Film critics have praised Noomi Rapace for her role as Lisbeth Salander in the movies “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” and the recently launched “The Girl who played with Fire”. Now Swedish ELLE even considers the 29-year old actress as Sweden’s new style icon.
I agree that Noomi looks interesting. Her face somehow reminds me of the 1980s Kate Bush and she is definitely a breath of fresh air in Sweden’s entertainment world. On the other hand, I am not sure if I really see a style icon. I mean what is typical for Noomi Rapace? I am thinking of something like Lykke Li’s hair bun or the 1960s style of The Hives. A particular feature that everybody relates to a person and that becomes so popular that people imitate it.
Isn’t it rather Lisbeth Salander who is the style icon? I think the character in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy is so modern and interesting that it definitely has the potential to become a style icon in Sweden.
Lisbeth Salander embodies many characteristics that young people are striving for. She is independent, smart, mysterious, an updated feminist and a modern Pippi Longstocking. Similar is her style. She is mostly dressed in black, often wears clothes that neither are typical male nor typical female and looks edgy and hard and at the same time soft and pretty.
Her piercings and tattoos are of course a question of taste. Either you like it or you hate. Personally, I took out my piercings a long time ago and I don’t want them back. But I think they really suit Noomi Rapace as Lisbeth Salander.
However, I am not really convinced that Noomi Rapace is Sweden’s next big style icon. She is an excellent actress and has charisma but I don’t see anything special when it comes to her style. She seems to be one of these celebrities who don’t care so much for clothes but still look fantastic. Or is this image maybe that certain je ne sais quoi that makes her a style icon?
Noomi Rapace in the latest ELLE.
The girl with the dragon tattoo is a movie with the greatest thrill ever…I just love lisbeth…she is awsome.what a role.
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I think she’s brilliant as Lisbeth Salander, and her character is such an amazing creation. I’ve written about it here: http://pauseliveaction.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/kick-ass-women-lisbeth-salander/
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I also think she ’s brilliant. I ‘ve painted a portrait based on her, here: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs139.snc3/18680_447285535499_174707555499_10690691_5157760_n.jpg
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After seeing Noomi Rapace in her role as Lisbeth Salander in the movie “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” I think she deserves the praise she’s getting from the critics. Finally, a strong, self-assured woman achieving parity in a man’s world. I can’t imagine anyone giving a better performance of Lisabeth Salander than Noomi Rapace!
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