Cate Blanchett

[Yohji]

Cate Blanchett, In Her Own Words, On Guest Editing a Special Issue of W
Magazine

“Such are the two ways of the Photograph. The choice is mine: to subject its spectacle to the civilized code of perfect illusions, or to confront in it the wakening of intractable reality.” —Roland Barthes

Every photograph presents us with this fork in the road, but if we keep going down the same old path, we only ever get the same old answer. This issue is the other path: all female collaborators, female photographers, female visions, creative acts, aspirations, and endeavors. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

I’m wary of mission statements, expressions of vision. I prefer opening gambits, perhaps. Starting points. Launching pads. Language is all-important, and the way one begins a conversation, whether it be with a director, the W team, or, indeed, the W readers, will influence the way the project and its outcomes unfold. I’d like to think this issue is one such opening gambit. A provocation to look at life through a different lens. We hope it’s a fresh, exciting, and inclusive one.

So. How did this begin? With an offer for me to steer an issue of W. Fabulous. Okay. My involvement? Absolute. A genuine conversation: deep time collaboration. Focus? Women. Female paths, celebratory and uncompromising.

Insanely busy as all the photographers were, they perforated their schedules to be part of what felt like an exploration of possibilities: a mash-up, a riotous juxtaposition of wildly different creative perspectives. And whoa!…did we laugh. Running around New York City in the middle of the night with Cass Bird; frolicking through the daisies in the English countryside with Sharna Osborne; lip-synching with Shirin Neshat; typing—bunny style—with Sam Taylor-Johnson; et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. And then, being in conversation with the incomparable Miuccia Prada and brainstorming with the indefatigable, fearless, adventurous, and profoundly generous W team.

I hope the energy and va-va-voom that has gone into this issue leaps off the pages and into your hearts and minds. It certainly got my creative juices flowing…

wmagazine.com​

 

[Yohji]

Cate Blanchett attends a luncheon with Chopard to launch the Green Carpet Fashion Awards 2018 on September 1, 2018 in Venice, Italy.

On 'Jonathan Ross'.

Cate Blanchett is seen at 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' in Los Angeles, California.

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[Yohji]

Cate Blanchett attends the premiere of Universal Pictures' "The House With A Clock In Its Walls" at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on September 16, 2018 in Hollywood, California.

On 'Ellen'.

On 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.

zimbio.com, justjared.com, gotceleb.com​

 

[Yohji]

Cate Blanchett attends the Green Carpet Fashion Awards at Teatro Alla Scala on September 23, 2018 in Milan, Italy.

Cate Blanchett arrives the Giorgio Armani show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 on September 23, 2018 in Milan, Italy.

cate-blanchett.com, mambooceania.com​

 

[Yohji]

Actress Cate Blanchett attends the Louis Vuitton show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2019 on October 2, 2018 in Paris, France.

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[puresoul]

Cate Blanchett keeps it chic in a suit while striking a pose at the photo call for her latest film The House With A Clock In Its Walls held during the 2018 Rome Film Festival at the Auditorium Parco Della Musica on Friday (October 19) in Rome, Italy.

justjared​

 

[eugenius]

The squared shoulders on her Jimmy Kimmel look really ruin it for me.

And I'm sorry, but new Cate in new Louis is nothing compared to old Cate in old Balenciaga.


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[jexxica]

Cate Blanchett walks the red carpet ahead of the "The House With A Clock In Its Walls" screening during the 13th Rome Film Fest at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on October 19, 2018 in Rome, Italy.

zimbio​

 

[Yohji]

Incredible in the Margiela gown!

 

[lvstratus]

I think her style is very hit and miss these days.

 

[apple]

I can't with Cate.. Woman crush every single day.

 

[StylishDreaming]

The Margiela is just stunning. Cate elevates everything she wears!

 

[Not Plain Jane]

yaaas to margiela

 

[tiffany]

The Margiela is one of her best ever, she looks phenomenal.

 

[lelaid]

The squared shoulders on her Jimmy Kimmel look really ruin it for me.

And I'm sorry, but new Cate in new Louis is nothing compared to old Cate in old Balenciaga.

Same could be said (unfortunately) for Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jennifer Connelly, etc...

 

[eugenius]

Same could be said (unfortunately) for Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jennifer Connelly, etc...

So true. I hadn't even thought about those two.

I know she's had a good working relationship w/ Nicholas, but she should just ditch him & stick w/ John Galliano. I don't think I've ever seen her in anything remotely bad from his Margiela collections.

 

[Yohji]

zimbio.com

 

[Yohji]

Cate Blanchett attends the 2018 British Academy Britannia Awards presented by Jaguar Land Rover and American Airlines at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 26, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.

zimbio.com​

 

[starblood]

Love everything she wears. She is a goddess. It must be a designer's dream to have her wear the pieces.

 

[jexxica]

Not a fan of this last dress, but she looks so good in it.