renn vs loren: the 'cinematographic eye'
Anna Dello Russo defends the taping of Crystal Renn's temples in Vogue Nippon
Beauty tricks. Whether it's a bit of concealer to hide that spot, a belt to cinch in a waist, or big earrings to distract from a big shnozz, everyone of us uses these little styling, er, devices. In the aftermath of the release of Anna Dello Russo's latest editorial featuring Crystal Renn for the forthcoming October issue of Vogue Nippon, Stylite nabbed an interview with everyone's favourite fashion peacock in between fashion week appointments.
They asked the question that's been on some inquiring minds: what was she trying to do when she taped Crystal Renn's temples back? Here's an excerpt from the interview below:
"Stylite: Finally, some people accused you of trying to make Crystal Renn look Asian for an upcoming spread in Vogue Nippon. Is that what you were trying to do when you taped her eyes?
ADR: It was not to make her look Asian. That's a typical beauty trick to make a cinematographic eye. I learned this from a makeup artist from Hollywood movie stars. He used this when he did something in a movie, to make a little bit of a kind of cinematographic eyes. SO many people asked me, "Why you don't use Japanese?" I don't want to use Japanese. She was looking like ? like Sophia Loren. You know when you put eyeliner, eyelash. And she loved that.
Behind the scenes, you always want to create some dialiectic in your fashion. That's why I put the behind the scenes what make people talking. But sometimes people talk about something crazy, just to make a little heavy. I don't pretend to transform a European girl into a Japanese girl. This was just a beauty tips."
And if you were interested, here's the full interview.
So there you have it, straight from the horse's mouth. It wasn't an 'Asian-eyes-ed' thing, it was a 'cinematographic eye' thing. And even if it was an attempt at orientalising Renn, is it really that big a deal in the context of the business of beauty?
Words: Christel Escosa
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