Emma Watson Blames Hermione For Her Love Of Fashion
It hasn’t been too terribly long since the world fell in love with Emma Watson and her style evolution. The actress, who’s still a few months shy of total freedom from Harry Potter mania, explained to WWD that all the restrictions that came with playing Hermione Granger made her literally run into the arms of the global fashion community:
“I have Hermione to thank, in a weird way, for my sense of style,” says Watson. “Playing this role, fashion was my way of expressing myself away from that school uniform. When I got the chance to dress myself, I was so thrilled to be able to be Emma and show a different side of myself. Maybe I would never have been this interested in fashion if I hadn’t played that role for so long and sometimes felt so constrained by being identified with her so much,” she continues, getting heated as she recalls, “I mean, I just wasn’t allowed to do anything: wasn’t allowed to cut my hair, put on nail varnish, tan, wear a bra that made my boobs in any way look [larger], have any flesh showing, wear any makeup when I was playing Hermione. I always had to back-comb my hair — ‘She looks too pretty, take down the blush or the mascara, take it off.’ Fashion was my rebellion.”
Mark that last sentence down for page 14 of “The Quotable Emma Watson.”
Watson, of course, has rebelled herself right into an ad campaign with Burberry, an organic clothing line with Alberta Ferretti, numerous fashion magazines and a stunning red carpet outfits galore. So what are we trying to say here? Well, thank goodness for Hermione Granger.
Emma Watson Set Free [WWD (Subscription Required)]
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Thank goodness indeed! It did seem in the newest movie that the restrictions on her were lessened at least a bit, probably because the character was nearing adulthood.
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