Rowan Blanchard is opening up about her love for vintage clothing!
The 16-year-old actress is currently in New York City checking out the latest during New York Fashion Week, and recently spoke about what drew her to vintage items.
“Essentially all of the money that I spend [is spent] on clothes. [And] all of the money that I actually spend on clothes is usually vintage,” Rowan told Coveteur. “I just feel like I would much rather invest in vintage clothing. It’s cool and it’s also like, there’s something so comforting about vintage clothes; the idea that multiple women have worn this before me.”
“That was something that I was attracted to so young about clothes, especially in vintage clothing,” she continued. “Like, weirdly, in the second grade, for my birthday, I asked for like, fifties clothing. I asked for a poodle skirt, and I was very specific in that there was something very attractive to me about, like the timelessness and the idea that something can’t ever go out of style at all. Even at that age, I had a cognizance that there was something about vintage clothing that felt mature, but also you feel a bit more elegant or pronounced, or something.”
“I have a couple of things that I really, really love,” she added. “In December, I bought a vintage Gaultier dress. It’s very Baz Luhrmann, Romeo and Juliet-ey with, like, crosses all over and hearts, and it’s really good. I bought a really beautiful corset that’s from the thirties.”
Rowan Blanchard and Tommy Dorfman attend Tiffany & Co.‘s celebration of its 2018 Save the Wild Collection on Saturday (September 8) in New York City.
The event supported the #KnotOnMyPlanet campaign benefiting the Elephant Crisis Fund and Wildlife Conservation Network. The collection in its entirety donates 100% of profits to the respective funds supporting the conservation of each species.
FYI: All of the women are wearing Tiffany & Co. jewelry. Rowan is wearing a Victoria, Victoria Beckham blazer and pants. Tommy is wearing a Tiffany & Co. necklace, bracelets, and rings.
They all kept it classic in black and white looks – Dove in a long-sleeve black top with white pants, Annalise in a layered white dress, and Rowan in a short-sleeve black top with striped pants.
Annalise and Rowan – who shared a super sweet hug – added a fun pop of color to their outfits with their pink shoes, and Dove followed suit with her bright pink lipstick.
Rowan Blanchard always looks amazing and is giving a little insight into how she keeps her skin looking flawless!
The 16-year-old actress recently signed on as a brand ambassador for Bliss and shared that she loves doing face masks.
“I feel like skincare is my time,” she told Teen Vogue. “That time to relax, lean into routine, and do something that’s really healthy for your skin… I have been trying to do multiple masks a week—trying to get that good skin glow! So, I’ve been using the Mighty Marshmallow one, too as well as an exfoliator.”
As for her top beauty tip – don’t pick at your face!
“Don’t pick at your skin! Because I do that… and then I get acne scars,” Rowan added. “My problem is that I like to pick blackheads. Don’t do it.”
Rowan Blanchard is often referred to as an activist, however, she’s doesn’t want to be anymore.
The 16-year-old actor opened up about why on her Instagram account after discussing the term in her new cover story with L’Officiel magazine.
“I have been feeling uh dysphoric about the term activist and it’s accessibility and appropriation,” she starts out. “It maybe feels more reductive than progressive.”
Rowan continues that she feels the term “is maybe more of a dead end when its used as a marker of celebrity tokenism and forced upon marginalized identities so that they can do more work than the rest of us.”
“Maybe don’t call me an activist right now, even though I have used that word as applicable to myself before, language changes, and maybe its not my word right now,” she shares. “Thanks for listening.”
In her feature, Rowan discussed why the term was irritating to her at this moment in time.
“I guess what’s irritating about the context of the word ‘activist’ is that so many of my friends whose identities are more fragile and more destructed by this [Trump’s] administration are forced to have the word activist attached to them just because they’re trying to survive and be who they are,” she said.
“They might be trans because that’s who they are, but if they speak about that they’re automatically a trans activist and so on. That’s what makes me feel weird about the term—who gets to decide to be an activist, and who just has to be one because they’re forced to fight?”
Elle Fanning and Rowan Blanchard are among the many stars in the Miu Miu girl gang who are featured in the fashion brand’s new campaign for fall/winter 2018!
The retro campaign brought out the inner Warholians of the stars.
The short film, directed by Steve Mackey and Douglas Hart and styled by creative director Katie Grand, began as a test shoot in a Central London basement.
“Mackey sets a muted colour palette and monochromatic finish to bring out a mood that is unapologetically sullen, insolent and carries the underlying message: not to be messed with. In times of metaphysical trauma, the girl gang needs to wear its armour. Here it is, set to the mood music of a bored telephone call listing the power of haircuts,” Miu Miu said in a press release.
