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BE THE BELLE OF THE BALL
from SGVTribune, March 8, 2006
by Ivy Da
Actress Dakota Fanning may be the most poised 11-year-old on the planet, but we heard that she squealed like the little girl she is when she first walked into the Belle of the Ball showroom in La Cañada Flintridge.

Dakota, who has starred in films including "War of the Worlds," "I Am Sam," and "Man on Fire," has worn a Belle of the Ball dress for each of the movie premieres.

She loves the girly yet sumptuous designs that are made to scale for little girls, whether they are headed to film premieres or strolls down the wedding aisle as flower girls.

"I always love wearing Audrey's Belle of the Balle dresses," Dakota said. "They make me feel like a princess."

And that's the point.

Audrey Pittokopitis makes dresses fit for princesses with ruffled pantaloons and capes; some look like tulips, and others resemble elegant medieval gowns.

"We're dressing little girls in their dreams," Pittokopitis said.

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