In Style Australia October 2009 Toni Collette by Sara De Boer
instyle-australia.com
Here are more highlights from our exclusive interview with our October cover girl Toni Collette, who currently stars in the television show
The United States of Tara.
Toni on Fashion:
I like to feel comfortable! I used to live in vintage clothes, but I rarely buy it now. I don't have the luxury of rummaging through shops. My favourite city for shopping would have to be LA. I really love it; I also love New York and Paris. It's so easy and has great variety -- and valet parking really helps! As for favourite designers, there's lots ... Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela, Willow, Isabel Marant, Marnie Skillings, Kirrily Johnston, Marc Jacobs, Sass & Bide. Fashion for me is more about fun.
Toni on LA:
I like LA -- I didn't when I first went there. It was a new city and I knew very few people. Now I've been going there for a long time, I enjoy it -- it's similar to Sydney in that it's a really easy way of life. Even though I'm usually so focused on work when I'm there, I do appreciate being in LA -- I've got great friends there now.
Toni on Exercise:
Everyone thinks I do yoga! I've dabbled, but I'm really flexible. I need something that hold me together and keeps me stronger: Pilates and gyrotonics [which evolved from yoga]. When I was younger I was so energetic. I swam, I danced, I did Little Athletics. I was out all the time. I still love swimming. I did the 'Get up at 6am and do butterfly with one arm' type-of-thing when I was young -- I don't do that kind of swimming anymore. I love to float. I love diving through waves. It's the most cleansing beautiful thing you can do.