For whatever reason, Chloe Sevigny has always been considered to be some sort of “it girl” for weird, hipster alternative culture and fashion. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because she’s seemingly fearless while attending events like this year’s CFDA fashion awards (as shown above) in really ugly dresses or indulging in belly-bearing Rodarte. Really though, when I think of Chloe these days, I am instantly reminded of Kaiser’s words while covering last fall’s MoCA event: “Chloe Sevigny was there. Of course. And she looked like a total a–hole. Jesus, Chloe.” That sounds about right for most of Chloe’s outfits.

Of course, someone in power has decided that Chloe was fit to design her own fashion line. In the spirit of promotion, Chloe sat down with Bullett Media to discuss her clothing passions and also gave them a sneak peek at her line. Here are a few glimpses — the line is obviously geared towards a younger crowd, and a few of the staged shots are, um, slightly disturbing with far too much of a “Lolita” vibe going on:

Here are a few excerpts from the accompanying interview, in which Chloe reveals that she’d rather have Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi wear her clothing than boring old Nicky Hilton. Chloe also pays lip service to The Situation being asked by Abercrombie & Fitch to not wear their clothing. Chloe also sort of disses the “Jersey Shore” guys, which doesn’t make much sense because she was spotted earlier this year hanging with DJ Pauly D. Maybe there’s some bad blood of the one-night-stand variety there? Who knows. Onto Chloe and her weird-ass fashion talk:

On Always Being An Outsider: I grew up in a really wealthy community and even the young girls would flaunt their wealth and ostracize girls who didn’t come from money. There was this one girl in particular who was the queen bee at school, and she would have the other girls tie her shoes. Me and a few other girls would go up against her. My parents were a little bit like outsiders, so I became friends with outsiders too: the daughters or sons of alcoholics and kids from divorced families, which then bred rebellion. From a very young age, I knew that I wouldn’t run with the preppy pack. I knew that there was something different in store for me.

On Her Ultimate Clothing Wish: I’ve always fantasized about finding a ’70s Yves Saint Laurent jumpsuit or a big, comfy dress, and wearing it for the rest of my days.

On Her Guilty Pleasure: God, I don’t really have one. I see all the movies, but I don’t think that’s really a guilty pleasure-that’s just supporting my industry. I was a huge American Idol fanatic for a while when I had a TV. I love reality TV.

On Jersey Shore: I think it’s really depressing that people are propping these people up as celebrities. The way they behave is embarrassing, and I think it’s kind of diminishing our culture. Most reality TV people behave like pigs, and it’s unfortunate that they get put on pedestals for doing so.

On How She Prefers Snooki Over Nicky Hilton: I read somewhere that Abercrombie & Fitch offered to pay The Situation not to wear their clothes-but who am I to say who should be wearing mine? I do remember someone saying that…what’s Paris Hilton’s sister called? Isn’t it Nicky or something? Anyway, she apparently talked to someone about my first collection, and was like, ‘I don’t get it.’ I was like, Good! I’m glad she doesn’t get it. It’s not for her. Besides, what’s there to get with clothes? So if Snooki wants to wear my clothes, go for it. I think she’d look a lot better in them. She’s probably just so used to certain things, you know. I have to admit, I do find that JWoWW sexy in a really weird way. It’s like that sexy, dirty kind of girl—not dirty, but like a hot mess. We’ve all gotten too drunk and acted crazy at parties, but I don’t maintain that and I’m kind of fascinated by those girls who do.

Why She Created A Fashion Line: I’m pretty sure everybody knows that I make it all just so I can wear it!

Who She’d Love To Dress: It would for sure be one of the Fanning girls. I don’t think I’d faint, but I would get excited.

[From Bullett Media]

Oddly enough, Terry Richardson wasn’t the photographer on the shoot (instead, it’s James Orlando), which surprised me because Creepy Terry and Chloe are so tight. As to Chloe’s dream of dressing Dakota Fanning, that doesn’t surprise me either, for this shoot exudes an aura that is not unlike that of Dakota’s recently banned suggestive Marc Jacobs ad. And both Fanning sisters just did a mutual shoot with Terry too. So basically, the perviness has come full circle here. Ugh.

Back to the point that (I think) Chloe was trying to make when favoring Snooki over Nicky. Part of this comparison stems from the fact that Nicky dissed Chloe’s clothing line, which presumably sparked the interviewer’s line of questioning. Still, it’s unquestionable that Snooki wearing something would give a designer much more exposure at this point than boring old Nicky Hilton, who basically does nothing. Say what you want about the “Jersey Shore” kids — at least they did a little something to reach their level of trashy fame instead of merely being born into a rich, trashy family.

Here are more glimpses of Chloe’s fashion line (and you can see the rest here). Well, it’s certainly not dull stuff, which is about all I can say in favor of these clothes:

Photos courtesy of Fame and Bullet Media

A while ago, James Franco did drag for the cover of Candy, a magazine for and by transvestites or something – they call themselves “the first transversal magazine”. This is only their third issue, and if the person on the cover looks familiar, it’s because SHE is. It’s Chloe Sevigny, dressed up in a drag king version of “Uncle” Terry Richardson. Terry Richardson, as many of you know, is the fashion photographer and noted pervert (go here for the backstory on his perversions) who is best known this year for being doing photoshoots with Lindsay Lohan, and Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux. He also does a lot of cover work for Rolling Stone and Harper’s Bazaar – many of the pop stars love him, like Gaga and Katy Perry.

Now, I tend to like Chloe when she isn’t speaking or trying to infect me with her umlaut. But can any of us ever UNSEE the image of Chloe as Terry? Am I overreacting to the creep-factor? Is this just a cool drag king thing that I’m obviously too mainstream to understand fully? Is it just something silly and cute? Ugh. It’s just so… scary. She looks way too much like Uncle Terry.

Cover courtesy of The Fashion Spot. Additional pics by WENN.

THIS is Chloe Sevigny. Seriously. Can you believe it? Do you think it’s JUST hair dye? If it is, it’s possibly the most radical change I’ve ever seen achieved through simple hair dye. To be fair to the traditionally dirty-blonde Chloe, I think she also dyed her eyebrows, which is really throwing off her face. Or is it something more? Did Chloe get tweaked? Is that her old nose? I honestly can’t tell.

Anyway, these are photos of The New Chloe at the Kenxo show a few days ago. Kenzo has a new team in place, lead by Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, friends of Chloe. So naturally, Chloe was invited to walk the runway – she closed the show in this blue jumpsuit, which looks like a fancy mechanic’s coverall, and yet… it’s not bad. In addition to the photo of Chloe walking the runway, we also have some black-and-white shots courtesy of Terry Richardson’s Diary. Look at all of the photos and really tell me if Chloe got tweaked. I really don’t trust my own eyes.

I will say this – I think she was more striking before, as a blonde who was untweaked. Usually, I’m all for girls going darker with their hair color, but there are just some women who look so much better as a blonde. That being said, Chloe looks younger as a brunette. Or maybe that’s the tweaking?

Photos courtesy of WENN, Terry’s Diary.

Okay, I think these are probably the last of the CFDA photos (although I might talk about my Gerard Butler a little later). Here is our beloved whack-job Chloe Sevigny, wearing some kind of frilly-leather combo ensemble, possibly by Opening Ceremony, which is by Chloe’s own line. If this is what she comes up with as a fashion designer… dear God. I love Chloe just because she’s funny, but this combination just looks… cheap.

Next up: Miranda Kerry in this black cutout dress by Michael Kors. I would like to see the dress without the gold belt/embellishment at the waist. And beyond that, I really dislike cutouts. But Miranda doesn’t look bad here.

What’s good about Liv Tyler’s dress – I love the colors. What’s bad about her dress: it looks like wallpaper from the 1970s. It’s by Proenza Schouler, a label I’m starting to think is severely overrated.

And finally, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Ashley is in blue, I guess. They’re both wearing their label, The Row, but MK’s gold jacket is Chanel. I kind of like the blue, just because it’s not incredibly over-sized and frumpy. She should be applauded for not looking like a little old lady for once.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

These are photos of Chloe Sevigny at last night’s Chanel-sponsored Tribece Film Festival Artists Dinner. I don’t think Chloe is wearing Chanel, though. At least… yeah, I’m pretty sure that’s not Chanel. Chanel does have some doily couture, but it doesn’t look like this for the most part. As for how Chloe looked overall… well, I know many fashion editors consider her high-fashion. I don’t. I think she’s almost always a hot mess. It’s not even that I always hate what she’s wearing… sometimes she wears interesting clothes. It’s her face. It’s her styling. It’s that she paired what is basically a huge, ugly doily with S&M booties, greasy hair and trashy-looking orange-red lipstick (what is it with the orange-red today?). It’s just a horrible look overall.

By the way, as I was looking to see if Chloe has been up to anything, I saw this piece from Faded Youth. They say several interesting pieces of info. First, Zoe Kravitz was also at this dinner, but there’s no mention of Zoe’s alleged boyfriend Michael Fassbender. Zoe is on the Tribeca Film Festival jury, and obviously, she’s flying solo to a lot of events. But it makes me wonder… are Zoe and Michael over? Discuss. In addition to that little side-step, Faded Youth (quoting a report from Star Mag) claims that Chloe has been dating (ish) a dude named Charlie Smith. I don’t know who he is, but apparently he’s a friend of Spencer Pratt, and he was on The Hills? Here are some gross photos of him. So, according to Faded Youth/Star, at an event a few weeks ago in California, “Chloe and Charlie arrived together, and though she was one of the event’s hosts, she spent most of her time wrapped up in him. She was beaming.” Whatev.

One more thing – Chloe teamed up with Kiehl’s for a limited edition skin thing. You can read about it here. Here’s a question – if you were a skin care company, would you want Chloe anywhere near your brand?

Last thing – Adrien Brody was also at the event. I actually like his beard! But he still looks like a massive douche to me.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

These are photos from the Hugo Boss show in Berlin, Germany yesterday. Chloe Sevigny, Tilda Swinton and Hayden Christensen were the big “gets” for the event. Hayden and Chloe I understand – they will promote stuff for a paycheck. But Tilda? What fresh hell is this if Tilda Swinton is doing paid promotional events? How does that even compute in her alien brain? You know what’s worse though? Tilda looks pretty good. Hugo Boss suits her. The cut of her suit is wonderful – she belongs in menswear or menswear-inspired pieces. In lieu of her normal alien skin, I guess. Because on her home planet Zaldorg, there is no need for clothes.

I have to say that Chloe doesn’t look half-bad either. Certainly better than she looked at her last big public appearance, where she was wearing an ill-fitting, belly-baring Rodarte that made her look ridiculous. She actually looks kind of cute in this little mini-suit. She also looks like Tilda’s bitch. TEAM ZALDORG.

Hayden Christensen is filling out… I hate this, but he looks better with some added weight. He doesn’t look like a 17-year-old rent boy/dealer.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Last night was the LA premiere of the fifth season of HBO’s Big Love. All of the stars were in attendance, including Chloe Sevigny, fresh from her Miami bikini-thon. As we saw from those Miami bikini photos, Chloe’s body is much better than many of us were expecting. But Chloe in all of her hipster fashion glory is quite another thing – the chick is a hot mess. Chloe wore Rodarte to last night’s premiere and… um, this is not a good look. It would be a difficult dress for someone like Halle Berry to pull off, but on Chloe… Jesus. Part of it is the way she’s posing for photos… and the lipstick. And her expression. I mean…she just doesn’t look right in the head, as we say in South.

I did love Ginnifer Goodwin’s pretty pink Valentino, though. She brought her fiancé Joey Kern too – so these are like the first photos of the couple since they announced their engagement. Like, a formal engagement photo shoot. They look really nice (although I still think he has serial killer eyes).

Here’s the cast photo. Not to be crude, but look at Bill Paxton’s crotch. Um… I did NOT know he was packin’.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Some of you really like Chloe Sevigny. I am not one of you. I find her to be the budget version of Goopy Gwyneth Paltrow. Which is to say, Chloe (and Goop) are nowhere near as awesome as they think they are, but they’re still really funny to listen to. Both strike the sort of snotty, entitled airs that turn people off. And to give both of them credit, both are half-decent actresses, if given the right material. So anyway, these are newish photos of Chloe Sevigny spending her New Year’s in Miami, getting some sun. Since last week was a parade of bikini bodies, here is Chloe’s:

Mean? Eh. She’s not built like Salma Hayek, and she’s not toned like Elisabetta Canalis, but whatever. Chloe doesn’t try to be some sexed-up bombshell (to her credit), so I think she deserves a pass for having a less than “awesome” bikini body. Plus, I think she looks pretty good, in general. Her butt looks really cute when she’s laying down:

Cute, right? And spending New Year’s in Miami is so “hip”. Maybe Chloe is growing on me after all. Eh. Oh, if you want to read Chloe’s 20 Questions in Playboy, go here. She even talks about her regrets at bad-mouthing the Big Love writers a few months ago.

Photos courtesy of Fame.

Y’all know I don’t care for Chloe Sevigny, or as I like to think of her, “The Budget Christopher Walken”. I think she’s rude and unpleasant and full of herself, but I will give her some credit – she’s been able to fashion a pretty decent career despite her personality disorder, and she’s a pretty good actress. Plus, when she says something crazy rude and unprofessional, at least she has the decency to blame the interviewer. So, I came into this fashion post fully prepared to hate on Chloe. But I can’t really. This isn’t horrible.

The hair is decent (hey, at least it‘s not slicked back, Walken-style), the makeup is light, and Chloe isn’t making her dumb facial expressions in most of these photos, so maybe she wasn’t “exhausted” (or drunk or on something). The dress (or skirt and blouse, whatever) is Proenza Schouler. I like it. It’s the kind of outfit that should be worn by a girl with really great, long legs. Which Chole has… unfortunately, Chloe styled the cute outfit with what looks like old-man boots and black socks? Everything happening below the knee kind of ruins what should have been a great fashion moment:

Way to make everything suck, Chloe!

Last Friday, Chloe Sevigny’s interview with The AV Club came out, and many were slightly shocked with Chloe’s feeling on the last season of her critically acclaimed, hit HBO show Big Love. Chloe told the interviewer that “It was awful this season, as far as I’m concerned. I’m not allowed to say that! It was very telenovela. I feel like it kind of got away from itself… I think that they had more story than episodes. I think that’s what happened… Me and the girls [Jeanne Tripplehorn and Ginnifer Goodwin] definitely were not very happy with where it was going—or more kind of, ‘We really hope it’s going to work. It seems like they’re really pushing it.’” So basically, not only did Chloe call her own show “awful” but she also threw her costars under the bus as well.

I said at the time that while Chloe seemed ungrateful and disrespectful, the AV Club reporter did seem to be leading her in that direction. Not that I’m making excuses for Chloe – I think she’s a hipster brat – but the idea that Chloe was pushed into saying more than she intended adds a bit more shading to the situation. Within a day of the interview’s release, Chloe did the right thing (sort of) and sat down for a lengthy apology/explanation with Entertainment Weekly:

Having a rough day?
CHLOË SEVIGNY: A little bit. I feel pretty terrible.

What happened? Why’d you say it?
SEVIGNY: [Long pause] I feel like what I said was taken out of context, and the [reporter] I was speaking to was provoking me. I was in Austin [at the SXSW festival] and really exhausted and doing a press junket and I think I just… I wasn’t thinking about what I was saying. You know, after a day of junkets sometimes things slip out that you don’t mean, and I obviously didn’t mean what I said in any way, shape, or form. I love being on the show. I have nothing but respect and admiration for our writers and everybody involved with the show. It’s been the greatest opportunity of my lifetime so far — the best role I’ve ever played, the best part I’ve ever had the opportunity to portray. So I love the show. I think it’s the greatest show on television. I think it’s the weirdest show. I think it is very complex and the content is amazing and it’s just very ironic that this statement would come out and blow so out of control. Because I feel absolutely the opposite. It is difficult being on a show for several seasons and having no control and having things go in different directions where you didn’t think they would go. But that’s also the most exciting part [because] they keep the character really fresh and there’s new scenarios that they come up with.

The fact is, many people were let down by last season. You didn’t really say anything that hasn’t already been said by a lot of fans and critics. Is it possible there was some grain of truth to your remarks and perhaps it just came out too harsh?
SEVIGNY: Maybe it did come out too harsh. I especially think the third season was so strong, and obviously we only had nine episodes so we couldn’t really explore as much this season, so maybe that was part of it. And I really haven’t seen the whole season because I don’t have a television. I’ve only seen about half of it, so I couldn’t even really comment having not been able to see it all the way through.

What was your primary concern when this whole thing broke yesterday?
SEVIGNY: My first concern was I didn’t want HBO or Will [Scheffer] and Mark [V. Olsen], the creators of our show, to think that I was biting the hand that feeds me because I obviously love the show and have always been nothing but positive about it. And I didn’t want anybody to misunderstand me or think that I wasn’t, you know, appreciative. I don’t want to be one of those actresses that complains about her work because I love my work and I love being on the show. I just feel like it’s like one small quote out of a million positive ones that’s just really biting me in the ass. And I feel really terrible. And I called Will and Mark and apologized profusely.

What was their reaction?
SEVIGNY: They accepted my apology. We have a great mutual respect for one another, and they know my work ethic, how I treat other people at work and them, and how I never contest anything they write for me. I’m always willing [to perform what's written]. Even if I have a little trouble with something, they’ll explain it to me in a way that makes perfect sense. So I think that what was so surprising for all of us is that I never really complain or have any problems with anything. I think I was just exhausted in Austin and just spoke out of line and said something that wasn’t really how I was really feeling.

How did the conversation go? Was it short? Long?
SEVIGNY: It was long. We talked it out. We talked for a while. [Laughs] I was a sob case, of course. I haven’t slept all night because if they said something about me, if they made a statement that they were disappointed in my work, I would feel awful. I always feel, “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” And I just feel it was very out of character. I feel really awful. I don’t know what else to say except that I’m really sorry, and I’m really proud of the show, and feel blessed to be a part of it.

Have you spoken to any of your co-stars?
SEVIGNY: I spoke to Ginnifer [Goodwin] this morning.

What did you say?
SEVIGNY: I just wanted her to know that I’m sorry if, you know, I dragged her into it in any way. And we talked about how much we love being on the show and how it’s hard work as an actress and how sometimes the press can swing things in a way that you don’t mean them to sound. She was very supportive of me.

Are you at all worried that Will and Mark will retaliate by throwing Nikki in front of a bus in the first episode back?
SEVIGNY: [Laughs] I don’t know. I mean, I think that the Big Love viewers love me. If [Will and Mark] think that [killing Nikki] benefits the story, than so be it. I’m a team player. I really am. I signed on for six seasons after only reading the pilot and meeting with them and believing in them and seeing their genius, and whatever they choose to do, I’m going to support them and do the best job I can do.

The takeaway lesson here?
SEVIGNY: [Laughs] The takeaway lesson here is just be more careful with my words and just slow down and breathe during junkets. And to not let journalist provoke me in ways that could be detrimental to others and myself.

[From Entertainment Weekly]

So basically Chloe is genuinely sorry (which I believe) but she’s also pretty clearly throwing the AV Club interviewer under the bus now. Which is funny, because it seems like Chloe can’t open her mouth without blaming someone. As for the AV Club interviewer – a dude named Sean O’Neal – he released his own hilariously bitchy statement after Chloe’s mea culpa. The full piece is here, but the basics are that O’Neal defends the whole piece, saying that the interview is merely a verbatim transcript of his conversation with Chloe, that nothing was “taken out of context,” and he calls out Chloe for “biting the hand that feeds her, writing: “You were caught biting the hand that feeds you Golden Globes; probably best to blame your momentary lapse into candor on everything that’s beyond your control, such as exhaustion and the rigors of doing press junkets. But as the person who conducted said interview, I’m not really sure how a statement like “It was awful this season” can possibly be taken out of context.” Oohhh, bitch-fight at the AV Club!