Looking haute, Kristen! Stewart as face of Balenciaga perfume

The Twilight and On The Road actress stands firmly head-on to the camera in a structured floral dress and biker boots in the colourful campaign.

It’s an unusual stance for a celebrity perfume ad, but Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière was happy for 22-year-old Stewart to be herself.

“When I first stood there, I was like, ‘OK, do you want me to show the curves of the dress? Do you want me to stand like this? Like that?’ And they were like, ‘Just be comfortable,’” Kristen said of the photoshoot.

Kristen says she’s never been much of a perfume wearer, but she thinks fragrance aficionados will like the scent.

“There is something natural about it,” she said. “It’s very alive. I think that as a young person wearing it — considering that I’ve never worn a scent — it kind of puts you on this level of, like, ‘Whoa, check me out.’”

Kristen has been getting accolades for style recently. She was named British Glamour magazine’s best dressed celebrity, and has impressed fashionistas with her fashion-forward red carpet looks.

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