US Elle March 2009 Jessica Alba

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US Elle March 2009 presents Jessica Alba by Carter Smith.

Jessica Alba’s wearing Swarovski crystal-trimmed silk faille and bengaline zip-front dress by Julian Louie, $4,545, at Ron Herman, L.A. Tights, Falke, $20. On designer: Shirt, tie, both Dior Homme.

Some quotes from interview:

Silk racer-back dress with python piping, Atuzarra, $1,850.

Leather sandals, Fendi, $640. On designer: Jacket, Rick Owens.

T-shirt, American Apparel. Jeans, Levi’s.

On having an exotic look:

“Anyone who’s part of pop culture is going to be sensationalized and spun into something, some one-liner. Also, there aren’t many other stars, besides Halle Berry and Jennifer Lopez, who most people in the world can related to. We look like people of the world – I can kind of mix in with girls in Asia, South America, Europe.”

On giving birth:

“Contractions aren’t that bad. If you’ve ever had bad cramps? That’s what they’re like. But that moment when they put the baby on your chest – that’s deep. It’s a deep experience.”
On snapping back into shape so quickly after giving birth: “I did it for the Campari job. [The workouts] were horrible. I cried. And I haven’t worked out since.”

Her secret to looking slim after giving birth:

“I wore a girdle. Eight weeks after my girlfriend had her baby, you could see her six-pack. She told me to put an elastic band around my waist – any kind of band or girdle works. She was like, “I slept in it.” I didn’t recover as fast as she did. I don’t have a six-pack – that’s just not my body at all.”

On separation anxiety:

“This is the first time I’ve been away from her. It’s been six days. It sucks; it’s the worst thing ever. But we Skype, so I can see her on video. The worst is when you can see her little chubby hands grab the screen, and I’m not there. [She pauses, her eyes welling up, then laughs as she wipes the tears away.] That’s a new thing – I never cried before. Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.”

On fashion:

“I’ve always loved beautiful clothes, but I’m not very hip to the coolest, newest, most fashionable thing. I’ve always liked mixing casual things with nice, beautiful pieces – mixing masculine and feminine. I just didn’t always know how to do it. As a kid, I bought random, thrift store stuff and hoped that it worked. Sometimes it didn’t.”

Zipper-detail silk dress, Gucci, $2,630

Triangle-center gold-tone necklace, House of Lavande, $350.

Yellow gold cuff, yellow gold panther ring, diamond ring, all, Cartier, prices upon request.

On her husband having a say in what she wears:

“Whether I’m dressed as a boy or wearing a gown, he’s pretty cool about it all. He doesn’t want to change me. He’s always like, “Okay, whatever makes you happy.”