Becoming ... Natalie Portman

See how the freshly shorn Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith actress went from bookish girl to elegant fashion muse. By Lucy Maher and Caryn Midler

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STYLE CHILD

On the red carpet, Portman wears sophisticated but playful pieces that flatter her diminutive frame: (from left to right) in an emerald-green Stella McCartney gown in 2004; in Zac Posen's "Empire State Dress" (and temporary tattoo) in 2002; and in a madras, '50s-inspired halter-dress the same year.