The Inter-Views of Fashion: Lily Cole
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Lily Cole, 20, is a star — with seven international Vogue covers, some 17 ad campaigns and a fledgling acting career, including a lead role in Terry Gilliam’s next flick. She is not a fashion icon but magazine editors die over her. Scandal hasn’t followed her around (like some others) and the only topic of discussion with her seems to be her putting her modeling career on hold to go back to Cambridge University after being gone for almost 2 years.
“I’m not sure why everyone is so interested in it. It’s quite a small gesture really. And I always knew I was going. I know what I’m like and if I don’t go, I’ll always wonder. It’s a little scary but when I freak out, I think, ‘Get over yourself, Lily.’ ”
“It’s bizarre that people find it so fascinating. I take opportunities as they come. Fashion has been a great one, but it hasn’t stopped me doing other things. I love creativity and I’m interested in the humanities. Human life, art, any of those things wonder and perplex me.
“I went to New Orleans the other day. I loved it so much I could move there! I love Kenya — there’s a freedom of living with no inhibition. I was just in the Rockies, which were great. And I love the Himalayas. And India. And I love Japan. Such a nutty place — but the people are so gentle.”
“It’s a sad fact, but then there are a lot of sad facts in the world.” And: “As the Dalai Lama says, ‘Money will bring you friends, but they’re not friends of you, they’re friends of your money.’ It’s the same with being fashionable. People are so attracted to that, and it’s important to understand the difference.”
“It isn’t that I want to be vocal, but if I have to be vocal about something, I’d rather it was that than me talking about myself,” speaking about her outspoken campaign for humanitarian and environmental issues
“I feel so lucky. I always wanted to do creative things when I was younger and I wondered how I’d afford it. I’m lucky to have the freedom to do things I want.”
“Watching them made me want to dedicate my life to music. They were geeky and totally into it. That to me is cool.” (speaking about her fave band, Sunset Rubdown.
