Style War: Kristen V Emma
When it comes to sell-out sagas, it doesn't get any bigger than Twilight and Harry Potter. With the latter now over and the former about to return to the big screen with the eagerly-anticipated Breaking Dawn, our two leading ladies, Kristen Stewart and Emma Watson, have never had the spotlight shine upon them more intensely. But who wins in the real-life style stakes - the vampire lover or the fledgling witch? We put their sartorial powers to the test...
PA PhotosKristen Stewart – All Ruched Up
We saw with our very own eyes the stir that Kristen Stewart caused in this super-short, super-sweet Balmain dress at our GLAMOUR Women Of The Year Awards. Hell, if we had legs like hers (ok, and the bank balance), we’d wear one every day of the week.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – All Ruched Up
Emma Watson is no stranger to a bit of clever sartorial drapery, however. The artist formerly known as Hermione Granger took her first steps towards fashion icon status courtesy of a Burberry campaign – so it’s no surprise to see her rocking this chic dress by the label for a party at The National Portrait Gallery in London.
Winner: Ok, ok, we’re biased – but there’s just something about Kristen in Balmain that’s pure fashion magic.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Heavy Metal
Watch out, R-Patz – this look’s got teeth! Kristen goes bad-ass at the Teen Choice Awards 2009 in Rock & Republic, funked up with cutout boots by Jermone C. Rousseau.
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – Heavy Metal
Another day, another wow Burberry look from Emma. Here she is taking her ambassadorial role seriously in New York, out and about in a studded trophy trench and pale grey mini in November 2010.
Winner: While we applaud Kristen’s bold choice, she looks uncomfortable – as opposed to Emma, who’s taking this fierce fashion trend in her stride. Plus one to Emma!
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Straight Lace
An increasingly red carpet-savvy K-Stew polishes up nicely in asymmetric lace Valentino to attend a screening of Welcome To The Rileys in NYC, November 2010.
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – Straight Lace
Such is the power of a LBLD (that’s Little Black Lace Dress, natch), Emma chose this Rafael Lopez number – plus Chanel pumps spookily similar to the ones Kristen’s wearing – for the last ever Harry Potter photocall. Sob!
Winner: It’s a tough one, but Emma edges it for us here.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Embellished Black
With a smoky eye and soft waves framing her face, Kristen ensures she’s centre of attention at a Cinema Society screening of The Twight Saga: Eclipse. The Roland Mouret ‘seashell’ dress probably had a little something to do with that too.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Embellished Black
...But Kristen’s not the only one to realise the impact of getting crafty with your LBD. Here’s Emma giving as good as she gets in Rafael Lopez for Atelier Mayer at the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 premiere last year. Shame she tried to preserve her modesty in the revealing cut – and ended up flashing her, ahem, fashion tape to the assembled paparazzi.
Winner: Despite her wardrobe malfunction, it’s Emma who gets our vote.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Cold Shoulder
Is it becoming obvious yet that asymmetric is a go-to look for Kristen? For the Los Angeles premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, true to form, she worked the red carpet in Elie Saab Couture.
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – Cold Shoulder
Emma divided critics when she paired this ultra-glam Balmain shift with those city slicker wedge heels – but we absolutely loved it.
Winner: We’re magpies for sparkle. Emma wins!
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – White Out
It’s Chanel, dah-ling! Kristen pre-dates the Little White Dress trend by a whole year and pulls out the big guns for the 2010 BAFTAs. Great shoes, too.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – White Out
The ever-style savvy Emma was hot on her stacked satin heels, though, rocking this embellished Marchesa shift at the MTV Movie Awards 2011.
Winner: It’s got to be Kristen. Any girl who teams couldn’t-care-less hair with a dress worth four figures deserves a virtual high five.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Molten Lava
Metallic hues are a fantastic choice for any young starlet on the red carpet. Kristen keeps hers short and sweet in Dolce & Gabbana here at the MTV Movie Awards in 2010...
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – Molten Lava
...While Emma admitted that she’s “pushing the envelope” in this fantasy gown by Bottega Veneta at the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two premiere in New York.
Winner: Emma’s Bottega, hands down. We love it when a fashion risk pays off.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Black Magic
Kristen looks every inch the screen siren in this full-length black Monique Lhuillier gown at the Oscars in 2010.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Black Magic
Aha! Even a young Emma knows that red carpet trick, too. We love how the flower-detail neckline on this Alice Temperley column dress plays to her age – all the way back in 2009.
Winner: Cute as the Temperley is, there’s no beating Kristen’s fashion fabulousness.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Get Leathered
Kristen is nothing if not a rebel on the red carpet – and we can’t get enough of her style. Case in point: this leather biker teamed with skinny lace cigarette pants for the Remember Me premiere.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Get Leathered
Emma may gravitate towards more feminine pieces, but that doesn’t rule out leather altogether. Shooting scenes for her Lancôme ads, she rocked this zip-through biker thrown on over an ethereal-looking mini dress.
Winner: ...But there’s no defeating Kristen on her home style turf.
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Rex FeaturesKristen Stewart – Time For Take-Off
When it comes to flying, Kristen gets to be her favourite fashion self: dress-down Kristen. Hence the stripy T, hoodie, jeans and Converse – though her superstar sunnies make the cut, too.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Time For Take-Off
In contrast, we can’t help but feel that Emma looks like a fashion fish out of water here. Cute T, though. And she was en route to London Fashion Week...
Winner: It's another triumph for Kristen. Sorry, Emma!
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Oscar Winner
There’s one man the stars go to for dream dresses guaranteed to make a red carpet fall silent: Oscar de la Renta. Behold Kristen in an unashamedly girly confection for the world premiere of New Moon in LA.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Oscar Winner
Emma’s no slouch when it comes to her fashion contact book, either. This dress, worn at the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 premiere in London, is classic OdlR.
Winner: The more ruffles the better, say we – so it’s one to Emma!
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Drape ‘n’ Pop
Kristen ensures she’s fashion forward – and comfortable – at the LA premiere of Twilight in Balenciaga.
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – Drape ‘n’ Pop
No, you’re not seeing double. Emma gets the blues in this equally gorgeous, equally well-draped, equally colour pop-y design by US label Rodarte.
Winner: The clever cut of Emma’s dress mean she pips Kristen to the winner's post.
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Rex FeaturesKristen Stewart – Errand Runner
What to wear for laid-back chores is a style no-brainer for Kristen. She may get flack for wearing Converse on the red carpet, but on the sunny streets of LA (particularly post-gym session, which is what she’s up to here), no-one’s going to bat a perfectly made-up eyelash.
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – Errand Runner
Emma’s off-duty look is a similar jeans and trainers affair, although she just can’t help herself with the fashion-led styling. Cue a Chanel graffiti bag and questionable waistcoat.
Winner: Uh-oh. While we want to applaud Emma’s fashion experiment, we don’t think she quite pulls it off here – which means a win for Kristen.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Trench Warfare
Kristen puts a stiletto-clad foot (yes, really!) onto Emma territory at Burberry’s autumn/winter 2010 catwalk show in London, punctuating her ice-blue dress with a classic black Burberry trench coat.
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WennEmma Watson – Trench Warfare
... But there are no flies on Emma when it comes to Burberry. Just when you think her luxe, leather-sleeved trench can’t get any cooler, you simply add a pixie crop and BOOM! It happens.
Winner: As much as we enjoy seeing Kristen scrub up, Emma takes this one with ease.
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Rex FeaturesKristen Stewart – Structural Integrity
Clever silhouette? Check. Sheer panels? Check. Kristen gets her fashion on in one of her favourite labels for playing dress up, J.Mendel, at a photocall for Eclipse in Rome.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Structural Integrity
Meanwhile, arriving for an appearance on The Late Show in 2009, Emma makes sure the very same style boxes are ticked courtesy of Christopher Kane.
Winner: Gold star for... Emma!
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – That Trouser Thing
Kristen finds a way to look cool and feel comfortable on the red carpet at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards – step forward a black tank with skinny black cropped trousers and heels.
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Rex FeaturesEmma Watson – That Trouser Thing
Emma is also no stranger to the power of the black trouser + black top combo. This one’s Chanel. Lucky thing.
Winner: It’s Kristen’s sassy summertime look that’s doing it for us here.
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PA PhotosKristen Stewart – Grey Day
Ok, so Kristen’s dress is technically black and white here – but we love it anyway. The starlet threw on this easy, breezy design with a simple pair of pumps for a Twilight photocall at the 2008 Rome International Film Festival.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Grey Day
Emma follows suit (well, dress), in Sonia Rykiel – albeit in true grey, plus tights – for a private fashion dinner the following year.
Winner: It’s another win for Kristen.
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Rex FeaturesKristen Stewart – Get Shorty
Kristen swaps her trademark charcoal jeans for, er, cut-off charcoal jeans to combat the LA heat.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Get Shorty
Emma, meanwhile, prefers to give her shorts a pulled-together look with a cute blouse, statement belt and lace-through pumps. She’s at Glastonbury in 2010 here (with George Craig of the band One Night Only, since you ask).
Winner: Emma’s careful styling earns her an extra point.
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Rex FeaturesKristen Stewart – Legging It
Jersey? Pah. It’s leather leggings all the way for Kristen, as she arrives for an interview on Live With Regis And Kelly in 2010.
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PA PhotosEmma Watson – Legging It
Like the true Brit she is, Emma opts instead to substitute tights for leggings... Although, yes, they are Chanel ones. Who’da thunk it?
Winner: This Emma style move is one close to our hearts – so we’re awarding this one to her.
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PA PhotosAnd the overall winner is...
Emma, with 11 to Kristen’s 8. It’s a close run thing; while Emma blossomed into a ready-made fashionista, it’s taken Kristen that little bit longer to feel comfortable outside of her Converse. But she seems to have hit her stride lately, and is pulling out more and more impressive, fashion-forward looks...
So look out, Miss Watson, because there appears to be a super-human hottie snapping at your Louboutin-shod heels. Yikes!
