Apr 26,2012
Alison Brie featured in Malibu Magazine
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Alison is featured in this month’s issue of Malibu Magazine. I have added some outtakes:
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Check out her interview below:
Alison Brie has many faces. She plays devoted housewife Trudy Campbell on AMC’s Mad Men; the breakdown-prone Annie Edison on NBC’s Community; the favored younger sister to Emily Blunt’s character in the forthcoming feature film The Five-Year Engagement. But she found time one sunny afternoon to become add one more face: the model and muse of our spring fashion editorial. We caught up with the multitalented actress between outfit changes to discuss her personal style favorites.
You donned some of spring/summer 2012’s biggest trends. Which look was your favorite and why? Definitely the Dolce & Gabbana red floral bathing suit with matching jacket. First of all, I love a good high-waisted two-piece. Maybe it’s the Mad Men in me, but the color was just stunning. Everything about it made me feel glamorous — and who doesn’t want that when they are by the pool?
How big of a role does fashion play in your day-to-day life? It varies. When I’m working, I really don’t put much thought into what I wear because I’m in my own clothes so little of the time. When I’m off work, I definitely get into putting outfits together. I’ll come home from shopping, maybe buying just one thing, like a new jacket, and then spend an hour at home playing dress-up with my new article of clothing, incorporating it into my wardrobe. I like to have dress-up days every so often where I just put outfits together, so later I’ll just be ready to go. It’s also a helpful way to clean out the closet, because it becomes clear what I haven’t worn in a while.
Do you love or loathe red carpet events? I kind of love them. It’s a great opportunity to … try different styles and take risks you might not take day to day. It’s almost like becoming different characters, since it can be an opportunity for a full transformation with hair and makeup styling. Obviously, I just have an affinity for playing dress-up. I guess I never outgrew that stage of being a little girl!
Do you have a favorite outfit that you’ve worn to an event? I just wore Emil Couture to the Mad Men Season 5 premiere, and I loved that! It was a very different look for me, but very sophisticated and also comfortable! The best of both worlds!
Mad Men started a bit of a fashion revolution. What is it like being a part of that? Has it influenced your personal style? Mad Men’s influence on the fashion industry has been incredible. Janie Bryant does such an amazing job with our costumes on the show. And now with her own lines for Banana Republic, we’re all so lucky to have her. The biggest way the show’s fashions have affected me is that it has just made me more aware of being put together. Everyone looked so adult back then because they actually got dressed to go places instead of just rolling to the market or airport in pajama pants and a T-shirt. I notice the change most in what I wear to travel in, taking comfort into consideration but still wearing an “outfit.” It’s also made me more aware of what’s flattering on my body. [That era] was a time when women’s curves were really appreciated and celebrated in their wardrobe, and so I continue to try to find flattering and fitting silhouettes for my body in my everyday wear rather than just conforming to what’s trendy.
How would you describe your character Trudy’s style? Trudy is very trendy. She’s fashion forward. She can afford to be because she has money, lots of time and surely lots of fashion magazines to read, so she’s always up on the latest trends and always makes a point to accessorize perfectly.
Whose wardrobe on the show do you envy? Nobody’s! I love Trudy’s clothes. Jayne and I always have a blast picking out her outfits. Her nighties are the best!
Who is your contemporary fashion icon? Cate Blanchett is up there. She always looks impeccable. She takes risks but consistently maintains class. It seems like she has fun with fashion without going overboard.
Name the item of clothing you couldn’t live without. Probably my black crop leather jacket by KRMA. I’ve had it for years, and I still wear it with everything. Because I live in California, it seems like it’s always the perfect amount of coverage for any season, and it kind of just makes any outfit look a little cooler.
Who are some of your favorite designers? Lately, I’ve really been into Tory Burch for daywear — easy to wear but still chic, so it’s great for daytime or more casual evening events. I love Lela Rose — very fun, feminine, colorful clothes and right up my alley. Diane Von Furstenberg is fabulous. Love Marc Jacobs.
Who is your historic style icon? Audrey Hepburn, of course. Such a lovely, classy woman with amazing classic style. Again, it comes back to the idea of playfulness and class. It’s that elusive quality men talk about these days about women being both sexy and cute. She could dress like a mature woman and still have a childlike spirit to her. Also, she could wear a hat like nobody’s business.
Do you have a favorite fashion era? Obviously the ’60s have made their way into my heart because of the show, but it really was a special time in fashion. There was so much going on! Later on, of course, you had hippies, whose laid back style will forever influence what people wear today, but there were also the beatniks, and, of course, the classic clothes like we wear on Mad Men. I do appreciate that lots of those silhouettes are back in style because they’re so flattering to women’s bodies. The clothes really celebrated and showed off a woman’s figure, which I love. I’m a big fan of high-waisted anything. More constructed, formfitting clothes work nicely for my body.
Out of all of the character’s you’ve played, who is most like you? Probably Annie on Community. But not first-season Annie, more like end-of-season-2/season-3 Annie. I think it’s only natural for some of myself to bleed into the character after a few years, and vice versa. Certainly there are also many differences, but more and more I see a bit of Annie in my day to day, and I try to work some of the better parts of me into the character, too.
