LIFESTYLE / Fashion

Sienna Miller's fashion course

Updated: 2006-03-28 17:28

If there's one thing Sienna Miller despises more than easy babysitters, it's bad fashion. The British actress, 24, was in the spotlight last year when then-boyfriend Jude Law confessed to cheating on her with his kids' nanny (apparently, he required a good rubdown with diaper cream, too).

All eyes turned to Sienna, who, having just begun her career with minor roles in Layer Cake and Alfie, was a virtual unknown.

But the paparazzi saw an opportunity for that elusive prize-winning photograph: a shot of Jude's jilted girl in tears.

They didn't get it.

What happened instead is that the world got an eyeful of Sienna's cutting-edge fashion sense. Within what seemed to be minutes, Sienna Miller had single-handedly defined the Boho-chic movement and become a style icon.

Now her career is on the upswing. She recently played the romantic lead in Casanova and she has a whole host of projects in the works, including Factory Girl, in which she plays Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick. And she's dumped philandering old Jude for good.

In other words, Sienna took a sad song and made it better. Take that, Jude.

                   

   Dana Ramler before her transformation        after the 'Sienna Miller' (inset) makeover

THE CLONE

Our makeover victim, 21-year-old Dana Ramler, sympathizes with Sienna's plight, having just gone through a breakup of her own.

"My friend says that the No. 1 thing to do after your boyfriend dumps you is to change your hair," she laughs.

Ramler, who admits her usual uniform consists of a hoodie, jeans and skater shoes, is a student at Emily Carr who dreams of one day designing furniture.

"And my horoscope said that I should accept change, and it will be a good, positive experience," she adds.

With the help of several local experts, The Vancouver Sun transformed Ramler into a sexy Sienna lookalike. Take that, ex-boyfriend.

Here's how you can get the "it-girl" look, too:

THE CLOTHES

"When people label me 'boho-chic,' it makes me want to cut my hair off and start dressing like a punk," Sienna tells British Vogue in its February issue.

Apparently the term became a little too familiar because she's now sporting a completely different look that's mod with a little '80s sizzle, like Mia Farrow-meets-Roxette.

"I think the reason she's so influential is that she's not afraid to take risks in what she wears," says Sylvia McNamee of Off the Wall Clothing, who chose the outfits for the makeover.


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