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When we first heard that Kristen Stewart had been tapped to be the face of a new Balenciaga fragrance
back
in January, our first reaction was, “Huh?”, and then general
acceptance. Since then, the reigning highest paid actress in Hollywood
has graced many a red carpet in the label, and we’ve taken the whole
thing in stride. Now we know a lot more about the fragrance and KStew’s
role, including a (sorta fuzzy and crappy iPhone shot–sorry) of her
first ad. The fragrance is Nicolas Ghesquiere’s second for the label,
called Florabotanica. And Stewart is refreshingly upfront about being
the scent’s face. Unlike other actresses who gush about the top notes of
the juice they represent, Stewart admits she did it for Ghesquiere
without knowing anything about what it would smell like. “I’m very lucky
that I like the fragrance, because I would have done anything with
[Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière],” she told
WWD. “And I’m a terrible liar.” She also admits that she’s never worn a fragrance before.
As for Ghesquiere, he’s been smitten with the actress since her
Panic Room days,
so the lovefest is mutual. And Balenciaga told him he had to pick out a
face with a “young consumer” in mind, because that’s the target demo
for Florabotanica. He based the scent on a 2008 collection that featured
“nasty” and “nice” flowers, which is kind of a perfect metaphor for
KStew, isn’t it? So let’s get to the ad, which for some reason is in
WWD‘s
print edition but nowhere online yet. Shot by Steven Meisel, Stewart
stands stiff-legged and looking straight at the camera, surrounded by
huge metal floral structures. The star of the ad likes that it’s not
sexy and come-hither, and Stewart told
WWDshe thinks her
pose–or lack thereof–is perfect for the fragrance. The fragrance drops
in September, so we’ll surely see these ads all over the September
glossies. And in other random Kristen Stewart news she told
WWD:
• “I think the hottest chick that’s ever walked the earth is Brigitte
Bardot, and I couldn’t be more different from her.” • Although she’s
possibly going to come close. She’s going to be really blonde, tan and
“I’m going to look like a stripper. I’m going to look like a porn star”
for her next movie,
Cali. This is all a lot for us to take in. Thoughts?
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Thanks to @
StrictlyRobsten
Photo + Article Credit:
Fashionista.com – Larger photo via @
kstewartfans / @
eurofabulous / HQ article scan via @
KStewDevotee / better quality pic via @
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