Chanel article from Glamour France,
July 2009
When we learned that Keira would
come to Paris for Chanel's high couture fashion show, we dashed backstage.
Coco
Mademoiselle's star, who comes from
shooting her tenth publicity campaign for the French house, talks to us
about her style
(I'm not sure what they say next
'son actu cine." It's slang. They might be referring to her
boyfriend. Cine is related to film
and actu to acting but neither one
is the proper word).
We know you as ultra glamorous on the red carpet and much more casual in real life, what is the real Keira like?
I'm a little both. On the red
carpet, you don't have a choice, you have to dress up, but in real life
I'm a lot more relaxed. Like
all girls, I like to go to inexpensive
shops, especially Topshop in London. Right now my shopping obession
is dark colors,
black and navy blue. Also jeans
and high-wasit pants.
You were the first it girl to make the "boyfriend jean" popular.
Yes, it was me [laughs]. I
have some pairs of slim jeans but I'm not a fan of very tight clothes.
I've always preferred jeans
that are a little baggy and don't
constrict you all day long.
You cultivate an androgynous style.
Not really. I do it naturally. The main reason is that I don't like to show my legs. You'll never see me in a miniskirt.
Do you ever steal your boyfriend's clothes?
I would love to but he's much taller than I am. The only things I take are his scarves and his hats.
What is the moment when you feel sexiest?
The cliche would be to answer:
when I'm wearing an evening dress for an event. But the truth is
that I always feel a little
stupid during those kinds of moments,
when I'm too dressed up, too femme fatale. That doesn't go with me.
On the beauty side, are you a real girl?
For a long time I preferred, and
only wore, men's cologne since I find it lighter. Strangely, before
I was under contract with
Coco Chanel, three years ago, a
friend gave me a bottle of that perfume for Christmas. I started
using it right away. Fate did
things well. Normally a contract
forces you to wear the fragrance in question. For me, that was already
the case. The
difference is that now I no longer
have to buy my bottles of Coco Mademoiselle. They give them to me
for free (laughs).
In many interviews you talk about your difficulty dealing with celebrity. Is it getting easier with the paparazzi?
I started very young, and honestly,
it was very hard. At 18, it's hard to deal with that kind of harassment.
But as I get older, I
deal better with the pressure.
I run faster and I've learned to hide. Plus I'm not a good client.
I don't go out clubbing with a
different guy on my arm every night.
I lead a rather "boring" life, so they leave me alone.
Do you have any film projects you'd like to tell us about?
The Last Night with Guillaume Canet
will come out soon. It was cool to work together even if it was rather
brief. The shooting
lasted four and a half weeks in
London, of which only two were with Guillaume. There is also a project,
a remake of My Fair
Lady, in which I would play Audrey
Hepburn's part.