Nicolas Ghesquiere mentions Kristen in 032c Magazine + new quotes from Kristen

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Ghesquiere's farewell collection, Spring/Summer 2013, evoked strong reactions all around and for good reason. Members of the close-knit creative team at Balenciaga say it is one of the most technically proficient and sensual. 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 Ghesquiere. She wore the opening look from Spring/Summer 2013 to the LA premiere of 'On the Road', days after PPR's fateful announcement.

Unhampered and lively on the phone, she sketched a portrait of Ghesquiere 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 Ghesquiere, which she has gleaned from engagements like a joint appearance at the 2012 Costume Institute Gala, is as infectious as it is insightful.

"He's most comfortable when he's terrified," she tells me about her exchange with Ghesquiere 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."

"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 Ghesquiere, 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."

Nicolas mentions 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 to your fashion, Ghesquiere for Balenciaga." I met Kristen Stewart on a Bruce Weber shooting when 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 be popular, even commerical but she's also punk."

Previously posted article from the NYMag on this issue, can be read here.

This from the current issue of 032c magazine, issue no. 24 - Berlin Summer 2013.

Scans thanks to @Mel452
Transcript by TeamKristenSite