The Last Time

Age of Innocence: The life of a child star is tough. One minute you're acting your little heart out in a summer blockbuster. The next, your agent won't return your calls and you find yourself being flung high into the air by Todd Bridges on "Skating with Celebrities." So we ... morereally can't blame the preternaturally poised Dakota Fanning, who turns 12 in a few weeks, for holding onto her youthful image by choosing darling, age-appropriate duds. But what we can blame her for is dressing like a ruler-wielding governess in Victorian England, which is the last time this forbidding, floor-length fussy frock was in style.