No, Says Kim Cattrall, I Did Not Channel Samantha Jones in My New Skims Marketing campaign

Kim Kardashian’s shapewear model, Skims, dropped a brand new advert marketing campaign in October, and the lineup of expertise included none apart from Kim Cattrall. The 67-year-old seems carrying self-styled seems to be that, as she places it, make her really feel “freakin’ fabulous.” She took a break from a French trip to talk with The Hollywood Reporter about all issues Skims, the message she hopes the marketing campaign sends to ladies of a sure age and whether or not or not she’s nonetheless following that viral mantra, “I don’t need to be in a scenario for even an hour if I’m not having fun with myself.”

I hear you’re on an fascinating vacation. The place are you and what are you as much as?

I’m within the South of France [with my partner, Russell Thomas]. We simply went to Paris Trend Week which was my first time and it was so thrilling. We had a incredible time and determined to take this journey to coincide with being in Paris. We took the prepare about 4 hours to Neubois and now we’re on an incredible barge journey down the canal.

I simply learn in Vogue that it was your first time attending Paris Trend Week. How was the Balmain present?

It was simply very good and so thrilling. I felt like I used to be at a premiere for a Fifties movie. There was a blaze of press and so many individuals dressed so fantastically. I used to be excited to see what Olivier Rousteing was going to carry to the runway. There was some drama originally as a result of a part of his assortment went lacking [due to a robbery], and so the stakes had been very excessive. However he was so relaxed, so sort, so candy and welcoming. We went to his atelier and each my accomplice, Russ, and I had a becoming. My becoming took two minutes and Russ’s took about 20 minutes. [Olivier] had all my sizes already so I suppose it was not truthful. [Laughs] However it was so great to be welcomed in such a beneficiant approach. My publicist, Danica Smith, and I’ve labored with a number of totally different individuals over time, however this was an distinctive expertise.

Russell Thomas and Kim Cattrall attend the Balmain present throughout Paris Trend Week on Sept. 27, 2023.

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You additionally had a giant week, debuting as a part of this new Skims marketing campaign. How acquainted had been you with the model earlier than you bought the supply?

I got here just a little late to Skims. I had heard about it lots, most from my girlfriends and my staff. I used to be carrying different sculpting clothes below my wardrobe and I’d all the time have to switch it so quickly after getting it as a result of it might lose its assist. Everybody stored telling me how great Skims was, so I attempted some. After they requested me to do the marketing campaign, I simply thought, wow, that is a kind of moments when it simply feels proper as a result of the product was proper, the timing was proper. I cherished the photographer, Vanessa Beecroft, and it was all very relaxed; it was all ladies on set. I obtained to select what I wished to be photographed in and I picked a black mid-thigh bodysuit, which was actually snug. I wore a black long-sleeved gown that I cherished. I knew that I’d be occurring the cruise so I introduced all the attractive merchandise with me and I’ve been carrying them with just a bit sweater. They’ve change into staples already.

Most campaigns are very particular about styling. How uncommon was it to have the ability to choose your self?

It by no means occurs. However for me, working with someone like [costume designer Patricia Field], for instance, who I’ve labored with for thus lengthy, it’s all the time a collaboration. Crucial factor that individuals generally neglect is what it seems like on you. Not what it seems to be like, however what it seems like. And I like the truth that they wished a lady my age and with my background. I’ve a really sturdy sense of fashion, which is uniquely my very own and one thing I’m very snug with. They had been so welcoming in having me are available and get my image taken which a number of ladies my age wouldn’t be snug doing. I kind of made up my introduction on the spot, saying, “Freakin’ fabulous,” which is one thing I’ve mentioned earlier than.