Actress and mom Katie Holmes is opening up about the near-constant expectations society has of celebrities...and why she's not letting it dictate her life (or her wardrobe).
In a recent interview with Town & Country, Holmes said that unlike the past, "fashion is really big now."
"It didn't used to be," she told the publication. "As an actor, you weren't necessarily photographed all the time on the street. It's different now, and it's flattering, but it doesn't change how I live or dress."
The 45-year-old went on to say that she's "adamant" about living her life on her own terms instead of looking to the entertainment industry to tell her what to do or how to look.
“I’m adamant about having a life and not letting this industry dictate decisions as simple as what I wear or as complicated as what I do," she explained. "You don’t want to be afraid of anything, right?”
Recently, Holmes partnered with French fashion label A.P.C., putting her celebrity name on a line of sweaters, shirts, mini skirts and jeans.
In a recent interview with The New York Times, the fashionista said that she "never really anticipated" being the face of a fashion brand...which turned out to be just one of the many reasons why she was an ideal partner.
“We like how real she is, that her style is appealing to everyone,” Judith Touitou, A.P.C. creative director, told the Times in an interview. “For a celebrity, she is very sophisticated but also accessible.”
Clearly, Holmes' philosophy of having the entertainment and fashion industry come to you, and not the other way around, is paying off.
In the same interview with the Times, she admitted that dressing up to run a routine errand just because she knows her photograph will be taken is "really hard for me to understand."
"(It) just doesn’t feel right to me," she added.
In a 2022 interview with Shape, the actress said that she's now at a place where she can "enjoy life," adding that she also loves a good "adventure."
"That's the thing I like best about myself," she told the publication at the time. "I like to meet people and experience lots of things. I'm always up for new challenges."
Holmes also admitted that the confidence she now has as a woman in her 40s was a work-in-progress, and something she had to build over time.
"Confidence is something I've had to grow into. You can be confident in certain areas of your life, but then you have to work on other areas," she said. "The more focused I am about achieving a goal, the more my confidence goes up, because then I'm mentally organized about what I want to do. If I'm not feeling sure about something, I sit down and work on exactly what it is I want to accomplish and all the different ways I can achieve it."
