We all remember when news first broke of Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson first making the transition from nerdy teen's wet dream to high fashion incarnate. The fash pack of course simply loved dahling Hermione Granger sans frizz as the new face of Burberry, and now sans any hair at all she's lighting up the cover of Vogue faster than you can say, "Lumos-with-more-fashion-credentials-than-you-can-wave-a-Dragon-Heartstring-wand-at" (no more Potter puns, we solemnly swear). 

Who was behind such a magical transfiguration? Burberry chief Christopher Bailey, of course. Having done his part for the soon-to-be-no-more Harry Potter legacy, Bailey has turned his sights towards the British star of teenage magical-realism's number one franchise: Twilight. Robert Pattinson, every noughties' teenage girl's unreachable V-card swiper, is reported to be on the receiving end of some interest regarding his undeniable model behaviour.

The wizard-turned-vampire has said "no", for now, claiming (despite adorable pre-movie portfolio pictures as seen above hinting at the contrary) "I'm an actor, not a model." But R-Patz, sweet, breathy, blood-sucking R-Patz, TRR thinks that the powers-that-be at Burberry may have a little more persuasion in them yet. You know how frighteningly obsessive these fangirls can become; they ain't called Twi-hards or, erm, Pot-heads for no reason. Christopher Bailey, be it for PR or personal reasons, has displayed his penchant for the protagonists of other-worldly teen-angst flicks and TRR sure hopes he'll come back with some bite; Edward Cullen glistening in shearling finery on billboards across London is an infinitely more fulfilling prospect than the alternative of Ron Weasley's sweaty grimace.

Posted on November 09, 2010 at 7:58:52 by Jessica Riches