The Inimitable Christina Ricci Reviews 15 Faux Furs in 15 Minutes
The inimitable actor, producer, and style icon Christina Ricci does not suffer fools—so it’s sort of amazing she agreed to review 15 faux-fur coats for us, in 15 minutes for our 50th Anniversary issue. “I like this one so much that I’m inquiring about purchasing it,” Ricci said of this red Apparis coat. “But with the tiara? I look like a fucking hooker.”
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VERSACE, $3,675
“I really like cats, so I really like this one. As a crazy actress, I have to have at least two small dogs, but I’ll never forget my little Viggo Morgenstern.”
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MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION, $9,950
“This reminds me of the ocean. I look like seaweed.”
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KENZO, $1,195
“I feel ashamed, like when you put clothing on a dog and they feel ashamed. But the coat itself is beautiful.”
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DSQUARED2, $990
“The face I’m making says, ‘Get this off of me.’ But in reality, you just caught me making fun of the stylist.”
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MARCO de VINCENZO, $1,660
“I’ve been negative about things, but I don’t mean to be negative, so…I like the color?”
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MARCELO BURLON COUNTY OF MILAN, $935
“It’s kind of Dick Tracy–ish. Feels like this picture should have been shot in black and white.”
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DRIES VAN NOTEN, $1,300
“This has a lot of character.”
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GUCCI, $11,000
“I feel like a Russian tsarina—is that a word? I don’t know much about Russia although I have played someone displaced by the Bolshevik Revolution.”
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STELLA McCARTNEY, $2,875
“You can’t see it, but the back has The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine cartoon on it. It’s, uh, very psychedelic.”
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MOSCHINO COUTURE, $4,295
“A very Carrie Bradshaw outfit if she cared a lot about money. Did she care about money? I’ve never watched that show.”
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GIVENCHY, PRICE UPON REQUEST
“The round collar, the round shoulders—this is very Catherine Deneuve pre-mod.”
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GCDS, $1,120
“I felt very Deee-Lite, very ‘Groove Is in the Heart.’”
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APPARIS, $285
“I like this one so much that I’m inquiring about purchasing it. But with the tiara? I look like a fucking hooker.”
This article appears in the fall 2019 50th anniversary issue of Interview magazine. Subscribe here.
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Hair: Bobby Eliot using Sam McKnight at SWA Agency
Makeup: Jenna Kristina using Chanel at The Wall Group
Production: Matilda Montgomery
Photography Assistant: Jack Shelton
Fashion Assistant: William Thomas
Manicure: Joelene Brodeur using OPI at The Wall Group