Kristen's New Interview with Nylon Magazine

the insider: kristen stewart
the actress plays matchmaker with her favorite scents.

French fashion house Balenciaga is pretty badass-- so obviously the label wasn’t going to put out any old floral fragrance. Its Florabotanica convinced cool girls, who wouldn’t normally go anywhere near a flowery scent, to join the garden party. That status was cemented by its face Kristen Stewart--an actress who doesn’t do girly-girl, as evidenced by her preference for Chucks and unwashed hair on the red carpet. This spring, Stewart reprised her spokesperson role for Balenciaga’s latest unconventional take on a flower, Rosabotanica. She was nice enough to take the time to discuss the fragrances, what she would wear with each, and which one would be Bella’s signature scent.

You’ve said in the past that you weren’t really into fragrances, but now that you’ve been the face of the Balenciaga fragrances for awhile, are you more comfortable being a perfume-wearer?

Yeah, yeah I’m a very comfortable perfume-wearer now. I hadn’t really taken to any particular scent before I did this, and so luckily, I was more than a huge fan of it when I first smelled it. Whenever I had anything to do with them it always felt like, you know, just really fucking cool and natural and. To be the face of a brand seems a bit of a superficial, but this was really about my love for Balenciaga. And then so, when I actually smelled Florabotanica, I really took to it. I sort of came into my own, in regards to fragrance, at a perfect time.

It feels very adult, once you find your signature scent.

It does, right? And, you know, it doesn’t go with everything, like if you wake up and put on a T-shirt and a baseball cap, it’s not like you’re gonna put on the fragrance. But if you go to dinner that night h, it’s such a nice little touch to add. It makes you feel a little bit more ready.

So do you feel the same about the new one, Rosabotanica?

I’m not sure which one I like more. They’re really different, like it feels like Florabotanica is like white wine, and Rosabotanica is like red, like a little deeper. It’s a little muskier. It’s like they come from the same garden, but the new variation is a bit warmer and headier. It feels like a little bit more nighttime.

Rosabotanica is a little sexier?

It is! Honestly.

So when would you wear Florabotanica versus Rosabotanica?

I think it’s about mood. I would wear Rosabotanica at night, and I would wear Florabotanica in the day. But when I didn’t have Rosabotanica, I wore Florabotanica at night. I feel like if you’re someone who is like quite young wearing it, it can make you feel like, like you’ve like stepped up to the plate, like you’re a little older, like you’re a little bit more ready and finished. And then, I can totally imagine giving it to my mom and having her be like “Wow! This is awesome. This is like fresh.” Depending on who you are, I feel like it has different effects.

Which pieces from Balenciaga would wear with each of these fragrances?

If I were to go out at night and wear my leather jacket, I’d probably put on Rosabotanica. I have this jumpsuit that’s a little bit older but it’s sick, and that I would definitely wear Florabotanica.

If you were going to pick out characters you’ve played, who would wear these fragrances?

That’s interesting. Let’s see…Well, I think Bella (from Twilight) would probably wear Rosabotanica because she is completely preoccupied with all things sexy. And I just finished a movie called Sils Maria, and I play the personal assistant to Juliette Binoche, who’s playing a really famous actress. And you’re always a little bit more curious about my character because you don’t know anything about her and her life but she’s still a big part of the story, so like when anything is revealed about her, like she’s into this guy, or she’s into this artist or something, you’re like, “Oh, whoa! Who are you?” And I think she would be a Rosabotanica girl. Like a little bit darker and more mysterious. Then I would say that Marylou in On the Road, would definitely wear Florabotanica. The character in the book is so fucking effortlessly sexy and light. She’s so sweet and very unassuming.

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New Balenciaga Fragrance 'Rosabotanica'

French couture house Balenciaga has launched feminine fragrance Rosabotanica, a follow up to last year’s Florabotanica.

Once again created by Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault of IFF, it has head notes of blue hyacinth, fig leaf and petitgrain, heart notes of rose, grapefruit, cardamom and pink pepper and base notes of white amber, cedar, vetiver, patchouli and a “clean woods” accord. It comes in the same rectangular bottle as Florabotanica, decorated with 17th century-style florals in tropical shades of magenta, yellow and blue and featuring the same tall, black and white striped cylindrical cap as was seen on Florabotanica. The outer packaging features the same florals. The fragrance will be available in perfumeries and selected Balenciaga outlets.

 It can be pre-ordered now at Neiman Marcus, at a cost of $100 for a 50ml EDP. In Europe, the fragrance will cost €53 for 30ml, €75 for 50ml and €105 for 100ml. The perfume will be publicised by actress Kristen Stewart of the Twilight film franchise, in an ad campaign shot by British photographer Craig McDean. The campaign will roll out on a country-by-country basis depending on orders. Rosabotanica is Balenciaga’s 23rd fragrance since its launch of Le Dix in 1947. The brand’s fragrance licence is held by Coty.

Oder Rosabotanica Fragrance from Neiman Marcus 3.4oz - 1.7oz

Rosabotanica, the second rose in the enchanted garden. The fragrance unveils a fresher territory, with a sheer, enveloping second skin character.

Floral; A bright and spicy rose. The fragrance opens with crystalline floral accents of hyacinth and creamy green notes of fig leaf, refreshed by the natural green character of petitgrain.

The experimental rose offers bright vegetal notes while sparkling, slightly bitter drops of grapefruit and fresh spicy notes of pink pepper and cardamom enhance its personality.

The white, amber dry-down is cleared by a structure of vibrant and luminous white woods, made of cedar wood, vetiver and patchouli with clean woody notes.

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Update: Kristen's Full Interview with 032c Magazine

 UPDATE 6/24/13: Kristen's full interview with 032c Magazine

 Like many of the dedicated designers who strongly identify with their former creative director, firebrand actress Kristen Stewart knows a fellow renegade when she meets one; Stewart, an ambassador for the brand's second new fragrance Florabotanica, admires Ghesquière. She wore the opening look from Spring/Summer 2013 to the L.A. premiere of On the Road, days before PPR's fateful announcement. Unhampered and lively on the phone, she sketched a portrait of Ghesquière worthy of the beatniks: "He is a reminder of how fucking annoying everyone else is. It’s not easy to walk a line that not every single person in the world is going to get in a second. Nicolas is the sort of person who loves swimming in rough water."

Stewart's vision of Ghesquière, which she has gleaned from engagements like a joint appearance at the 2012 Costume Institute Gala, is as infectious as it insightful. "He's most comfortable when he's terrified," she tells me about her exchange with Ghesquière backstage at what was to be his last trip down the runway for Balenciaga, "I was like, ‘Dude, are you okay?’ and he was like (in a French accent), ‘Yes. Yes. I will tell you soon, but there are things happening.’ Before I left, he was like, ‘All right, I'll tell you.’ I’m so fucking proud of him because what he was about to do would rock people’s worlds. He was just like, ‘Believe for me.’ I thought it was the coolest fucking thing."

Every collection, in that sense, offers a hypothesis about a woman's identity in the contemporary world. "I’ve felt the happiest I’ve ever felt wearing these clothes. I’ve also felt androgynous and rigid. Sort of like you’re wearing a fucking building," says Kristen Stewart. Thanks to Ghesquière, Stewart has learned that fashion doesn't necessarily conceal like a mask but can spark aspects of one's personality that are otherwise sedated: "You can play any character you can imagine in these clothes."

" I just don't want him to have his hands stuffed in his pockets, sitting down like he's resting from a fight. No, I think it should be his fucking thing. I mean if you're going to do it, do it young. Don't add on to someone else's life." - Kristen Stewart

Nicolas Ghesquière on Kristen:

"Florabotanica was the second fragrance and with this one I asked them to name the target: They said, 'It has to be very young and to relate your fashion, Ghesquière for Balenciaga.' I met Kristen Stewart on a Bruce Weber shooting when she was 13-years-old and we got along well. I loved her. A few years ago I did her dress for the Twilight (2008) premiere. We weren't friends, but we had a connection. She's perfect for Balenciaga if you want a younger audience, I told them. She's totally sensual and sexy but she's tomboyish. She's not afraid to the popular, even commercial but she's also punk."

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New/Old Fan Pics of Rob and Kristen in Paris

New/Old Fan Picture of Kristen in Paris (March 1st, 2012)

Kristen was in Paris for the Balenciaga Fashion Show

More Fan Pics of Kristen arriving at her hotel Here

Better Version of Fan Picture of Rob in Paris for Cosmopolis Promo

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Marie-Amélie Sauvé Talks about Working with Kristen

In November, when PPR and Nicolas Ghesquière decided to "end their working relationship," the outgoing creative director of Balenciaga took with him Marie-Amélie Sauvé, his second pair of eyes and longtime muse.

Back to Balenciaga — what was it like to work with Kristen Stewart?

MS: She came to Balenciaga because of her friendship with Nicolas, and she is kind, she has a very strong character. We did several things together and she was really inspiring. She has a lot of energy, and it's always a great experience to collaborate with her.

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New Kristen Quotes from USA Today

Stars, they're not like us. Especially when they front a major fashion brand.

Kristen Stewart is the face of Balenciaga. And yes, the job has major perks.

"I've had four excursions through the store. Isn't that a little bit mind-blowing? It's so weird walking out with that. I walk around with my hands in my pockets," says Stewart, miming herself pointing to things. "I like that. I like that too. I've been so (expletive) lucky."

She's a big fan of creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, who's parted ways with the brand and was replaced by Alexander Wang.

"I'm so not the type of person who'd be into selling a brand. He is one of the only guys I'd do that with. I don't carry bags very often," says Stewart, referring to Ghesquière.

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Kristen in Elle (Russia) November 2012 Issue

Kristen's Interview in Marie Claire (November 2012 Issue)

Kristen's Interview with Fashion Magazine Canada

Transcript

In the advertising campaign for Balenciaga Florabotanica (from $90 at department stores), Kristen Stewart, the face of the dark floral fragrance, stands amid a minefield of seemingly beautiful botanicals, inspired by the same vintage Pierre Frey wallpaperthat influenced Nicholas Ghesquiere's Fall 2011 collection. Hovering near a stoic Stewart is what appears to be a Venus flytrap, angling to chomp down on her head.

"I think he is fucking amazing," Stewart says of Ghesquiere, the house's creative director and the man who wooed her to front its latest fragrance, perhaps with the promise that she wouldn't have to pose on satin sheets - or smile. Though, on set, she wouldn't have been willing to cooperate if that had been the order of they day. "I was like, 'Do you want me to stand a certain way to show the curves of the dress? Do you want me to model it up?' By default you sort of learn those things over the years, but they were like, 'No, no, no, just stuff your hands in your pockets and just stand there."

Seated on a sofa in a suite in Paris's Hotel Le Bristol, the 22-year-old actress runs her hand through her tangles mane, flipping it back and forth. It's the end of June. She talks Aaron Sorkin-fast, her sentences punctuated with profanity that seems as involuntary as breathing. "I'm sorry, I think [swearing] kind of discredits everything you say," she says in reference to her earlier F-bomb, which won't be her last.

Much like her first script read with Robert Pattinson, which was arranged to see whether the pair had any chemistry (it was "electrifying," director Catherine Hardwicke told Vanity Fair), Stewart felt a strong connection to Ghesquiere right off the bat. The two met at a Bruce Weber Interview shoot when she was just 14 years old. "Sometimes you meet people and instantly recognize something in them, and you explore that friendship because you want to figure out what you recognized about them at that first second." Like Stewart, and previous Balenciaga fragrance face Charlotte Gainsbourg ("she's a fucking great actress, man"), Ghesquiere doesn't play the games expected in their respective industries. "The soul sucking fashion side of things is so clearly not him, and that's why I am attracted to him and his world," says Stewart.

Perfumers Olivier Polge and Jean-Christophe Herault geared the scent to a younger perfumer wearer-like, say, a Twihard- but instead of making it insipidly sweet, they imagined what an 18th-century garden of poisonous flowers would smell like. The predominant note is Turkish rose (edgier than the English variety), reinvented by way of amping up its green and spicy aspects. Stewart offers a perfume application tip, "If you qwear it casually, wear it in the morning. Wear it when you haven't showered. I know that sounds disgusting, but that's the fucking sexiest thing."

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Kristen's Interview with Refinery29 - Talks OTR, Balenciaga and Her Evolving Style

So, you went to the Balenciaga show on Friday. How was it?
"So sick! It really was incredible."

Did you see a standout look in the collection that really spoke to you?
"There was this small bustier in white that's typically worn with nothing under it, but they put a T-shirt under it, and it was sick! A few of its skirts, too, and the shoes — they were crazy! I feel like I don't need to think about what I'm going to wear for the next six months because it's pretty much handled."

When you see looks on the runway like that, do you immediately know which ones you'll want for the red carpet?
"All the stuff I see is definitely for the carpet. Any of the looks I saw today, I wouldn't want to waste on something that wasn't important because this round was really, really impressive and super-fance. Balenciaga is so particular, and I don't want to make it sound exclusive, but I mean, you need to know yourself to recognize yourself in the clothes; you have to really own it.

"What I love about fashion is that you find things that surprise you, that can uncover what's buried, that unleash certain aspects of yourself. Balenciaga does this like no other and I have a great time sifting through the stuff. Nicolas [Ghesquière] always picks the most fun things ever!"

On a more surface level, how is the Balenciaga aesthetic reflective of your own? What do you love about Ghesquière's designs?
"I think it's the balance — you can look really pretty, depending on what you decide to wear with a piece, but you can be really hard as well. It's rare to find a brand that's not one, or the other. I know it seems like I just wear simple shit when I'm dressing normally, and a lot of black, but I like colors! I mean, Nicolas is really out there and he really pushes it with patterns –– his patterned jeans are better than anyone's." 

4 New Pics of Kristen at the Balenciaga PFW Show (September 27, 2012)

 

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New Pic of Kristen and Nicholas Ghesquière at the Balenciaga PFW Show

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Kristen at the Balenciaga Dinner in Paris + Short Interview (September 27, 2012)

 New Pic of Kristen with Olivier Zahm

Kristen's Interview with Style.com and Women's Wear Daily

Style.com Interview

On any given day, a front-row Salma Hayek sighting is something to write home about. But not when Kristen Stewart is seated across the catwalk. The actress was in Paris this morning, paparazzi be damned, to support Nicolas Ghesquière’s Spring Balenciaga collection. Stewart, who took in the show wearing a pale yellow motorcycle jacket and printed jeans, refers to Ghesquière as a “kindred spirit,” which is likely what has made the duo’s recent collaboration on Balenciaga’s Florabotanica fragrance such a compelling story. Inspired by the “surrealist” floral prints that colored his Fall 2011 collection, Ghesquière had duality on the brain, specifically the darker side of conventionally pretty blooms that are readily considered harmless. “Flowers can be carnivorous or venomous—contain poisons,” he points out, and it is that “mystery” that he was hoping to explore with the house’s latest eau.

If the elaborate fairy tale woven around the vetiver, amber, carnation, mint, and “experimental rose” flacon is to be believed, the flowers that have been bottled here shot up from torn paper shards containing a reclusive designer’s sketches that were embedded into hostile ground, and were found by a girl who had “the inspiration of a muse.” In the real-life version of the parable, of course, the designer (Ghesquière) met the muse (Stewart) on a shoot after the then 12-year-old starred in David Fincher’s Panic Room. “I had not forgotten her,” Ghesquière has said of Stewart, who boasts a beauty that is “pure and uncontrollable,” in his estimation—or in other words, very Balenciaga. Here, fresh off a press tour for her new movie On the Road and only a month away from the media frenzy that will be the conclusion of the Twilight saga, Stewart met up with Style.com to talk fragrance, front-row intimidation, and why Ghesquière’s Spring lineup may be her most favorite yet.

Up until now, Balenciaga’s only fragrance face has been Charlotte Gainsbourg. What’s it like to be in that kind of company?

I wish I could choose a better word, but I think she’s stunning. I sat next to her at the show [last season]—which was the first experience I had at Balenciaga—and I was so ridiculously intimidated by her! I didn’t even say hi. I was just kind of muted by her. It’s an odd relationship that us actors are allowed to have with fashion. For me it started at an extraordinarily young age. I met Nicolas [Ghesquière] when I was 12 [on] this little project that felt very similar to a photo shoot. A rack of clothes comes in and you can just pick out what’s from that company. [Balenciaga] was the first fashion brand I recognized.

Kristen at the Balenciaga PFW Show (September 27, 2012)

Kristen Arrives in Paris + Said to Attend Balenciaga's PFW show Tomorrow

Kristen will be attending the Balenciaga show tomorrow at Paris Fashion Week! 

There is a livestream on the Balenciaga Website here. Balenciaga show is expected to start at 10AM CET / 9AM BST /4AM ET / 1AM PT. (via @Gossipgyal)

Tweets:

@BritishVogue: Which Vogue cover girl is expected front row at the @BALENCIAGA show in Paris tomorrow morning?

@jimshi809: No surprise: #KristenStewart, face of Florabotanica, expected @ Thursday morning's #Balenciaga show 

Fan Pic and Video of Kristen Arriving in Paris (Source/Source)

Nicolas Ghesquière Talks About Kristen

HR: The campaign was shot by Steven Meisel and stars Twilight actress Kristen Stewart, why was she chosen to be the face of the fragrance?

Ghesquière: For me, Kristen Stewart has a very unique personality. I had this special project due for a magazine and I asked her to be a part of that story. That’s how we met. The moment I met her I thought she was so Balenciaga and she had such an interesting personality and a great beauty. I began wishing for her to be part of my story so I kept that in mind, and when we started working on this project, I knew it had to be her.

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Kristen on the Cover of Madame Figaro Magazine (New Pic and Interview)

New/Old Pic of Kristen Outside the Balenciaga Show

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