-eyed beauty regimen, stripper heels and shock statements, Fanning (who goes by Dakota F on the IMG site) has shocked everyone by demonstrating that child stars can pull off the role of well-adjusted young adult.

Not that the teen angst thing didn’t work for a while – in addition to landing the Material Girl campaign, John Galliano chose the teen rocker to endorse his Parlez-Moi d’Amour fragrance. {Styleite} Being honest, too much black eyeliner and lingerie is an almost perfect representation off Galliano’s enfant terrible line. Even if your natural reaction to Momsen is that “she’ll grow out of it in 5 years,” there are certain segments of fashion where her rebellious reinvention is a natural fit.

With this year’s clothing moving towards a more feminine, less edgy aesthetic, maybe there just weren’t enough segments for IMG to make this particular Gossip Girl work.






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