Actress Reese Witherspoon looks positively ferocious in the newest issue of Vogue.
Shot in Paris, the spread’s ferocity comes courtesy of Nina Ricci’s Olivier Theyskens, who created the architectural creations Witherspoon wears in the photos. Most notably, a gorgeous, voluminous scarlet gown (below), which is so sizable it can’t leave Theysken’s studio without being deconstructed.
Reese dishes about her career and Jake Gyllenhaal, but more importantly, she talks about how her style has evolved since meeting Theyskens. She has learned how fashion is an artistic expression: “‘You know,’ she says, ‘I used to not understand fashion, a lot of it, but I completely understood being a playwright or a screenwriter and suddenly having an actor say your words and making them come to life. That I can understand. Finally, I'm starting to understand this.’”
The duo also discusses their first collaboration: Reese’s iconic canary 2007 Golden Globes dress:
“The first time the two collaborated was when Reese invited Olivier to Los Angeles. So he came to my house and sat on the floor and started sketching," she says. It was her first time having a Paris-based designer in her home. ‘He brought out two kinds of fabric—he brought out one gray and one yellow. And he said, “I think you are like this! I think you are like a party! I think you are wearing a yellow dress!” ‘ He showed her the Nina Ricci perfume bottle, an echo of the dress. The yellow fabric became the gown she wore to the Golden Globe Awards in 2007. ‘The yellow dress with the bustier—for me it was the first thing that the world would see from me at Ricci,’ Olivier says. ‘But still, I wanted it to fit with Reese. I was afraid. And it was Reese who picked that fabric. This was one of my favorite fabrics! She just fell right into it. She is very intuitive.’”
Check out the Vogue spread for yourself...it’s worth it just for the beautifully styled photos!
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