I’ve always sort of enjoyed Kristen Stewart’s style even when I’ve hated on particular ensembles. Kristen has grown up before our eyes, and she quickly traded in the Bella Swan-princess look for something edgier, quirkier and more rock ‘n roll. And I genuinely like that she’s been figuring it out as she goes along. She doesn’t have one particular look. She tries different things, different hairstyles, different style-personalities and tries to figure out what fits. Which made her a perfect choice for the Balenciaga contract she had several years back, and that’s what makes her a terrible fit for her current Chanel contact. Still, Kristen tries. She tries to promote Chanel, even when Karl Lagerfeld gives her terrible clothes to wear on the red carpet (see: the photos in this post). So how does Kristen describe her style?

With her platinum-blonde undercut hairstyle, how does Stewart describe her fashion-forward look these days?

“It’s f–king dope!” Stewart proudly told Vanity Fair at the screening presented by the Cinema Society. “My style is a little edgy and different. It’s fun to wear clothes that show off my personality, and I feel way more comfortable and confident when I do. It’s boring if I look like everyone else. I like to be different, even if other people don’t like what I’m wearing.”

Director Woody Allen is a big fan of Stewart’s fashion and aesthetic. When he first saw her in the 2014 drama Clouds of Sils Maria, he knew she would be perfect to play a 1930s secretary torn between two men in Café Society.

“Kristen had the right qualities for this story, and there were very few people who did,” said Allen. “She has a very beautiful look that could be a girl from Nebraska—simple, corn-fed, and naïve—and could transform easily into a very sophisticated and elegant woman. Not every woman can do that. And there are some that could play one and not the other. I needed someone like Kristen to play this kind of character, and she was ready to do it. She’s really great.”

[From Vanity Fair]

I like Kristen’s confidence! Truly. She wore a terrible Chanel dress but she wore it with pride and her confidence helped sell it… a little bit. I agree with this too: “It’s boring if I look like everyone else.” She’s tried dressing like everybody else and she radiated discomfort. Of course, wearing a Chanel milkmaid dress IS different… I guess?

As for the Woody Allen part, while I was just disgusted with the idea of Woody creeping on Kristen and imprinting his Lolita fantasy onto her, I also disagree with his general description of Kristen. She’s styling-dependent and her look can go a lot of different ways, for sure. But I’m not sure if we’re ever going to say that Kristen radiates elegance and sophistication. Right?

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet.