Zooey Deschanel talks fashion, Prince and ‘New Girl’
Zooey Deschanel is almost bubbling over with excitement: Her show “New Girl” is a hit, she just released a pop song with Prince, she’s working on a movie with Bill Murray and Bruce Willis, and now she’s sitting in a Tommy Hilfiger store filled with racks of dresses she helped design.
It’s fitting, then, that bubbles are a theme of her new fashion collaboration with Hilfiger, To Tommy From Zooey.
A self-described “fabric nerd,” Deschanel spent two years working with the designer to create a collection of flirty frocks based on her own personal style.
“It makes me so happy when people like them. And I love all the dresses,” she beamed. “It’s almost like I got a whole new closet full of clothes!”
The 34-year-old actress recently talked with The Associated Press.
AP: Prince guest-starred on the show, and you have a single out together. Are you two buds now?
Deschanel: He’s very mysterious. I couldn’t venture to call him my bud. He’s too, like, aaaaah (she looks skyward in reverence). He is incredibly nice and so generous and just so talented – a really wonderful person and I feel lucky to know him.
AP: Now you’re working on a film called “Rock the Kasbah.” What can you share about it?
Deschanel: It’s a movie with Bill Murray and Bruce Willis that Barry Levinson is directing. It’s about a failing music manager who goes to Afghanistan and discovers a young talent, and she goes onto be on “Afghan Idol,” which is like “American Idol,” and I play like a fun character role in the beginning.
AP: Between acting and music, plus your website HelloGiggles and now this fashion line, do you ever run out of creative juice?
Deschanel: That’s just how I keep going. I really never stop. It’s just if I’m getting tired in one creative outlet, I switch to another.
Dresses and accessories from the “To Tommy, From Zooey” collection are displayed at the Tommy Hilfiger store in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The collection is a collaboration between designer Tommy Hilfiger and actress Zooey Deschanel. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Zooey Deschanel poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Deschanel collaborated with designer Tommy Hilfiger on the “To Tommy, From Zooey” collection. A self-described ?fabric nerd? known for her bright blue eyes, long bangs and retro-inspired dresses, Deschanel spent two years collaborating with Hilfiger to create a collection of flirty frocks based on her own personal style. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Zooey Deschanel poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Deschanel collaborated with designer Tommy Hilfiger on the “To Tommy, From Zooey” collection. A self-described “fabric nerd” known for her bright blue eyes, long bangs and retro-inspired dresses, Deschanel spent two years collaborating with Hilfiger to create a collection of flirty frocks based on her own personal style. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Zooey Deschanel poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Deschanel collaborated with designer Tommy Hilfiger on the “To Tommy, From Zooey” collection. A self-described ?fabric nerd? known for her bright blue eyes, long bangs and retro-inspired dresses, Deschanel spent two years collaborating with Hilfiger to create a collection of flirty frocks based on her own personal style. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Zooey Deschanel poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Deschanel collaborated with designer Tommy Hilfiger on the “To Tommy, From Zooey” collection. A self-described “fabric nerd” known for her bright blue eyes, long bangs and retro-inspired dresses, Deschanel spent two years collaborating with Hilfiger to create a collection of flirty frocks based on her own personal style. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Zooey Deschanel poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Deschanel collaborated with designer Tommy Hilfiger on the “To Tommy, From Zooey” collection. Wearing a cream-colored dress from the collection, the 34-year-old actress talked with The Associated Press about working with Prince, being true to herself and what the future holds for ?New Girl? couple Nick and Jess. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)